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Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

#11

Post by Recoil42 » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 5:06 PM UTC

w1ntermute wrote: post #4

Please use silent HTML5 videos instead of animated GIFs wherever possible. They are much more bandwidth- and CPU-efficient. This site allows you to automatically upload/convert animated GIFs into that format: http://gfycat.com/ The links allow you to see the animated GIFs as well, if viewer's device doesn't support HTML5.

The problem, for me, is that HTML5 video is a technical solution with no social advantage. There are so many places on the web where images are allowed that videos will never be allowed -- for good reason. Forums, comment threads, etc.

What we need is an image container format that allows for a silent (and only silent) video stream to be embedded. A better GIF. Something that site maintainers would feel entirely comfortable in allowing.

Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

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Post by gioi » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 5:25 PM UTC

Thank you! I've never met MoviePy and it looks really good. I'm waiting for libopenshot to be released, what do you think about it?

Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

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Post by mattdeboard » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 5:35 PM UTC

Very nice API.

Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

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Post by daliusd » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 5:40 PM UTC

zulko wrote: post #9

w1ntermute wrote: post #4

Please use silent HTML5 videos instead of animated GIFs wherever possible. They are much more bandwidth- and CPU-efficient. This site allows you to automatically upload/convert animated GIFs into that format: http://gfycat.com/ The links allow you to see the animated GIFs as well, if viewer's device doesn't support HTML5.

The same scripts will output videos for HTML5 if you replace the `to_gif` method by `to_videofile`: clip.to_videofile('animation.mp4') clip.to_videofile('animation.webm', codec='libvpx') clip.to_videofile('animation.ogv',codec='libtheora')

Can I make video/gif from multiple photos?

Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

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Post by skymt » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 5:40 PM UTC

Recoil42 wrote: post #11

w1ntermute wrote: post #4

Please use silent HTML5 videos instead of animated GIFs wherever possible. They are much more bandwidth- and CPU-efficient. This site allows you to automatically upload/convert animated GIFs into that format: http://gfycat.com/ The links allow you to see the animated GIFs as well, if viewer's device doesn't support HTML5.

The problem, for me, is that HTML5 video is a technical solution with no social advantage. There are so many places on the web where images are allowed that videos will never be allowed -- for good reason. Forums, comment threads, etc. What we need is an image container format that allows for a silent (and only silent) video stream to be embedded. A better GIF. Something that site maintainers would feel entirely comf…

A new format would be overkill. Websites can just set the "muted" attribute on video elements. If you also set "loop" & "autoplay" and hide the controls, you've got a video that acts just like a GIF.

Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

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Post by zulko » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 5:43 PM UTC

daliusd wrote: post #14

zulko wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The same scripts will output videos for HTML5 if you replace the `to_gif` method by `to_videofile`: clip.to_videofile('animation.mp4') clip.to_videofile('animation.webm', codec='libvpx') clip.to_videofile('animation.ogv',codec='libtheora')

Can I make video/gif from multiple photos?

You can do that with ffmpeg or ImageMagick. Something like

    ffmpeg -i *.png output.gif

You have options like delay, loop, etc.

Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

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Post by idoco » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 5:48 PM UTC

I just watched the whole 'Pigs in a polka' video and it is so good! The API is also very cool :)

Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

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Post by theophrastus » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 6:23 PM UTC

(on 'jessie'):

apt-cache search 'movie.python|python.movie'

... ...

well, nutz.

(and how the hell do you type a real asterisk in this comment forum? tried escapes... tried html entities...)

Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

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Post by tonetheman » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 6:42 PM UTC

w1ntermute wrote: post #4

Please use silent HTML5 videos instead of animated GIFs wherever possible. They are much more bandwidth- and CPU-efficient. This site allows you to automatically upload/convert animated GIFs into that format: http://gfycat.com/ The links allow you to see the animated GIFs as well, if viewer's device doesn't support HTML5.

Nope nope nope. A gif is a single file and pretty much works everywhere.

If you have the time to do it yeah maybe. But for animated cat pictures with titles... http://blog.zencoder.com/2013/09/13/what-formats-do-i-need-f...

One of the big failures of HTML5 videos is the missing viral aspect. I can see a funny gif, then save it and then email it on to whoever and they can watch it.

Hopefully all of this will play out and it will be easier, now it is not.

Re: Making GIFs From Video Files With Python

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Post by Sir_Cmpwn » Sat, Jan 25, 2014, 7:15 PM UTC

w1ntermute wrote: post #4

Please use silent HTML5 videos instead of animated GIFs wherever possible. They are much more bandwidth- and CPU-efficient. This site allows you to automatically upload/convert animated GIFs into that format: http://gfycat.com/ The links allow you to see the animated GIFs as well, if viewer's device doesn't support HTML5.

Try https://mediacru.sh instead of gfycat. It has a lot more features, and it's open source [1]. It's been around the HN block a few times [2][3].

Disclaimer: I made it with a friend and I'm baised.

[1] https://github.com/MediaCrush/MediaCrush

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6773039

[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6189397