How do you make .gif images of video clips?

I'm trying to make a video using both video clips and still images. Is there a special program I need to do this? I've tried 2 programs I have already, which are Memories on TV and Windows Movie Maker, but neither of them do what I want them to do. Any...

This is for a school website and I'm in need for some major help.. I want to convert one of my own video clips to make a gif something like: http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/8692/dsc4417g.gif But I don't want to download or buy any 'trial' programs...

can anyone tell me a program that creates a good quality .gif image from a video file?

and make them loop endlessly...

i would like to make a video on youtube maybe a one direction video but i want to cut clips from other videos and use them in mine sort also how do i make a animated picture like a gif but of a picture of one direction etc any help would be greatly appreciated...

Im trying to make a gif for cellphone wallpaper, off of short video clips, what is the easiest way?

I want to make animated GIF avatars from music video clips, using Photoshop CS3 Extended. They have discontinued ImageReady and now have embedded the animation feature and video layers in the latest photoshop. I want to know how I can actually make the...

I'm a new user to YouTube and I'm just learning how to make my own videos. I actually recently made my very first video, but with still images though. Basically I already know you have to use a movie maker program such as Windows Movie Maker. Then import...

I don't want to MAKE a slide show. I want to VIEW the pictures and video in a folder AS a slide show. Much like the built in function in windows, except that it does not support video. I have pictures and small video clips sorted by file name in a folder...