Create a GIF on Rakuten Viber

GIFs are a fun way to send short videos to your friends and a step towards creating viral content.

You can create an entirely new video or turn an existing video into a GIF.

• You can only create a GIF using your phone
• GIFs have no sound
• GIFs are a minimum of 1 second and a maximum of 6 seconds
• Make your GIFs extra fun and special using Rakuten Viber’s editing tools
• The quality of the GIF will be lower than if you were to send a video
• This also means that the size of the file will be lower
• If you want to create a GIF without sending it to anyone straight away, either create it in your Notes or save it to your Gallery (after you finish editing it)

Create a GIF:

1. Open Rakuten Viber on your phone
2. Tap on Chats 
3. Select the chat you want to send a GIF in
4. Tap on the Camera
5. Tap GIF
6. Tap Capture to start recording
   • Tap on the Selfie icon first to record yourself
   • Use pinch gestures to zoom in and out
7. Tap Capture  to stop recording
   • The recording will automatically stop after 10 seconds
8. Tap and slide either endpoint of the GIF to trim the video or reposition the start/endpoint of the GIF
9. Tap Send

Create a GIF using an existing video in your gallery:

1. Open Rakuten Viber on your phone
2. Tap on Chats 
3. Select the chat you want to send a GIF in
4. Tap on Gallery
5. Select a video
6. Tap on the Pen
7. Tap on GIF
8. Tap and slide either endpoint of the GIF to trim the video or reposition the start/endpoint of the GIF
9. Tap Send

Set a timer before you start recording your GIF:

1. Tap on the Timer
   • Tap once to set the timer to 3 seconds
   • Tap again to set the timer to 6 seconds
   • Tap again to turn the timer OFF
2. The timer will start when you tap Capture 

Turn on your flash before you start recording your GIF (not available in selfie mode):

1. Tap on Flash
2. Continue tapping to change the function:
   • - Flash is turned OFF
   • - Flash is turned ON
   • - Flash will only turn on in low light

Once you take/select a video, you’ll be able to edit it.

1. Tap Doodle
2. Tap on the color that you want to draw with
3. Draw!

1. Tap Stickers
2. Select a sticker from your collection
3. Tap and drag the sticker to reposition it and use pinch gestures to make it smaller or larger

1. Tap Text
2. Tap on the color that you want to write in
   • Font and formatting options are available on iOS
3. Write your message
   • Tap the text to edit, tap and drag to reposition it, and use pinch gestures to make the text smaller or larger

To undo editing, tap Undo .

Speed options include:

• 0.5x
• 2x
• 4x

Tap on the Single arrow  to play the video in reverse*.

Tap again to play the video and then reverse it (boomerang effect).

*This option won’t be available for videos that are over 15 seconds (Android) or 30 seconds (iOS) long, even after you trim the video down to 6 seconds.