Convert WebM to GIF
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A short WebM screen recording makes a looping GIF for a chat, a ticket or a document. The GIF has no sound and is scaled to at most 480 px wide.
WebM or GIF?
Keep WebM when
- The video has sound or has to stay sharp. A GIF holds neither.
Pick GIF when
- A short clip has to play on a loop without a play button.
About WebM and GIF
WebM
An open video format made for the web. Common for screen recordings and clips saved from sites, less so in media players.
GIF
Best known for simple animations and reaction images. Not great for photos, since it only supports 256 colors.
Questions
Why is the GIF so large?
A GIF stores every frame as a picture, so the size grows with the length of the clip. Keep it to a few seconds.
How do I make the GIF smaller?
In the command, lower the 10 in fps=10 or the 480 in min(480,iw). A shorter clip helps most.
Why do the colours look rough?
A GIF holds at most 256 colours. The palette part of the command picks the 256 colours from this clip instead of a fixed set.
How long can the GIF from Clipchamp be?
Clipchamp saves up to 15 seconds of video as a GIF.
Does the GIF keep the sound?
No. A GIF holds only pictures.