The hardest way to make a GIF
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- Uses a Lomo ActionSampler camera with 4 lenses and a clockwork mechanism to capture 4 frames per second on 35mm film.
- Develops the film at home using Ilford chemicals and a dark bag.
- Scans each frame by photographing it on an LED light panel with a digital camera in RAW format.
- Crops and aligns the four sub-frames manually in Affinity, using onion skinning with transparency.
- Combines frames into a GIF using ImageMagick, with 'ping pong' animation style and tween frames for smoother motion.
- The entire process is intentionally labor-intensive and fun, despite being unnecessary.