03-31-2017, 09:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-31-2017, 09:19 AM by rich2005.
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To put this in Other graphics software or not... The ultimate object is to use the result in Gimp..it is a tip
A sometimes asked question is: How to convert a video - something.avi / .mp4 - to individual images in order to make an animated gif.
A common reply is use the Gimp plugin GAP. The video extractor in GAP sometimes fails on modern video formats so here is an alternative using a command line application FFMPEG.
Linux users can easily install FFMPEG, for Windows users, a convenient way is by installing Imagemagick which comes with FFMEG.
If you do not want to watch the video explanation which has a bit more detail, the basic command is;
To see how to reduce the number of frames and a demo, the video is; https://youtu.be/PXxECG_6YvA duration 4.5 minutes
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A sometimes asked question is: How to convert a video - something.avi / .mp4 - to individual images in order to make an animated gif.
A common reply is use the Gimp plugin GAP. The video extractor in GAP sometimes fails on modern video formats so here is an alternative using a command line application FFMPEG.
Linux users can easily install FFMPEG, for Windows users, a convenient way is by installing Imagemagick which comes with FFMEG.
If you do not want to watch the video explanation which has a bit more detail, the basic command is;
Code:
ffmpeg -i inputfile.avi -f image2 imagename-%07d.pngTo see how to reduce the number of frames and a demo, the video is; https://youtu.be/PXxECG_6YvA duration 4.5 minutes
or