Export as GIF with Transparent Background WITHOUT Photoshop in After Effects

Just a quick tutorial on how to export an animation as a GIF with a transparent background in Adobe After Effects Without using Photoshop. I demonstrate my workaround method. This can be useful for creating things like Twitch emotes with animations! (Which is what I do!)
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[@excoupe]

FREAKING LEGEND. I spent 3 hours looking at useless videos but this one made it for me. Holy. THANK YOU!

[@Shyfoxx]

Awesome! Glad it worked for you!!

[@bernard8792]

Thank you very much, this is exactly what I was looking for.

[@Shyfoxx]

Awesome, no problem!

[@ms.armstrong839]

This was hugely helpful! Other tutorials suggest exporting as a MOV and opening in Photoshop which ends up being a dead end. This was simple and actually worked. Thank you so much! I've spent so long trying to figure this out.

[@ms.armstrong839]

Whoa, strange that you uploaded the exact video I need on the exact day I went looking for it!

[@Shyfoxx]

Awesome! Yeah, I noticed all the other tutorials on this showed the same way with Photoshop. So thought I'd share this method!

[@shanmay1496]

thankyouuu!!! been finding a legit tutorial for an hour and this helpssssss!!

[@Shyfoxx]

Glad I could help!

[@bluelotus2054]

Thank you so much, this is the only tutorial that worked for me! ❤

[@Shyfoxx]

Glad it helped!

[@Supermanthony1]

Amazing and very short sweet and to the point! Love it 😊

[@Shyfoxx]

Thank you!!

[@EudaimoniaCat]

Early squad! I already knew this but of course i'm watching the video and liking it to support your amazing work! it's always nice to see how simple you can explain something! (it took me 3 different tutorials and a week of trial to get there.. sigh.)

[@Shyfoxx]

Thanks CatLady! Hopefully this helps share another way for people!

[@kabliahk]

I have been trying to export a tween I made for a long time and haven't been able to get thst transparent bg to work. I did try the image sequence trick you did here but unfortunately it exported with 149 images and the website said it was too powerful so that didn't work out 😅 but this trick does work! Just not on larger scale tweens

[@Hawk_Leigh]

OH MY GOODNESS this is EXACTLY what I needed!! thank you so much! 😭I was losing my mind literally just yesterday because I realized the hard way through hours of trial and error that the program I use couldn't render my animations as transparent gifs. This is SO helpful!😄

[@Shyfoxx]

Yay!!!! It came at the right time sounds like!

[@Hawk_Leigh]

@@Shyfoxx It did!! Perfect timing!

[@Shyfoxx]

Love when that happens 🤗

[@Donutworx]

Absolute legend, thank you! I was stuck for like an hour.

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@FarrowKitsune]

This was amazing!! thank you for your wisdom!!

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@kornisonkiseli3248]

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for this work around. I thought I'd have to install Photoshop just to export a gif 👌

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@sexualyeti7023]

You are a lifesaver! A million thank yous!!!

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem at all!

[@K4G-117]

Yess thank you! Its worked

[@Shyfoxx]

You're welcome!

[@valerysavanesv911]

Thank you very much for the video! you helped a lot!

[@Shyfoxx]

Glad it helped!

[@fakhirpph]

Great, it help a lot

[@Shyfoxx]

Awesome to hear!

[@johnjohnthecreative]

Super helpful! Thank you

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@TheScootermac315]

Thank you SOOO much!!

[@Shyfoxx]

You're welcome!

[@veronicabunge9819]

Thank you for this! It was very helpful and easier than opening the MOV file in Photoshop. Too bad it cannot be done directly in AE.

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem! It's silly isn't it lol

[@suvdlkha5060]

That's really helpful 🤩😍😘 big thanks

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!!

[@Bripawsitive]

Oooo thank you for the tips! That animation is amazing 🤩🤍

[@Shyfoxx]

Thanks Bri!💕

[@aleexxmartinez7467]

You save my life!!! Omg thank you for sharing this! :))))

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!!

