If you like that method, then stay with it. For me, it's much
easier to open the video in JASC, then edit it down to the frames
I want, then crop, then re-size it.

I use Ulead Gif Animator 5. First I edit the parts I want out with either virtualdub or TMPGEnc. Then here is how I do it.

1. Open the video with Ulead.


2. I always just click ok.


3. Crop out black bars from the top and bottom (if you want)


4. Resize the gif to whatever you want. I usually do 240 height.


4.Go to frame properties and choose the speed you want. I usually do 6 or 7.


5. Save as Gif.


Finished product.



I also delete dupe frames, ghost frames, if its of a photoshoot I usually delete the frames when the flash of the camera happens but all that is not necessary I'm just a weirdo.