Re: [CODE4LIB] .gif - determining it's time length

[Menk, Robert - 0050 - MITLL]

If you're converting in order to view in VLC, why not just use the built-in VLC 
convertor? It's on the File menu as I recall.

Bobb Menk

-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG> On Behalf Of Andrew Ward
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 12:38 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] .gif - determining it's time length

Perhaps Handbrake can handle the conversion if you'd prefer a GUI?
https://handbrake.fr/

Andrew

On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 4:34 PM Alex Dunn <ad...@ucsb.edu> wrote:

> If you're comfortable with command-line tools, ffmpeg includes a tool 
> called ffprobe that will extract metadata from a GIF, including length.
> ffmpeg itself can also convert a GIF to another video format: `ffmpeg 
> -i input.gif output.mp4`
>
> On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 8:13 AM charles meyer <reachmepl...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks, Joe.
> >
> > But, my ultimate goal is to convert the .gif into an .mp4 with a 
> > downloadable, free converter so I can watch the instructional video 
> > in
> VLC,
> > DR, OpenShot, etc.
> >
> > In those video viewers/editors I can pause, rewind, do a clip 
> > capture,
> etc.
> >
> > I've only found Irfanview which can play a .gif but will only stop 
> > and play.
> >
> > I found a YT which showed you how to convert a .gif to an .mp4 using
> Power
> > Point but when I do that with this .gif it only converts about 5 
> > seconds even though I set the convert minutes in PPT to 10.00 minutes.
> >
> > A lot of work just to watch an instructional video!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Charles.
> >
> > Charles Meyer
> > Charlotte County Public Library
> > Port Charlotte, FL
> >
> >
> > Date:    Mon, 30 May 2022 12:14:42 -0400
> > From:    Joe Hourclé <onei...@annoying.org>
> > Subject: Re: .gif - determining it's time length
> >
> > > On May 30, 2022, at 12:02 PM, charles meyer 
> > > <reachmepl...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi my esteemed listmates,
> > >
> > >
> > > I’m trying to ascertain how long in minutes and seconds a certain 
> > > .gif
> > is?
> > …
> > > If not, what free, downloadable program do you use to view .gifs?
> > …
> > > My goal is to convert the .gif to .MP4 to play in VLC, DaVinci 
> > > Resolve
> or
> > > OpenShot.
> > …
> > > I can convert that .gif to .mp4 but I 1st need to know time-wise 
> > > how
> long
> > > that .gif is.
> >
> > There are simple scripts out there to just determine the length of 
> > the animation.  Here’s one in PHP (as they were dealing with file uploads):
> >
> > https://justinsomnia.org/2006/10/gif-animation-duration-calculation/
> >
>


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Andrew Ward (he/him/his)
Digital Services Librarian
Troy Public Library

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