Description: Extension to the VLC player which allows you to easily generate GIFs from watched content (or execute other, custom commands)
Bugs and suggestions: please create a new Issue on GitHub: https://github.com/Dante383/VLC-GIF-Maker
## Installation
**WARNGING: THIS EXTENSION REQUIRES FFMPEG TO BE INSTALLED (and put in PATH for Windows)**
Put "vlc_gif_maker.lua" file in directory suitable for your operating system:
* Windows (all users): %ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\ * Windows (current user): %APPDATA%\VLC\lua\extensions\ * Linux (all users): /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/ * Linux (current user): ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/ * Mac OS X (all users): /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/extensions/ * Mac OS X (current user): /Users/%your_name%/Library/Application Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/extensions/
## Usage
https://i.imgur.com/Q2fZT07.png
In VLC, click "View" and select "VLC GIF Creator". GIF creator window will open.
Adjust output path and filename as needed. **Do not put a slash at the end of the output path!**
Now, you can either input start and end timestamps by hand, or you can simply navigate the player and click "Get" by the inputs. The timestamps will be set automatically.
Press "Generate GIF" and it's gonna be saved to the path you specified, followed by a confirmation on the VLC screen.
## Adjusting resolution
This is how the command looks by default, important bits are bold:
In short, scale = resolution, width:height in pixels to be exact.
If you put -1 instead of one of the values (like in the default command), it will be scaled without losing proportions. For example, input video has 2000x1000 resolution. You put scale=500:-1 in the command, and the GIF will have 500x250 resolution. Same with the other way - scale=-1:500 and the GIF will have 1000x500 resolution.
This is how the command would look like with 600px height (and scaled width):
You can leave it empty and the GIF will be generated with the maximum resolution (so input video's). This is however probably a very bad idea. 6 second GIF from a 1080p source material would weight around 70MB.
This is how the command would look like with source material's resolution:
See https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-filters.html#scale for more information
** Other uses
You might notice that this extension simply executes a command with filled parameters. You can of course change it, here is an example command which will just export the selected timeframe to mp4 instead of turning it into a GIF.
Gif icon created by Freepik - Flaticon @ https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/gifLast changelog:
0.0.5 update
- Miliseconds-accurate timestamp - Fixed Windows path formatting - UI rework, code cleanup - FPS and looping can be set directly from the graphical interface now, no need to mess with the command manually
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