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Convert QuickTime screencasts to animated GIFs using ffmpeg
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mov2gif
#!/bin/bash
# Inspired by solution by StackOverflow user #18664.
# [See: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/211219/97498]
#
# Usage:
# gif [filename]
#
# filename - name of a .mov file to convert, excluding .mov extension
ffmpeg -i $0 -pix_fmt rgb24 -r 10 -f gif - | gifsicle --optimize=3 --delay=7 > $0.gif
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