gif-machine

This is a simple ffmpeg-powered gif-maker.

install

Install it like so for a node project:

npm i -S gif-machine

Or, for cli use:

npm i -g gif-machine

Note: this will add the command gif

use

And use it like this:

var gifMachine = require('gif-machine');

gifMachine.makeGif({
  inputFile: '/path/to/my/videoclip',
  width: 960, // optional, default = 640
  height: 540, // optional, default = 360
  outputFolder: 'path/to/my/outputFolder', // optional, default = videoclip folder
  })

Or in the command line like this:

gif /path/to/my/videoclip

Add options with --option=myOption. For instance:

gif /my/videoclip --html=true --keepPalette=true --outputFolder=/path/to/my/desktop

This will generate a gif, hold on to the palette file, and open up a nice little html page (saved to the outputFolder) that reveals your gif and palette to you.

configure

If you're using the cli, it definitely makes sense to set some defaults so that you can just type gif /path/to/my/file (or add this as a service on your mac so you can right-click or click a shortcut key for it). Accomplish this by entering

gif --config --width 480 --height 270 --html false

or

gif --config --width=480 --height=270 --html=false

and so on. This will use configstore to hang on to your config variables in ~/.config/configstore/gif-machine.json. If you ever want to delete a config setting, just enter

gif --config --width delete --folderPath=delete

etc.