How to Convert MOV to GIF?

Part 1: About MOV and GIF

What is MOV?

MOV is the common multimedia container format developed by Apple Inc., compatible with Macintosh and Windows. MOV file, compressed by the MPEG-4 encoder, can store video, audio, text track and time code. Usually, it is used to save movies or other video files. But MOV is the format for high-quality video. The file size is large.

What is GIF?

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a kind of compressed image file. Due to the small file size, it can travel within the Internet fast. Unlike JPEG, GIF belongs to lossless compression, without any quality degrade. However, GIF is made of color index information, including up to 256 different colors, and it looks uneven. These limitations make GIF less suitable for reproducing digital photographs.

GIF is very popular in social media such as Facebook, Instagram, WeChat, Weibo, etc, especially suitable to share interesting video animations with friends.

Many interesting GIFs are converted from videos. You can try to convert MOV to GIF. Given to the duration and file size, the video should not be too long or too large. It is suggested that you cut and compress the MOV video before converting to GIF.

Part 2: How to Convert MOV to GIF?

1. Convert MOV to GIF with Renee Video Editor

How to do:

① Install and open Renee Video Editor and then click [GIF Maker].

② Here are two options, [Video to GIF] and [Photos to GIF]. We choose the former one in this case. Since Renee Video Editor support all video formats, you don’t need to convert the video format. Besides, you can modify the settings in [Start Time], [End Time], [Output Size] and [Frame Rate], based on your own needs.

③ Click [Create Gif] to convert the MOV video file to a GIF image.

2. Convert GIF Online

Through the online web service converter, we can convert MOV video file to GIF image online. You don’t need to install any software in the computer but it completely relies on the Internet. If your network is unstable, the uploading and processing time will be long.

Link: https://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-gif

Steps:

① Click [Choose Files] to upload the MOV video. This online converter supports many video formats. Of course, you can enter the URL and get the video file from Dropbox and Google Drive.

② Complete the other options in Optional Settings, such as file size and color. Then, click [Start conversion] to convert MOV to GIF.

③ Finally, click [Download] to save the GIF.

Part 3: How to Cut MOV for Better GIF Display?

Before converting a MOV video to a GIF image, you may need to cut, compress or split the video. We suggest you try Renee Video Editor, the powerful video editing software that satisfies various needs.

1. Split Video

If a MOV video is too long, you can split it into small parts. Renee Video Editor can split a video by time and by size. Users can split a large video into small videos as soon as possible. Besides, it has no limitation to the video size.

Steps:

① Install and open Renee Video Editor and then click [Split].

② Click [Add File] to select the target MOV file.

③ Then, you can select to split the video by time length, by size and by part, or manually split the video. Finally, set the output folder and click [Start] to begin splitting.

2. Add Effects to Video

When you finish splitting the video, you can add special effects, subtitles and watermark.

Steps:

① Open Renee Video Editor and click [Advanced Cutter].

② Click [Add File] to select the target video. Then, select different functions at the top menu.

③ Finally, set the output format and the output folder. Click [Start] to save the file.

3. Compress Video

Since the MOV video file is usually large, the MOV-converted GIF may be too large to spread through the Internet or upload quickly.

Steps:

① Open Renee Video Editor and click [Video Compression].

② Click [+] or drag the video file into the pane. Then, click [Compress].

③ After that, you can set the file size, output format, resolution, quality and frame rate. Also, you can preview the compressed video. Finally, select a folder to save the file and click [Compress] to begin compressing the video.

After editing the MOV video, you can continue to convert it to GIF.