Export a PowerPoint Stop Motion as a Video or Looping Animated gif

Creating stop motion animation in PowerPoint is a fun way to bring static slides to life… but once the animation is built, how can it be shared beyond the presentation? Let’s discuss!

First, create your stop motion animation by setting up your art on multiple slides (refer to our November 12, 2025 post for some more detail in creating stop motion with PowerPoint). Go to the “Transitions” tab on the ribbon, then in the “Timings” section, go to “Advance Slide” and turn on AFTER. We want to adjust the timing here, but when using the up/down arrows the shortest pause between slides is 1 second (00:01.00).
 

However, we want an even shorter pause between slides, so we can adjust the duration manually and type in “.01” in the “After” timing box (you can also enter “0”, but sometimes this is too fast).

For this post, the transition effect for our example slides is set to “None” (which is our preferred transition for a stop motion effect though the ‘Fade’ transition is sometimes an option) and the transition timing is set to “After: 00:00.10” seconds.

To export this as a video, go to File >> Export >> Create a Video. Choose the video resolution needed and be sure “Use Recorded Timings and Narrations” is selected. Click “Create Video.”

Once your video has been created, but sure to test it! If needed, you can update the speed of the slide transitions to get your preferred stop motion effect.  

Here is the final stop motion presentation, as a video:

In some circumstances, exporting your stop motion animation to a GIF is the better solution. To export as an animated GIF: 

  • Go to File >> Export >> Create an Animated GIF 
  • Set “Seconds spent on each slide” – in this case I chose 00.01, but this timing setting is only used if an auto slide transition is not already set (which we did above, setting all slides to auto transition after 00.01 seconds) 
  • Select the size/resolution needed for the GIF  
  • Click Create GIF

Here is the final stop motion animated GIF:

 

Whether you export your stop motion as a video for seamless playback or a looping animated GIF for easy sharing, PowerPoint makes it surprisingly simple to turn your stop motion into a shareable animation!

-Amber and the TLC Creative Design Team