GIF
Awesome GIF 
¶
A curated list of awesome GIF resources.
A list of tools, scripts, libraries, examples & other resources related to the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF).
General Tools¶
- FFmpeg
- ImageMagick
- GraphicsMagick - GraphicsMagick is usually faster than ImageMagick.
- MoviePy - Python module for video editing.
Utilities¶
- Gifgen - Simple high quality GIF encoding.
- Gifify - Convert screen recording into GIF.
- Gifs - Storage place for GIFs.
- Gifshot - Create animated GIFs from media by Yahoo. (demo)
- Gifsockets - Real Time communication library using Animated GIFs as a transport.
- X-gif - A web component for flexible GIF playback.
- GifW00t - JavaScript web recorder.
- gif-machine - GIF creation from YouTube videos.
- gifstreaming - Live video streaming server.
- Screengif - Create animated GIF screencasts.
- vnc-over-gif - Serves screen updates as animated GIF over http.
- gifdeck - Convert your SlideShares into animated GIFs.
- Gifbot - GIF search for Slack.
- Gif-camera - Create animated GIFs using webcam.
- Gifline - Chrome extension to put GIFs in your emails.
- Gifdrop - Create a repository for your collection of GIF images.
- Gh-gif - NodeGH plugin for commenting on pull requests/issues using GIF reactions.
- Tty2gif - Record scripts and their outputs into both binary and GIF formats.
- Giftoppr - Sync your favourite GIFs with Dropbox.
- Gifit - Chrome extension to make a GIF from a YouTube video.
- Ccapture.js - Capture animations created with HTML5 canvas.
- Kap - Beautiful open-source app to capture your screen and export to GIF.
- Gifit (the other one) - Get a search resulting giphy GIF in markdown in stdout, ala
$ gifit kittens. - gifski - High-quality GIF encoder based on libimagequant.
- Gifcurry - Open-source, Haskell-built editor for GIF makers.
Libraries¶
ActionScript¶
- Flash Animated GIF Library - AS3 library for playing Animated GIFs in Flash.
C++¶
- Node-gif - C++ library to make GIF.
- Gif-h - C++ one-header library for the creation of animated GIFs.
- msf_gif - C/C++ single-header library for creating animated GIFs.
C#
- [dot-screencap](https://github.com/Speiser/dot-screencap) - A simple libary to record your screen and save it as animated GIF.
- [WpfAnimatedGif](https://github.com/XamlAnimatedGif/WpfAnimatedGif) - A simple library to display animated GIF images in WPF.
- [XamlAnimatedGif](https://github.com/XamlAnimatedGif/XamlAnimatedGif) - A simple library to display animated GIF images in XAML apps (WPF, WinRT, Windows Phone).
- [AnimatedGif](https://github.com/mrousavy/AnimatedGif) - A high performance .NET library for reading and creating animated GIFs.
### Haxe
- [Gif](https://github.com/snowkit/gif) - Haxe GIF encoder.
### Java
- [Android-gif-drawable](https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable) - Views and Drawable for displaying animated GIFs on Android.
- [gifanimateddrawable](https://github.com/Hipmob/gifanimateddrawable) - Use an animated GIF as an Android Drawable.
- [GifView](https://github.com/RoiSoleil/GifView) - Android library to deal with GIF.
- [Gif Movie View](https://github.com/sbakhtiarov/gif-movie-view) - Android View widget for displaying GIF animations.
- [GifImageView](https://github.com/felipecsl/GifImageView) - Android ImageView that handles animated GIF images.
- [Gif-animation](https://github.com/extrapixel/gif-animation) - Processing library to play and export GIF.
- [Android-gif-encoder](https://github.com/nbadal/android-gif-encoder) - Animated GIF encoder for Android.
- [GIFDroid](https://github.com/curtislarson/GIFDroid) - Android video to GIF converter.
- [Android-GifStitch](https://github.com/CaptPhunkosis/Android-GifStitch) - Create and share animated GIFs.
