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How to convert videos to gif using ffmpeg and gifsicle
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How to convert a video file to an animated GIF on Linux:
Install required software:
apt-get install ffmpeg gifsicle imagemagick:
Convert the video file to a series of small images:
mkdir /tmp/gif/
ffmpeg -i YOURVIDEOFILE.mp4 -r 10 /tmp/gif/out%04d.gif
Combine these images together into a GIF animation:
gifsicle –delay=10 –loop /tmp/gif/*.gif > animation.gif
Optimise the GIF animation so the file size is smaller:
convert -layers Optimize animation.gif animation_optimized.gif
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nquinlan commented Oct 26, 2021 •
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gifsicle changed its flags from -flag to *NIX convention --flag, thus making line 9:

gifsicle -–delay=10 -–loop /tmp/gif/*.gif > animation.gif

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P.S. Hey Tim! Thanks! Would you believe this was the first result on Google for gifsicle movie to gif?

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