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Convert a macOS QuickTime Player .mp4 screen recording to GIF
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steps.md 
brew install ffmpeg
brew install gifsicle

ffmpeg -i myVideo.mp4 -vf "scale='min(1280,iw)':-1" -r 5 -f gif - | gifsicle --optimize=3 > myGif.gif

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-r 5 - reduce frame rate to 5 per second

scale='min(1280,iw)':-1 - width of the GIF is the smaller of 1280px or the input video; height should be whatever value is needed to maintain the aspect ratio

--optimize=3 tells gifsicle to use the most aggressive compression

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dlcmh commented Apr 22, 2021 •
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Input

Screen Shot 2021-04-22 at 10 48 26 AM

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3.2MB, 1280x1343

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dlcmh commented Apr 22, 2021

If 5 fps is too jerky, try a conversion with -r 24 (although the output balloons to 9.5MB):

ffmpeg -i myVideo.mp4 -vf "scale='min(1280,iw)':-1" -r 24 -f gif - | gifsicle --optimize=3 > myGif.gif

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