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This Tutorial Teaches you to make Animated Gifs from Animated Skins. You'll need Jasc Animation Shop, but i'm sure theres another way .

This Guide will teach you, how to make Animated Gifs from Animated Skins. I made this in Klasnics Falcon Animated Robot Skin - Thread.
Before we do anything, add theese to Binds to your User.ini
Insert=fixedfps 30|dumpframes start Delete=dumpframes stop|fixedfps
Now go get UT Screenshot Convertor by Willhelms Soft
Set it up, something like This
Run it, and Start the Guide
1. Set all Settings to Full

2. Select the Player Model

3. Select The Map / Mods / Mutators you would Like.
   
Select 0 Bots and 0 Minuites Time Limit.

4. Start the Game
The Map you chose will load up

Get the Weapons you want

Go to a cool looking Place. You can also use the Fly Command

When you're there, use the Walk Command to stop flying.

Then type Freecamera 1 to cycle around the Player, as in Spectator Mode.

Now use Fov 30 to get a Zoom. Try different Values, untill you're happy.

Now use the ToggleScreenShotMode Command to remove the HUD

Now Rotate the Screen to what you want it to be like.

Now type WinMatch, so the Player doesn't move anymore. Now Press the Button that you bound fixedfps 30|dumpframes start to. For me that would be Insert.
Now wait a Few Seconds ( about 10s ). Then Press the Button that dumpframes stop|fixedfps is bound to, Delete For me.
Now type theese: Fov 90, ToggleScreenShotMode, Quit
5. Converting the Screenshots
Now go to the Folder You Chose for Screenshot Converter.

Those are all your Ingame Screenshots. Move all Older Screenshots to another Folder, so only those, from the last run are there.
Now you need Jasc Animation Shop 3
Animation Shop Version:
Start up Animation Shop. Now click on the "Animation Wizard" Button / Go to File > Animation Wizard or use the Shift + A Hotkey.
In the Next Window Width: 400 Height: 350

The Next Window doesn't matter, Enter what you like ^_^
Next Window, just make sure "Scale Frames to Fit" is checked

Next, "Repeat Indefiniteley" must be Activated and the Frame Display Time should be 3 ( in 1/100ths per Second )

Next Window, click on "Add Image..." and Select the Folder with the Converted Screenshots and Select all ( Ctrl + A ), add them, and Click on "Continue" and in the Next Window on "Complete".
Screenshot
Animation Shop will now add the Shots. When it's done, use a Crop Tool and Crop it to a good Size:

This is what it looks like after it's Cropped.
Now go to File > Save ( Ctrl + S )
Screenshots: One | Two | Three | Four | Five
This Is the Final Product. ( Reduced Quality a Bit )
And Here's another one that I made that Way: Click
I hope this Guide is Usefull, and Post your Own Versions of converting the Files to a Gif in this Thread. I may Edit this Post and Add them
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