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OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

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

Based on https://techwombat.com/enable-http2-apache-ubuntu-16-04/
This totorial is for an older Ubuntu 16.04, for a Ubuntu 18.04 please read here --> https://gist.github.com/GAS85/8dadbcb3c9a7ecbcb6705530c1252831 and for a Ubuntu 20.04 please read here* --> https://gist.github.com/GAS85/38eb5954a27d64ae9ac17d01bfe9898c

Requirements

A self-managed VPS or dedicated server with Ubuntu 16.04 running Apache 2.4.xx.
For Ubuntu 18.04 please read here --> https://gist.github.com/GAS85/8dadbcb3c9a7ecbcb6705530c1252831
A registered domain name with working HTTPS (TLS/SSL). HTTP/2 only works alongside HTTPS because most browsers, including Firefox and Chrome, don’t support HTTP/2 in cleartext (non-TLS) mode.

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