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video_to_gifframes_to_gif
Video clip to GIF
video_to_gif
Cut a start/duration window out of a video and encode it as an animated GIF with its own colour palette.
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required / default | Values and notes |
video |
path |
required
|
|
start |
float |
optional, default 0.0
|
|
duration |
float |
optional, default 3.0
|
|
fps |
int |
optional, default 12
|
|
width |
int |
optional, default 480
|
|
out |
path |
optional, default ""
|
|
Outputs
Image sequence to GIF
frames_to_gif
Stitch every image in a folder, in natural filename order, into one looping animated GIF.
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required / default | Values and notes |
folder |
path |
required
|
|
fps |
int |
optional, default 12
|
|
width |
int |
optional, default 0
|
|
out |
path |
optional, default ""
|
|
Outputs
| Name | Type | Notes |
file |
path |
|
count |
int |
|
Use it
Video clip to GIF
Command line
shell
python app.py --action video_to_gif --params '{"video": "D:/path/to/video"}'
Run from the app’s own folder. Single quotes work in bash and PowerShell; in cmd.exe use double quotes and escape the inner ones.
MCP tool
mcp
run_action("gif-maker", "video_to_gif", {"video": "D:/path/to/video"})
Workflow node
json
{
"id": "n0",
"app": "gif-maker",
"action": "video_to_gif",
"params": {
"video": "D:/path/to/video"
},
"inputs": {}
}
Image sequence to GIF
Command line
shell
python app.py --action frames_to_gif --params '{"folder": "D:/path/to/folder"}'
Run from the app’s own folder. Single quotes work in bash and PowerShell; in cmd.exe use double quotes and escape the inner ones.
MCP tool
mcp
run_action("gif-maker", "frames_to_gif", {"folder": "D:/path/to/folder"})
Workflow node
json
{
"id": "n0",
"app": "gif-maker",
"action": "frames_to_gif",
"params": {
"folder": "D:/path/to/folder"
},
"inputs": {}
}
Example prompts
Things you can say to Claude, Cursor or Codex once the MCP server is registered.
- make a 4 second gif from clip.mp4 starting at 00:12, 480px wide
- turn the frames in D:/render_frames into a looping gif at 24fps