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How to convert any video to gif using ffmpeg
To convert any file to a GIF using FFmpeg, you can follow these steps:
- Install FFmpeg: Ensure you have FFmpeg installed on your system. You can check if it's installed by running
ffmpeg -version. - Create a Custom Palette: Generate a custom palette of 256 colors specific to your video file using the following command:
ffmpeg -ss 00:01:30 -t 5 -i video.mkv -filter_complex "[0:v] palettegen" palette.png
-ss: Sets the starting point of the video.-t: Sets the duration (e.g., 5 seconds).-i: Specifies the input video file.
- Create the GIF: Use the custom palette to create the GIF with this command:
ffmpeg -ss 00:01:30 -t 5 -i video.mkv -i palette.png -filter_complex "[0:v] fps=10,scale=720:-1 [new];[new][1:v] paletteuse" output.gif
fps: Specifies the frame rate of the output GIF.scale: Resizes the video while maintaining aspect ratio.paletteuse: Applies the custom palette to generate the GIF.
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