Animated GIF images replacing Videos

From recent years we have been using videos. But now it is apast thing and the latest technique is using GIF(Graphical interchange format) images instead of videos. You may be getting a doubt that how can GIF image replace a video? We can do this in this way. First we have to install some stuff to do this :

sudo apt-get install imagemagick mplayer gtk-recordmydesktop

Then record any video from your desktop or from any where. By entering the above command we will get some stuff from internet, they are image magick, Mplayer, desktop recorder. Then use the desktop recorder to capture a screen cast and save the video file. And then use OGV video, Mplayer to capture the JPEG screen shots and then save the output file. Then enter the below command in the terminal :

mplayer -ao null <video file name> -vo jpeg:outdir=output

Then after this use image magick to convert the output file to animated GIF image by using the below command :

convert output/* output.gif

Then if you want to optimize the output we got then use the below command in the terminal :

convert output.gif -fuzz 10% -layers Optimize optimised.gif

The fuzz factor can be used between 3% to 10% to reduce the image size to a great level.

Or also you can use the below command instead of the above command :

gifsicle -O in.gif -o out.gif

If you want to reduce the size further more decrease the fuzz factor to 3% like this :

convert output.gif -fuzz 3% -layers Optimize finalgif.gif

And then use the below command in the terminal :

ffmpeg -i Untitled_Screencast.webm -loop_output 0 -r 5 -s 320x200 -pix_fmt rgb24 out.gif

And then use the below command in the terminal :

convert output.gif -fuzz 8% -layers Optimize finalgif.gif

That's all you have the animated gif image where there is no need to start it like a video and so we can watch the video like an image file in real time.

Here is an example of of GIF image try it for your own videos you will surely love it.