mp42gif

Python script that uses ffmpeg-python to convert an MP4 file into an animated GIF.

Quick Start

Download the executable

Windows

# in Windows PowerShell
[System.Net.WebClient]::New().DownloadFile(
    "https://github.com/nstevens1040/mp42gif/releases/download/v1.0.0/mp42gif.exe",
    "$($PWD.Path)\mp42gif.exe"
)
Unblock-File .\mp42gif.exe

macOS / nix

curl "https://github.com/nstevens1040/mp42gif/releases/download/v1.0.0/mp42gif" --output "mp42gif"
chmod +x ./mp42gif

or use the script

cross-platform

git clone https://github.com/nstevens1040/mp42gif.git
cd mp42gif
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

usage: mp42gif.exe [-h] [--input VIDIN] [--slice] [--starttime SLICE_TIME] [--stoptime SLICE_TIME] [--playbackrate PBRATE] [--blend]

Specify how your video gets converted into a GIF

optional arguments:
  -h, --help             show this help message and exit
  --input VIDIN             --input <str>(file path to your mp4 file)
  --slice                   --slice --starttime <int>(start time in seconds) --stoptime <int>(end time in seconds) :: both arguments reflect the amount of seconds from the beginning of the video
  --starttime SLICE_TIME    --starttime <int>(start time in seconds from the beginning of the video)
  --stoptime SLICE_TIME     --stoptime <int>(stop time in seconds from the beginning of the video)
  --playbackrate PBRATE     --playbackrate <float>(integer or decimal that is non-negative, non-zero, & not 1) :: numbers greater than 1 speed the video up and numbers between 0 and 1 slow the video down
  --blend                   --blend <bool>(true or false) :: Determines whether the video gets "minterpolated"

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