video-to-gif

What problem does it solve?

Many users need to convert short videos or screen recordings into shareable GIFs but are unsure which combination of frame rate, resolution, and color count gives the best balance of quality and file size. This skill automates generation of multiple GIF variants so users can visually compare tradeoffs and pick the optimal output.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Parameter sweep: Generates a matrix of GIFs varying FPS, width, and color counts to explore quality vs size tradeoffs.
• Presets and overrides: Provides full, minimal, lossy, and quality presets and allows CLI overrides for fps, width, colors, lossy levels, and trimming.
• High-quality pipeline: Uses FFmpeg two-pass palette generation for better color fidelity and optionally applies gifsicle lossy compression for smaller files.
• Use case: Produce several GIF versions of a demo or screen recording to choose the smallest file that still preserves legible text and smooth motion for social sharing or documentation.

Quick Start

Run the video-to-gif script on your clip to generate a directory of GIF variants for side-by-side comparison.