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Convert an animated video to gif from http://chrismessina.me/b/13913393/mov-to-gif
# Convert an animated video to gif
# Works best for videos with low color palettes like Dribbble shots
#
# @param $1 - video file name like `animation.mov`
# @param @optional $2 - resize parameter as widthxheight like `400x300`
#
# Example: vidtogif animation.mov 400x300
# Requirements: ffmpeg and gifsicle. Can be downloaded via homebrew
#
# http://chrismessina.me/b/13913393/mov-to-gif
function vidtogif() {
if [ -n "$1" ]
then
mkdir pngs gifs
ffmpeg -i "$1" -r 10 pngs/frame_%04d.png
sips -s format gif pngs/*.png --out gifs/
cd gifs
if [ -z "$2" ]
then
gifsicle *.gif --optimize=3 --delay=3 --loopcount > ../animation.gif
else
gifsicle *.gif --optimize=3 --delay=3 --loopcount --resize "$2" > ../animation.gif
fi
cd ..
rm -rf pngs gifs
else
echo "Use video file as first parameter"
fi
}
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