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Convert movies to gif in OS X Mac
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#OS X Movie to animated GIF

ffmpeg -i movie-name.mp4 -s 600x400 -pix_fmt rgb24 -r 10 -f gif - | gifsicle --optimize=0 --delay=3 > movie-name.gif

##Options

  • -r 10 tells ffmpeg to reduce the frame rate from 25 fps to 10
  • -s 600x400 tells ffmpeg the max-width and max-height
  • --delay=7 tells gifsicle to delay 70ms between each gif
  • --optimize=3 requests that gifsicle use the slowest/most file-size optimization

##Installation

The conversion process requires the following command-line tools:

  • ffmpeg to process the video file
  • gifsicle to create and optimize the an animated gif

If you use homebrew and homebrew-cask software packages, just type this in:

brew install ffmpeg 
brew cask install x-quartz #dependency for gifsicle, only required for mountain-lion and above
open /usr/local/Cellar/x-quartz/2.7.4/XQuartz.pkg # runs the XQuartz installer
brew install gifsicle
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