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Created August 17, 2016 18:30
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Convert a mp4 clip into a gif with php, imagemagick and ffmpeg. From OSX, these are easy to install with homebrew.
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mp4-to-gif.php
<?php
$video = __DIR__ . '/video.mp4';
$fps = 4;
# Convert an MP4 to a GIF - Requires ffmpeg
`ffmpeg -i "$video" -pix_fmt rgb24 -r $fps "$video.gif"`
# optimize the gif - Requires imagemagick
# via http://superuser.com/questions/436056/how-can-i-get-ffmpeg-to-convert-a-mov-to-a-gif
`convert -layers Optimize "$video.gif" "$video.gif"`
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derak-kilgo commented Aug 17, 2016 •
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Based on https://gist.github.com/seyhunak/a5ccc3693bb1aae1787c
Thanks for showing this is possible with ffmpeg.

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Theres a way to do the reverse process (.gif to .mp4)?

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