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How to encode a gif from a video file using ffmpeg at a specific resolution and bitrate
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gifencode.sh
gifenc ()
{
palette="/tmp/palette.png";
filters="fps=$4,scale=$3:-1:flags=lanczos";
ffmpeg -v warning -i $1 -vf "$filters,palettegen" -y $palette;
ffmpeg -v warning -i $1 -i $palette -lavfi "$filters [x]; [x][1:v] paletteuse" -y $2
}
# use like this to encode /tmp/video.mp4 to /tmp/output.gif at 240p and 12fps
# $ gifenc /tmp/video.mp4 /tmp/output.gif 240 12
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