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There are plenty of online tools and services for merging GIF images, but their features are often limited, and the results may not meet your expectations. That's where we need a more professional tool.
The tool we're referring to here is Photoshop, the leading image editing software today. While some may hesitate to use Photoshop due to its complexity, this article will demonstrate how straightforward it is to merge 2 GIF images using Photoshop.
Guide to Merge 2 GIF Images into 1
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Step 1: In this example of merging 2 GIF images into 1, we already have 2 GIF images ready. To merge them, first, open them. Go to File > select Open or press the shortcut key Ctrl + O.
Step 2: Find the path containing the 2 GIF files to be merged, here we named them Mytour_1 and Mytour_2.
Step 3: Create groups for each file, first, you need to click select all layers of the GIF images as shown in the picture, then press the shortcut key Ctrl + G.
The result will be as shown below, make sure to name the groups to avoid confusion when merging 2 GIF images.
Similarly, for the GIF image Mytour_1, the corresponding group will be Group Mytour_1.
Step 4: In the menu bar, select Windows > then select Timeline. This is the tool to create dynamic images and merge 2 GIF images into 1 as in this article.
At this moment, you'll see a Timeline bar appear at the bottom of the Photoshop interface, where we'll work with it to merge 2 GIF images.
Step 5: First, work with Group Mytour_2, click on the settings icon as shown in the picture.
Select Select All Frames.
Repeat the step 5 procedure once again, but this time select Copy Frames.
Step 6: Switch to work with Group Mytour_1, click on the first Frame 1 then click on the settings icon.
Continue to select Select All Frames.
Open this menu again, but this time we'll choose Paste Frames.
The system will ask you which Paste Frames style to apply, choose Paste Over Selection and then click OK.
The result will be as shown below, 2 GIF images have been overlaid with 10 frames each.
Step 7: Now, click on the Group of Mytour_2 (the Mytour text images group) and press the Ctrl + T key combination.
Adjust the text frame to fit best with the image.
Step 8: Change this Mytour_2 Group from Pass Through to Multiply.
And the result will be as below, Photoshop will remove the background of the Mytour_2 Group for you.
Step 9: Now, save the file by clicking on File > Export > Save for web (Legacy) to save it as a GIF.
Step 10: Select the GIF image and then save it.
Name your GIF file, here it's up to your choice.
And finally, let's take a look at the result when you merge 2 GIF images together, it's so simple, isn't it?
So, we've just completed the process of merging 2 GIF images, it's not too difficult to merge 2 GIF images if you use Photoshop instead of other online software lacking many features. Through this article, you'll see the effectiveness of using Photoshop as well as the importance of Photoshop shortcuts. Many operations in the article are performed using Photoshop shortcuts, and understanding these Photoshop shortcuts is also one of the basic things to master Photoshop.
