Guides
Guides to animated signatures.
How to animate a signature, get a GIF signature playing in Gmail and Outlook, and use your signature on video and photos, with the free ways included.
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How to animate your signature, three ways.
Three ways to make a signature write itself out: in After Effects with Stroke and masks, with a mask wipe in CapCut, or by drawing it in your browser. Steps for each.
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Animated GIF signature not working in Outlook? Here’s why.
Why Outlook shows only the first frame of a GIF signature, which versions play animation, and five fixes, including the Play animated GIFs setting and a PNG fallback.
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Email signature GIF size: dimensions and file size that work.
The right width, height and file size for an animated email signature GIF, why to export at twice the display size, and five ways to make a GIF signature smaller.
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How to add a signature animation in CapCut.
Add a signature that writes itself out to your CapCut edit: an overlay with Screen or Multiply blend, a transparent GIF, or Chroma key. Phone and desktop steps.
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How to make a transparent signature PNG.
Turn a signature on paper into a transparent PNG for free with Mac Preview or Photopea, or draw one on screen. Plus how to scan it cleanly and where not to use it.
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