[@wafiyanarosyidah9071]

thank you very much, this is very helpful

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@alvinjulian2325]

You're helped me a lot, Thanks

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@corinaskywalker]

You are my hero! Thank you!

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@nataliek5643]

Another great video!

[@Shyfoxx]

Thanks 💕🤗

[@guillemrserra]

Fantastic! thanks a lot!

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@videoprosuk]

Thanks, really helpful. I have no idea why this isn't so much easier to do in AE...

[@Shyfoxx]

I know right?! No problem

[@blueglacia4320]

Oh my! Thank you so much!!~ 💙❄

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!!

[@inbar96]

So easy and simple!! Only problem it has size limit so won't work on longer videos (mine is 8 sec)

[@Shyfoxx]

Yeah, if they're long I sadly don't have the solution at the moment.

[@Aliraza-ug7qj]

Love You ! Thanks

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem! 🤗

[@RickyFerdy]

thankss! this is helpful

[@Shyfoxx]

Awesome! No problem

[@MynnYori]

Sooo helpful, I used to export as an AVI then send to Photoshop etc. thank you 😅😅❤

[@Shyfoxx]

Awesome, no problem!

[@hobibibihoseobi5933]

The audio is better thank you so much!!! 😍💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@Shyfoxx]

Glad it helped!

[@AnisurRahmanPro]

Thank you its save my time

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@CAPOYT]

Thanks!

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@kylahortathe.tinyjungle1085]

wowwwww thank you!!!!!!! i have been scouring the web for this information hahaha UR THE BEST

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!!

[@InsaneBurritos]

This method should work to make animated twitch emotes, yes? I had used the export as mov in AE and then into photoshop method, but the gif acted funky with twitch (though it was transparent in OBS, discord, and web browsers).

[@BLACK_TIGER_OFFICIAL]

Thank You

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@RealEntrepreneur1]

you just solved a 13k people problem, thnx for being LEGENDARY!!

[@Shyfoxx]

Heck yeah!

[@BuffyKNC]

Thanks!!

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@Randy2dVideos4Discord_SMH]

I did not know that page existed. Thank you :)

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@mothermadeyou9424]

Sorry and sweet!! Perfect !

[@Shyfoxx]

Thanks!🥰

[@Haribol-Haribol-108]

Thanks

[@Shyfoxx]

Welcome!

[@enjim20]

also we can use photopea after rendering

[@user-dd3cg8zb6w]

Is it possible to use a video gif?

[@luisbenitez5497]

Where is the save but…Oh it's behind her head…lol. This was awesome!!! Thank you!

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem! Lol

[@yasicchiaz867]

Thank you for saving my life, since I can't use ps because of my 8BG RAM

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@EvelynYepez-LonelyShootingStar]

The website isn't working for me tho :(((((

[@chellastation]

I have used EZgif before to upload to websites as a post. Do you think EZ is good for web design too?

[@Shyfoxx]

I see no reason why not

[@chellastation]

@@Shyfoxx Awesome. Thank you so much :)

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!

[@mantoskeeee]

By any chance, anyone know how to export a transparent GIF that is more than 500 frames? I tried PS - which stops at 500 frames, tried AE - doesn't export with a transparent background, I tried ezgif - in the middle of the animation, a few frames have no colours. I am just tired. -_-

[@Shyfoxx]

There are other sites similar to what ezgif does so maybe seek out similar sites and try them instead. Best of luck!

[@mantoskeeee]

@@Shyfoxx Thank you for the replay! Yeee... I went through all sites on the first page of google. I find it surprising none of the adobe programs can do that, kind of ridiculous, haha. :D Anyway, your videos are superb! Thank you for sharing, I learnt a lot! :)

[@Shyfoxx]

@mantoskeeee totally agree. I think it's crazy adobe can't do it. Super frustrating for many of us!

[@johndevnoza4223]

it looks horrible if u have glow effect or gradient kind a thing..

[@Shyfoxx]

True! You definitely need to have defined space with 100% opacity, no fading or gradients unfortunately.

[@Artbyanas_1]

THANKS DEAR VERY HELPFULLL FOR ME

[@Shyfoxx]

No problem!