Tumblr GIF Maker App Launched For iOS; Set To Expand Content Creation?
Tumblr recently introduced a GIF maker as an additional tool for their iOS mobile app.
"Tumblr is the home of the GIF and we've been working on GIFs for a really long time, with GIF curation, GIF search, and our Tumblr TV initiative," according to Tumblr Engineer, Kevin Grant, as reported by Tech Times. "And something we've really been excited about for a long time is to actually create them," he added.
The new tool will help users turn their videos into GIFs. It will not be just an additional functionality, it also stands as a main feature of the Tumblr mobile app. Tumblr seemed late in introducing the GIFs feature but in their defense, it is more compatible to function using the latest mobile processors.
The new processors will help the app converting process quick and easy, according to Tech Crunch.
The app is easy to use, just press on the compose button and tap on Photo post. Next, pick a photo or a video to convert and eligible ones will have a GIF badge on it. It can be tweaked similar to a boomerang post with speed ranging from 0.5x to four times faster and can be zoomed or cropped by pinching the screen, reported by Wired.
"You can crop it. Zoom it. Trim it. Make it fast. Make it slow. Make it loop. Make it rebound back and forth. Make a whole bunch and arrange them into a photoset," Tumblr said according to PC Magazine.
One of the good benefits of Tumblr's GIF maker application is it doesn't limit users with their chosen content. Users can also use photos from the Web to create their own GIF.
"So many of the photos you create on your iPhone today are ready to be GIF'ed," Tumblr Founder David Karp said according to Tech Crunch.
"It will just be this constant reminder for all those creators on Tumblr who are posting their photos every day through the app that this is something they can do," he added.
