How to Add a Gif to A Still Image Gimp? (Complete Guide!)

GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program and is a popular image editor that you can use to edit photos and add creative effects. In this blog post, you’ll learn how to add a GIF to a still image in GIMP.

But, wait… Isn’t it the same as adding one photo to another? No, not really. The process may seem simple, but the implications of this move are anything but, See, editing images is the best way to express yourself or give a subtle hint to your crush.

And with GIMP at your disposal, you can edit those images like they are your own personal artwork. But what if you want to make something even cooler? How about adding a GIF to a still image in GIMP? Let’s find out.

How to Add a GIF to a Still Image in GIMP

The first thing you’ll have to do is open your still image in GIMP. You can do this by going to File and then clicking Open.

Alternatively, you can click Ctrl + O or use the menu icon in the top-right corner of the screen. You can also click File and then Open as a new image.

This will create a new image with the same dimensions as your still image. Or, if you select New Image, you can add dimensions to your image. You can import more than one image at once.

There are a couple of ways to do this. You can select your images by holding down Ctrl + Shift (Mac) or Shift + Ctrl (Win) or by clicking your first image, then holding down Shift, and clicking your last image.

The image(s) will be highlighted in blue and you can then click File and Import or File and Open as New Image(s). You can also select your images and then click File and Open as layers.

Alternative steps to add a GIF to a still image:

1. Download and install the GIMP application.
2. Launch GIMP.
3. Open an animated GIF.
4. Select a GIF frame from the Layers panel.
5. Edit the frame using available tools.
6. Playback and export the edited animated GIF.

How Do You Make a Gif Slide?

This may sound complicated, but with GIMP it’s super simple. You can do this by first opening your GIF in GIMP by clicking File and then Open as a new image (or by selecting your GIF and clicking File and then Open as layers).

You can then click and drag your GIF to the top of the still image’s layers window. After this, you can click the layer settings and select Merge Down. A small GIF icon will appear in the layers window.

Your GIF is now a layer on top of your still image. You can then click and drag the GIF to reposition it on the still image. You can also change the opacity of the GIF by clicking the layer settings again and selecting Create New Layer (or by clicking the drop-down menu and selecting Alpha to Selection).

Your GIF is now on top of your still image, but if you want it to be on top of the entire image, you can click and drag the drop-down menu in the layers window to New Layer on Top.

Conclusion

That’s how to add a GIF to a still image in GIMP! This is a fun way to make your images stand out. As you can see, it’s quite simple to do. You can also add GIFs to other GIFs for even more options.

You can also do this with other types of files like audio clips or videos. If you want to add multiple GIFs to a single still image, you can simply drag each GIF to the top of the layers window and then select the Merge Down option when you select the topmost layer.