### JavaScript
- [Gif.js](https://github.com/jnordberg/gif.js) - Create GIF from the DOM.
- [Omggif](https://github.com/deanm/omggif) - GIF 89a encoder and decoder.
- [Animated_GIF](https://github.com/sole/Animated_GIF) - JavaScript library for creating animated GIFs.
- [Gifffer](https://github.com/krasimir/gifffer) - JavaScript library that prevents the autoplaying of the animated GIFs.
- [Gifplayer](https://github.com/rubentd/gifplayer) - JQuery plugin to play and stop animated GIFs.
- [Jsgif](https://github.com/shachaf/jsgif) - JavaScript GIF parser and player.
- [node-gify](https://github.com/tj/node-gify) - JavaScript convert videos to GIFs using ffmpeg and gifsicle.
- [Gifencoder](https://github.com/eugeneware/gifencoder) - Server side animated GIF generation for Node.js.
- [Gif-video](https://github.com/hughsk/gif-video) - JavaScript Convert a GIF image into an HTML5-ready video.
- [Gif-player](https://github.com/apankrat/gif-player) - On-demand GIF loader/player in JavaScript.
- [GifgifLab-face](https://github.com/Viral-MediaLab/gifgifLab-face) - Facial-emotion detectors.
- [node-youtube](https://github.com/javascipt/node-youtube) - YouTube to snapshots and GIFs.
### PHP
- [GifCreator](https://github.com/Sybio/GifCreator) - PHP class that creates animated GIF from multiple images.
- [Spacer.gif](https://github.com/msng/spacer.gif) - PHP script offering spacer.gif 1x1.
- [GifFrameExtractor](https://github.com/Sybio/GifFrameExtractor) - PHP class that separates all the frames of an animated GIF.
### Objective-C
- [UIimage from GIF](https://github.com/mayoff/uiimage-from-animated-gif) - UIImage category that loads animated GIFs.
- [GIFRefreshControl](https://github.com/cyndibaby905/GIFRefreshControl) - "Twitter music" and "Yahoo! Weather" like pull-to-refresh control.
- [UIImageView-PlayGIF](https://github.com/yfme/UIImageView-PlayGIF) - UIImageView category/subclass for playing GIF.
- [FLAnimatedImage](https://github.com/Flipboard/FLAnimatedImage) - GIF engine for iOS by FlipBoard.
- [Animated-GIF-iPhone](https://github.com/arturogutierrez/Animated-GIF-iPhone) - Support for Animated GIF on iOS.
- [UzysAnimatedGifPullToRefresh](https://github.com/uzysjung/UzysAnimatedGifPullToRefresh) - PullToRefresh using animated GIF to any scrollView.
- [SvGifView](https://github.com/smileEvday/SvGifView) - iOS load and display GIF.
- [GifHUD](https://github.com/cemolcay/GiFHUD) - iOS progress hud for displaying only animated GIF images.
- [Video-Background GIF](https://github.com/ElvinJin/Video-Background-GIF) - iOS Video Background GIF.
- [AnimatedGifExample](https://github.com/kasatani/AnimatedGifExample) - iOS animated and transparent GIFs.
### Swift
- [SwiftyGif](https://github.com/kirualex/SwiftyGif) - High performance & easy to use Gif engine.
- [Gifu](https://github.com/kaishin/gifu) - Animated GIF support for iOS in Swift.
## GUI
- [Glyph](http://www.glyph.video/) - Tool for generating seamlessly looping GIFs and cinemagraphs from videos.
- [Qgifer](https://sourceforge.net/projects/qgifer/)
- [GifPro](https://github.com/unixpickle/GifPro) - GIF encoder for Mac.
## Hosting
- [Gfycat](https://gfycat.com) - Maximum GIF/video length: 15 seconds. Maximum file upload is 300Mb.
- [Imgur](https://imgur.com) - Maximum file upload is 50MB.
## Online Tools
- [Vid2gif](https://imgur.com/vidgif) - Video to GIF by imgur.
