First, sorry I STILL haven't remember to buy blank dvds to burn off what I said I would.
Ok, Mac. You already have quick time on it to watch frame by frame.
Now I am probably not using the cheapest easiest method of gifing. I download off the net using iskysoft video converter. Then I open the video in gif brewery. I make the gif (and can go into more detail if that is what you chose). I save that gif onto the desktop. Then I open the gif in gifquickmaker. In that app I can go through every frame and delete duplicate frames....can adjust speed...adjust pause length between frames....and do those moving around of frames to make things like the repeating launch swings I do. Then resave on desktop...and go on safari to my photobucket account to upload and share on the net. It's many steps, but it now only takes me about 10 minutes.
Thanks RHC I will get started downloading this stuff. I remember you saying you were a Mac guy so you were my first PM before I posted this, but your inbox is full!
There MIGHT be better ways; so maybe hold off a day or so. Noontime, Tewks, and Knightsb are all Mac guys too so maybe they have a slightly easier method than I use.
I'm not a Mac guy, but Adobe products are pretty universal. Why not pick up Adobe Premiere Elements and make GIFs and a whole lot more. It would be a waste to use it just for frame by frame, but it will do that too.
Spartans, I use QuickTime>File>Record Screen to record Espn3 or watchespn. This creates a .mov file. Next I use QuickTime>Edit>Trim to select the specific portion I want to gif. Last I use Adobe Image Ready to generate the gif from the .mov file. Getting from the .mov to the .gif is the hardest part for me.
So if you just want to turn a video into a gif without any extra software just use gfycat.com its browser based and will allow you to select i think up to 10 seconds from a clip. I believe you can upload your own video or select say a youtube video and create a pretty good gif.
I use gifrocket - very Mac-like. Just drag and drop your trimmed video onto the app, instant gif. I use iMovie for making the videos, but only because I haven't tried QT yet. I will also be exploring RHC's method for ripping online video - definitely the most difficult thing for me (because I'm lazy and don't want to work at it).