# 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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saralkochar
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Mar 17, 2015
I love this idea. I've successfully saved in my .bash_profile however it keeps giving me error as to command not found: movetogif. Update: (after 10 mins): |
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asartz
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Mar 28, 2015
Nice script. Worked like a charm. Thank you. |
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ericodes
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Jan 8, 2016
Looked around for so many methods, and this was the easiest, and gave the clearest gif. Thanks so much for sharing! |
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JamesMcMahon
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Apr 21, 2016
Thanks for this! You may want to add
To the top so it works if bash isn't your default shell. |
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Nathan187
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May 11, 2016
what exactly is suppose to happen. i've updated home brew, and installed ffmpeg and gifsicle like it says. when i enter the command...nothing happens. how do i know if the file is created or something? |
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imkevinxu commentedFeb 18, 2015
Source this in you
.bash_profile
for an easy shortcut to turn any .mov Quicktime screen recording into a high-quality gif! Works best for animated videos with low color palettesIf you want to convert a live action video try out https://gist.github.com/imkevinxu/e0b51ddeb5b877ed4fae