- [EzGif](https://ezgif.com/) - Online GIF maker and image editor.
- [Giflr](https://giflr.com/) - A web app for making or remixing animated GIFs.
## Community
- [Giphy.com](https://giphy.com)
- [/r/educationalgifs](https://www.reddit.com/r/educationalgifs/)
## Scripts
### Frames to GIF
FFmpeg
ffmpeg -f image2 -i image%d.jpg animated.gif
Imagemagick
convert -delay 20 -loop 0 frames*.png animated.gif
Bash script (```frames2gif.sh```) for GraphicsMagick, ImageMagick, FFmpeg
#!/bin/bash
if [ $# -ne 5 ]; then
echo "please provide the moviename and directory where to store the frames"
echo "./frames2gif.sh [directory] [movie.mp4] [filename.gif] [gm|im|ffmpeg] [png|jpg]"
exit 1
fi
if [ "png" == "$5" ]; then
suffix="png"
else
suffix="jpg"
fi
CONVERT=$(which convert)
GM=$(which gm)
FFMPEG=$(which ffmpeg)
FFPROBE=$(which ffprobe)
FPS=$($FFPROBE -show_streams -select_streams v -i "$2" 2>/dev/null | grep "r_frame_rate" | cut -d'=' -f2 | cut -d'/' -f1)
echo "FPS: ${FPS}"
if [ "im" == "$4" ]; then # use imagemagick
FPS=$(echo "1 / ${FPS} * 100" |bc -l)
$CONVERT "$1/*.${suffix}" -delay ${FPS} -loop 0 "$3"
elif [ "gm" == "$4" ]; then # use graphicsmagick
FPS=$(echo "1 / ${FPS} * 100" |bc -l)
$GM convert "$1/*.${suffix}" -delay ${FPS} -loop 0 "$3"
else # use crappy gif-algorithm from ffmpeg
$FFMPEG -f image2 -framerate ${FPS} -i "$1/%08d.${suffix}" "$3"
fi
From [DeepDreamVideo](https://github.com/graphific/DeepDreamVideo), [source](https://github.com/graphific/DeepDreamVideo/blob/master/frames2gif.sh)
### GIF to frames
ffmpeg -i video.mpg image%d.jpg
convert -coalesce animated.gif image%05d.png
### High quality GIF
with ffmpeg / based on this [article](http://blog.pkh.me/p/21-high-quality-gif-with-ffmpeg.html)
- Generate a palette :
#!/bin/sh
start_time=30
duration=3
ffmpeg -y -ss $start_time -t $duration -i input.avi \
-vf fps=10,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos,palettegen palette.png
- Output the GIF using the palette :
#!/bin/sh
start_time=30
duration=3
ffmpeg -ss $start_time -t $duration -i input.avi -i palette.png -filter_complex \
"fps=10,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos[x];[x][1:v]paletteuse" output.gif
### Optimize GIF
convert -layers Optimize output.gif output_optimized.gif
### Lossy GIF Compressor
./gifsicle -O3 --lossy=80 -o lossy-compressed.gif input.gif
[Lossy Gif](https://kornel.ski/lossygif)
### Making GIF from video
from moviepy.editor import *
clip = (VideoFileClip("input.avi")
.subclip((4,00.00),(5,00.00))
.resize(0.3))
clip.write_gif("output.gif")
[article](http://zulko.github.io/blog/2014/01/23/making-animated-gifs-from-video-files-with-python/#converting-a-video-excerpt-into-a-gif)
### Cinemagraphs
Freezing a region
from moviepy.editor import *
clip = (VideoFileClip("input.avi")
.subclip((4,00.00),(5,00.00))
.resize(0.3)
.fx(vfx.freeze_region, outside_region=(170, 230, 380, 320)))
clip.write_gif("output.gif", fps=15)
