gifify() { if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then if [[ $2 == '--good' ]]; then ffmpeg -i $1 -r 10 -vcodec png out-static-%05d.png time convert -verbose +dither -layers Optimize -resize 600x600\> out-static*.png GIF:- | gifsicle --colors 128 --delay=5 --loop --optimize=3 --multifile - > $1.gif rm out-static*.png else ffmpeg -i $1 -s 600x400 -pix_fmt rgb24 -r 10 -f gif - | gifsicle --optimize=3 --delay=3 > $1.gif fi else echo "proper usage: gifify . You DO need to include extension." fi }