GIF Studio lets user to add styled texts over an animation.  User can configure the style of each text block independently. By fine control the timing of text display, it can create animated texts on an existing gif. Let’s start your first design.

Add text on existing GIFs – GIF Studio, click to play

Ready for action, GIF Studio Apk is now available on Google Play^TM.

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Step 1

Open the GIF from the Album screen.

GIF Studio Album Screen

Step 2

Click “Edit” to open the GIF configuration screen.

GIF Studio-playing animation

Step 3

Select the Text tool at bottom of the screen. press “X” to delete added text. sliding the seek bar to adjust the color opacity of selected text.

Press “+” to add text;

GIF Studio – Text tool selection

Step 4

Enter the text here.  Control the text display timing by selecting the frame number from  “Start” and “Stop” lists. Set the text font family and style.

Click the “Color” text to change the color.

GIF Studio – Text configuration screen

Step 5

Click the color ring to select the color. The selection will be shown at the center of the ring. Click the center to confirm your selection. To select black color, click the center directly without selecting any color. To select white color, Press the center of the ring and sliding, release your finger at the outside of the ring.

GIF Studio – Select text color

Step 6

GIF Studio is one of the few Apps in the store which enables user to control the display timing of multiple texts. This can create interesting text animations. The “Start” and “Stop” lists are used to define the text display window in terms of frame.

GIF Studio – Text display timing control

Step 7

Font family list shows all the fonts available on the device. The font name is rendered using its own family style to help user choose desired font. User can add his own font family by copying the .ttf file into /Pictures/GifStudio/ttf/ folder.

GIF Studio – Font family selection

Step 8

If you are satisfied with the preview text, click on the top right of the Enter key.

GIF Studio – Text preview

Step 9

The text is added on the animation. user can move the text around, resize, adjust opacity or delete the selected text. Multiple texts can be added on the same GIF with different styles and timings.

GIF Studio – GIF with added text preview

Step 10

Text is scaled down and moved from center to bottom right of the animation.

GIF Studio – Positioning and resizing text

Step 11

Moving the red dot to the right of the screen to reduce the opacity of the text, to the left of the screen to increase it.

GIF Studio – Adjust text opacity

Step 12

Save GIF file dialog. Edit the file name; click the path to select another folder; press “OK” to proceed GIF generation; Press “Cancel” return to the GIF configuration screen.

GIF Studio – output configuration screen

Result

Cheer! You just added text into an animation! Press “Edit” to edit the current GIF again; press “Crop” to re-size it; Press “Info” to view file information; Press the network at bottom to share it with friends. Do remember  to like us, invite friends and give feedbacks on Google Play Store. Together, we make GIF Studio a better app!

GIF Studio – Final GIF with text added

Further Reading

For more info, check out the following articles:

• GIF Studio – How to
• GIF Studio – frequently asked questions (FAQ)
• GIF Studio-Making a greeting card in just a few steps.
• How to share animated GIFs with Google Plus.
• How to make animated GIFs from photos
• GIF Studio-Screen Shots
• GIF Studio-Album