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Convert MOV to GIF using FFmpeg and ImageMagick

I tried a few different techniques to make a GIF via command-line and the following gives me the best control of quality and size. Once you're all setup, you'll be pumping out GIFs in no time!

Preparation

Install FFmpeg

• $ brew install ffmpeg [all your options]
  • Example: $ brew install ffmpeg --with-fdk-aac --with-ffplay --with-freetype --with-frei0r --with-libass --with-libvo-aacenc --with-libvorbis --with-libvpx --with-opencore-amr --with-openjpeg --with-opus --with-rtmpdump --with-schroedinger --with-speex --with-theora --with-tools

Install ImageMagick

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const assert = require('assert');
const async = require('async');
const fs = require('fs');
let request = require('request');
const FileCookieStore = require('tough-cookie-filestore');

if (!fs.existsSync('cookies.json')) { fs.writeFileSync('cookies.json', '{}');}
let j = request.jar(new FileCookieStore('cookies.json'));
request = request.defaults({ jar : j });

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# Original Gist by gcatlin/gist:1847248
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brew update
brew versions FORMULA
cd `brew --prefix`
git checkout HASH Library/Formula/FORMULA.rb  # use output of "brew versions"
brew unlink FORMULA
brew install FORMULA
git checkout -- Library/Formula/FORMULA.rb    # reset formula