[article](http://zulko.github.io/blog/2014/01/23/making-animated-gifs-from-video-files-with-python/#freezing-a-region)
ffmpeg \
-ss ${starttime} -t ${duration} -i ${vidfile} `# body of loop` \
-ss TODO ${starttime} MINUS ${duration} -t ${fadetime} -i ${vidfile} `# lead-in for crossfade` \
-loop 1 -i ${stillfile} `# masked still image` \
-filter_complex "
[0:v]setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[vid]; `# speed adjustment - not needed here, so noop`
color=white,scale=3840x2160,fade=in:st=0:d=${fadetime}[alpha]; `# crossfade alpha, double length ahead of speed change`
[1:v][alpha]alphamerge[am]; `# apply alpha to lead-in`
[am]setpts=PTS+(${duration}-${fadetime})/TB[layer2]; `# speed adjustment and offset for lead-in`
[vid][layer2]overlay[oo]; `# overlay for crossfade`
[oo][2:v]overlay=shortest=1[out1]; `# overlay still image`
[out1]crop=w=${cropfactor}*iw:h=${cropfactor}*ih:y=${yoffset}*ih,scale=${outputwidth}:-1, `# crop and scale`
eq=gamma=${gamma}:contrast=${contrast}:saturation=${saturation},unsharp `# final adjustments`
" -an output.mp4
### Perfect Loop
import moviepy.editor as mp
from moviepy.video.tools.cuts import FramesMatches
clip = mp.VideoFileClip("input.avi").resize(0.3)
scenes = FramesMatches.from_clip(clip, 10, 3)
selected_scenes = scenes.select_scenes(2, 1, 4, 0.5)
selected_scenes.write_gifs(clip.resize(width=450), "./outputs_directory")
[article](http://zulko.github.io/blog/2015/02/01/extracting-perfectly-looping-gifs-from-videos-with-python-and-moviepy/)
### YouTube video to GIF
- Download it via youtube-dl and then convert it.
youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2XpsaLqXc8
[Youtube-dl](https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/)
### Grabbing each frame of an HTML5 Canvas
Using [PhantomJS](https://phantomjs.org).
Example with this [canvas](http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/?sound=0).
var webPage = require('webpage');
var fs = require('fs');
var page = webPage.create();
var NB_FRAME = 100;
var current = 0;
page.open('http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/?sound=0',
function(status) {
if (status === "success") {
var current = 0;
var grabber = setInterval(function () {
var frame = page.evaluate(function() {
return document.getElementById('mycanvas').toDataURL("image/png").split(",")[1];
});
fs.write("./frame-" + current + ".png",atob(frame), 'wb');
if (++current === NB_FRAME) {
window.clearInterval(grabber);
phantom.exit(0);
}
}, 1000);
}
});
## Miscellaneous
- [Why is the GIF I created so slow?](https://superuser.com/questions/569924/why-is-the-gif-i-created-so-slow/569967) - Using ImageMagick to solve problems concerning GIF speed.
## Use
The best ways to use this list are:
- By browing the [contents](#contents).
- By using command + F to search the contents
## Credits
By [Craig Davison](https://davison.io) and contributors.
Based on a [recovered list](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome/issues/872) by [Ismail Baaj](https://ismailbaaj.fr).
