Convert QuickTime screencasts to animated GIFs using ffmpeg

mov2gif

#!/bin/bash

# Inspired by solution by StackOverflow user #18664.
# [See: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/211219/97498]
#
# Dependencies: ffmpeg, gifsicle
#
# Usage:
#   mov2gif [filename]
# 
# filename - name of a .mov file to convert
#
# Outputs a file with the same name, suffixed with ".gif"

ffmpeg -i "$@" -pix_fmt rgb24 -r 10 -f gif - | gifsicle --optimize=3 --delay=7 > "$@".gif