Create GIF from screen recording (or other video)

screenRecordingToGIF.sh

#!/bin/sh

# https://superuser.com/questions/436056/how-can-i-get-ffmpeg-to-convert-a-mov-to-a-gif

# Requires ffmpeg and ImageMagick

INPUT=$1
OUTPUT=$2

TMP=giffer_tmp_$$.gif

if [ "x$OUTPUT" == "x" ]; then
  echo "Invalid args"
  exit 1
fi

ffmpeg -i $INPUT -pix_fmt rgb24 -r 10 $TMP
convert -layers Optimize $TMP $OUTPUT

rm $TMP