ffmpeg -f image2 -i image%d.jpg animated.gif
convert -delay 20 -loop 0 frames*.png animated.gif
#!/bin/bash
if [ $# -ne 5 ]; then
echo "please provide the moviename and directory where to store the frames"
echo "./frames2gif.sh [directory] [movie.mp4] [filename.gif] [gm|im|ffmpeg] [png|jpg]"
exit 1
fi
if [ "png" == "$5" ]; then
suffix="png"
else
suffix="jpg"
fi
CONVERT=$(which convert)
GM=$(which gm)
FFMPEG=$(which ffmpeg)
FFPROBE=$(which ffprobe)
FPS=$($FFPROBE -show_streams -select_streams v -i "$2" 2>/dev/null | grep "r_frame_rate" | cut -d'=' -f2 | cut -d'/' -f1)
echo "FPS: ${FPS}"
if [ "im" == "$4" ]; then # use imagemagick
FPS=$(echo "1 / ${FPS} * 100" |bc -l)
$CONVERT "$1/*.${suffix}" -delay ${FPS} -loop 0 "$3"
elif [ "gm" == "$4" ]; then # use graphicsmagick
FPS=$(echo "1 / ${FPS} * 100" |bc -l)
$GM convert "$1/*.${suffix}" -delay ${FPS} -loop 0 "$3"
else # use crappy gif-algorithm from ffmpeg
$FFMPEG -f image2 -framerate ${FPS} -i "$1/%08d.${suffix}" "$3"
fi
ffmpeg -i video.mpg image%d.jpg
convert -coalesce animated.gif image%05d.png
#!/bin/sh
start_time=30
duration=3
ffmpeg -y -ss $start_time -t $duration -i input.avi \
-vf fps=10,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos,palettegen palette.png
#!/bin/sh
start_time=30
duration=3
ffmpeg -ss $start_time -t $duration -i input.avi -i palette.png -filter_complex \
"fps=10,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos[x];[x][1:v]paletteuse" output.gif
convert -layers Optimize output.gif output_optimized.gif
./gifsicle -O3 --lossy=80 -o lossy-compressed.gif input.gif
from moviepy.editor import *
clip = (VideoFileClip("input.avi")
.subclip((4,00.00),(5,00.00))
.resize(0.3))
clip.write_gif("output.gif")
from moviepy.editor import *
clip = (VideoFileClip("input.avi")
.subclip((4,00.00),(5,00.00))
.resize(0.3)
.fx(vfx.freeze_region, outside_region=(170, 230, 380, 320)))
clip.write_gif("output.gif", fps=15)
ffmpeg \
-ss ${starttime} -t ${duration} -i ${vidfile} `# body of loop` \
-ss TODO ${starttime} MINUS ${duration} -t ${fadetime} -i ${vidfile} `# lead-in for crossfade` \
-loop 1 -i ${stillfile} `# masked still image` \
-filter_complex "
[0:v]setpts=PTS-STARTPTS[vid]; `# speed adjustment - not needed here, so noop`
color=white,scale=3840x2160,fade=in:st=0:d=${fadetime}[alpha]; `# crossfade alpha, double length ahead of speed change`
[1:v][alpha]alphamerge[am]; `# apply alpha to lead-in`
[am]setpts=PTS+(${duration}-${fadetime})/TB[layer2]; `# speed adjustment and offset for lead-in`
[vid][layer2]overlay[oo]; `# overlay for crossfade`
[oo][2:v]overlay=shortest=1[out1]; `# overlay still image`
[out1]crop=w=${cropfactor}*iw:h=${cropfactor}*ih:y=${yoffset}*ih,scale=${outputwidth}:-1, `# crop and scale`
eq=gamma=${gamma}:contrast=${contrast}:saturation=${saturation},unsharp `# final adjustments`
" -an output.mp4
import moviepy.editor as mp
from moviepy.video.tools.cuts import FramesMatches
clip = mp.VideoFileClip("input.avi").resize(0.3)
scenes = FramesMatches.from_clip(clip, 10, 3)
selected_scenes = scenes.select_scenes(2, 1, 4, 0.5)
selected_scenes.write_gifs(clip.resize(width=450), "./outputs_directory")
youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2XpsaLqXc8
var webPage = require('webpage');
var fs = require('fs');
var page = webPage.create();
var NB_FRAME = 100;
var current = 0;
page.open('http://www.effectgames.com/demos/canvascycle/?sound=0',
function(status) {
if (status === "success") {
var current = 0;
var grabber = setInterval(function () {
var frame = page.evaluate(function() {
return document.getElementById('mycanvas').toDataURL("image/png").split(",")[1];
});
fs.write("./frame-" + current + ".png",atob(frame), 'wb');
if (++current === NB_FRAME) {
window.clearInterval(grabber);
phantom.exit(0);
}
}, 1000);
}
});