Convert animated GIF to MP4 using ffmpeg in terminal.

ffmpeg GIF to MP4.MD

To convert animation GIF to MP4 by ffmpeg, use the following command

ffmpeg -i animated.gif -movflags faststart -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf "scale=trunc(iw/2)*2:trunc(ih/2)*2" video.mp4

Description

movflags – This option optimizes the structure of the MP4 file so the browser can load it as quickly as possible.

pix_fmt – MP4 videos store pixels in different formats. We include this option to specify a specific format which has maximum compatibility across all browsers.

vf – MP4 videos using H.264 need to have a dimensions that are divisible by 2. This option ensures that’s the case.

Note

Add "-r 30" to specify the frame rate 30 frames/sec. So if you want 10 sec movie with frame rate 30/sec, you make GIF animation that has total 300 frames, then use it.

Features

• Output mp4 is encoded with h264, support Firefox/Chrome/Safari in Windows, Mac OSX, Android, and iOS.
• One mp4 file for all platforms, there is no need to encode an extra "webm" movie, which encoding speed is pretty slow.
• Format as "yuv420p" for Firefox compatibility, the downside is color becomes less-saturate than original gif.
• yuv420p only support even width/height, so crop filter is required
• "-movflags +faststart" flags are optimized for online view in browser
• Compression ratio typically 10:1, pretty awesome. note that if original gif is < 512KB, convert as mp4 is less efficient.

Please note that all the gifs are 24fps native. So to avoid stutter the mp4s should maybe be 24fps also? @toolness

what for converting gif to mp4 with transparent background ?

what for converting gif to mp4 with transparent background ?

can you provide an example of an mpeg4 video with a transparent background? or are you asking if you can specify a background fill?