Posting video and GIFs

[iqaluit]

Is it possible to post video or content in animated GIF format ?
if yes , how do we do that ? Thanks

[Pathduck]

@iqaluit Hi - GIFs can be posted just like other images, either pasted directly or using the image button.

Videos can't be embedded, only linked.

NodeBB does not seem to handle WEBP or APNG animations properly.

[iqaluit]

@Pathduck Thank you !

[barbudo2005]

@iqaluit

But they have a size limit. I have tried to upload GIFs that come from a video and could not because of the limit.

[Hadden89]

@barbudo2005 GIFs are a poor choice for videos (that's why is better to use streaming services for these kind of captures).

I often use ScreenToGif to capture and optimize brief animations for forums.

[iqaluit]

@barbudo2005 Yeah... I have just noticed that... Thanks for the heads up

[Pathduck]

Larger images can still be hotlinked - although as on any forum, hotlinking large images is generally bad netiquette.

Not to mention if hotlinking directly to some other site's images, you have no guarantee they won't for instance change it to Goatse at some point to discourage hotlinking

Not so much a case these days, but back in the day when bandwidth was limited and host sites often had strict limits on data, it was something that could be done to give a warning.

[Catweazle]

Yes, hotlinking is certain ly a bad habit, I always use an Image host/sharer to post an uploaded or captured image. For this I use vgy.me, private, encrypt, good for backup images (jpg, jpeg, png, gif) and it gives you also direct the different codes to embed the images (BBcode, Markdown, Html, .....). It's free, config file for ShareX and Dropshare.

[Catweazle]

PS. The best for editing, optimizing gifs, video to gif, convert formats, etc. is ezgif

[iqaluit]

@Catweazle This one is really cool ! Thanks.

[Pathduck]

In case anyone's interested I've been maintaining a script for converting video to GIF/APNG/WEBP, including lossy encoding for WEBP and some useful arguments like clipping and palette generation:
https://github.com/Pathduck/vid2ani

This is a fork of an existing repo but I have improved it and added support for APNG/WEBP. I have also converted it into a shell script (only tested in Bash...)

I think using a script + FFmpeg is much faster and allows for more control than using any web UI for this, and no waiting for queueing or having watermarks inserted in your images.

[Catweazle]

@Pathduck, I'll try it for sure, but no watermarks with ezgif, apart it don't only convert vids to gif, it also permit to optimimize, compress and resize, even delete the background, making it transparent after this. Also other conversion tools from the author.

[Pathduck]

@Catweazle Sure EzGIF is good and has its uses for simplicity. Though... I thought your were one of those who always posts how bad sites are with trackers and ads, and that site has plenty, even if you don't see them when using an adblocker

Here's what I'd do, to create a small WEBP file from a cool series in a couple seconds and upload it:

$ vid2ani "Secret Level - S01E08 - Armored Core - Asset Management.mkv" -s 00:06:47.931 -e 00:06:52.708 -r 600 -t webp -l 75
ffmpeg version 7.1-essentials_build-www.gyan.dev Copyright (c) 2000-2024 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 14.2.0 (Rev1, Built by MSYS2 project)
Output file: Secret Level - S01E08 - Armored Core - Asset Management.webp
Generating palette...
Encoding animation...
Done.

$ pb "Secret Level - S01E08 - Armored Core - Asset Management.webp"
https://0x0.st/8zgQ.webp

The timestamps I get from Zoom Player but I'm sure they can be found when using VLC or whatever other player.
Allowing ms in timestamps allows (nearly) frame-perfect trimming. I have not been able to find any GUI tools that allows doing that, usually they are second-only which is way too limiting.

Results in a 531kB WEBP that looks good/ok at 600px:

[Catweazle]

@Pathduck, yes, online tools can have some trackers, but at least in the EU there are not a big problem and avoidable using an ad/trackerblocker.
With an limited SSD space in my Laptop, I prefer to use good online tools for ocassional tasks instead to fill the Disk with things which I rarely use.
I always test what I want to use.

[ThePfromtheO]

@Pathduck This is a big problem. But I think it is because videos are usually larger.

[ThePfromtheO]

I use Proton Drive. It's pretty secure, if this is what you are looking for it could be a good choice.

[mrtonysmith]

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[Jurants]

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