https://github.com/nabikaz/video2gif
A batch script for convert video to GIF files by FFmpeg.exe on Windows
https://github.com/nabikaz/video2gif
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A batch script for convert video to GIF files by FFmpeg.exe on Windows
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/nabikaz/video2gif
- Owner: NabiKAZ
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-04-22T22:58:47.000Z (about 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-09-24T16:53:29.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-19T18:51:39.341Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: batch-script, converter, ffmpeg, gif, video, video2gif
- Language: Batchfile
- Size: 281 KB
- Stars: 65
- Watchers: 8
- Forks: 12
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# video2gif
A batch script for convert video to GIF files by FFmpeg.exe on Windows.
## Installation
* Clone the repo
* Install [FFmpeg](http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/) for Windows.
* Make sure the `ffmpeg.exe` and `video2gif.bat` are on your systems path.
## Usage
**Method #1:** Anywhere you can use it by this command in `cmd`:
```
video2gif myvideo.mp4
```
Then you have `myvideo.gif` in current directory.
If `myvideo.gif` there is existed, question from you for overwrite it.
**Method #2:** You can just drag and drop `.gif` file on the `video2gif.bat` file.
## Advance Usage
```
video2gif SOURCE_FILE [OPTIONS]
```
## Options:
```
SOURCE_FILE Source video file name for convert
also you can drag and drop source video file to this batch file directly
-o Output destination .GIF file name
if not set it, use video source file name with new .gif extension
-y Overwrite destination file
if not set it, appears prompt for overwrite destination file
-f Frame per second (fps)
default: 15
-w Width scale of destination gif file
in pixel unit and (-1) for use original width, default: -1
-s Start time of video source for crop
in second or time format (ex. 1:12), if set it, so must be set (-d) param
-d Duration time of video source for crop
in second, if set it, so must be set (-s) param
-c Maximum number of colors to the palette
must be (<=256), default: 256
-q Quality of destination gif file
must be a number between 1(low) to 6(high), default: 5
```
## Examples:
```
video2gif sample.mp4
video2gif sample.mp4 -y -w 60 -q 1 -f 10
video2gif sample.mp4 -o new_file.gif -y -w 100 -f 10 -s 10 -d 5
video2gif sample.mp4 -s 0:30 -d 20 -c 128 -q 6
video2gif sample.mp4 -s 1:16.5 -d 8.3
```
## Tips
Special thanks to [this article](http://blog.pkh.me/p/21-high-quality-gif-with-ffmpeg.html).