https://github.com/holman/gifme

Fucking animations. You need them.
https://github.com/holman/gifme

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Fucking animations. You need them.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/holman/gifme
• Owner: holman
• Created: 2011-05-24T02:05:58.000Z (about 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-02-28T23:16:04.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-03-14T15:51:14.914Z (4 months ago)
• Language: Ruby
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• Size: 166 KB
• Stars: 321
• Watchers: 10
• Forks: 27
• Open Issues: 3
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  • Readme: README.md

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• awesome-gif - gifme - *generate animated GIFs* (Utilities)

README

        
# gifme

![pug](http://f.cl.ly/items/0T0f2w2C2z3T343w0u37/pug.gif)

## Fucking animations. You need them.

gifme is a simple command line tool to generate animated GIFs.

## Installation

Install gifme:

    gem install gifme

You'll also need to install ImageMagick. On OS X, this is easy using Homebrew:

    brew install imagemagick

## Usage

    gifme ~/Desktop/1.png ~/Desktop/2.png

    You now have a handsome animation at ~/Desktop/animated.gif

You can also glob, of course:

    gifme ~/Desktop/*.jpg

    You now have a handsome animation at ~/Desktop/animated.gif

## CloudApp

Once your animation is finished up, we'll try to upload it to

[CloudApp](http://www.getcloudapp.com). If you have my

[`cloudapp`](https://github.com/holman/dotfiles/blob/master/bin/cloudapp)

script installed, we'll use that, otherwise we'll just skip this whole step.

## Super Advanced Usage

On some gifs, it's nice to have a smooth loop, so when it ends there's not a

jarring leap from the last frame to the first frame again. Use the `--reverse`

switch to create the animation like normal, and then reverse the frames and add

them to the animation so it looks like one smooth motion and back again.

    gifme FILES --reverse

If you pass in a URL of a gif instead of FILES, we'll download that gif, split

it into its constituent frames, and let you recreate it. For example, you could

take a gif you find online and give it that `--reverse` look:

    gifme http://tumblr.com/some-crazy.gif --reverse

You can also resize shit. We default to 500 pixels, but do whatever the fuck

you want.

    gifme http://tumblr.com/some-crazy.gif --width=1000

For other options, check out the help:

    gifme -h

## History

If you're curious, gifme was initially a few-line shell script in [my

dotfiles](https://github.com/holman/dotfiles). Eventually it became clear that

animation is a fundamental part of our society, and I split it out into its own

tiny project.

If you're curious, I featured the older gifme version [in a

screencast](http://zachholman.com/2011/01/automating-inefficiencies/) I made

that describes how animated gifs are an integral part of working at GitHub.

## Much Love

From [@holman](https://twitter.com/holman). I love you.