

Right-click the background layer and select Delete Layer. Save, crop, preview GIF playback, adjust timing, and export to GIF as described in Create a GIF from video frames.

Each layer is now on a white background.ĭelete the background layer. Make sure all Layers are visible (the “eye” symbol is turned on in the Layers toolbox).įrom menu bar, Filters > Animation > Combine background. Select White in Layer Fill Type.ĭrag this new white layer to the bottom of the Layers. I’m going to change the background to white.įrom menu bar, Layer > New Layer…, or right-click on a layer in the Layers toolbox and select New Layer. My layers all have a transparent background. These options will combine or overlay the bottom (background) layer to the rest of the visible layers. Filters > Animation > Overlay background.Filters > Animation > Combine background.By using the Onion Skin Mode of the free paint tool FireAlpaca, you can easily create the animation. If GIMP is open, refresh by using menu bar, Filters > Script-Fu > Refresh Scripts. Create animated GIFs online from Youtube videos. gimp-2.8\scripts.) Download SG Combine/Overlay Background (sg-combine-bg.scm) and save it to your scripts folder. Are really complicated to do, and hard to remember.įind your GIMP scripts folder.

GIMP users can use scripts for automating things that: These are mini-programs that can be loaded in GIMP. You can customize GIMP with Script-Fuscripts. I am using Windows 10 Home and frames from my tutorial:Ĭreate frames for a GIF using FireAlpaca.
