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GIFs have become a pretty standard way to promote games. Lots of game pages on [[Itch]] use them as their main image, for example. | GIFs have become a pretty standard way to promote games. Lots of game pages on [[Itch]] use them as their main image, for example. | ||
== Guides == | ==Guides== | ||
* [https://alexjgriffith.itch.io/witch-mountain/devlog/352990/making-chained-gif-cover-images-in-linux-easy-mode Making Chained GIF Cover Images in Linux [Easy Mode<nowiki>]</nowiki>] - Guide by [https://gamemaking.social/@alexjgriffith Alex Griffith] on making GIFs using [https://github.com/phw/peek Peek] and the {{jargon|CLI|CLI}} tool [https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ Gifsicle]. | * [https://alexjgriffith.itch.io/witch-mountain/devlog/352990/making-chained-gif-cover-images-in-linux-easy-mode Making Chained GIF Cover Images in Linux [Easy Mode<nowiki>]</nowiki>] - Guide by [https://gamemaking.social/@alexjgriffith Alex Griffith] on making GIFs using [https://github.com/phw/peek Peek] and the {{jargon|CLI|CLI}} tool [https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ Gifsicle]. | ||
==Tools== | |||
All free, unless specified. | |||
===GUI=== | |||
* [[Peek]] - [https://github.com/phw/peek Github]<br>Record your screen straight to a GIF (or video) | |||
* [[Glimpse]] and [[Gnu IMP]]<br>Can create GIFs from several images. Just put each image on its own layer, and export as a GIF. | |||
===CLI=== | |||
* [[FFmpeg]] - [https://www.ffmpeg.org/ Homepage]<br>General tool for working with audio and video. Can extract frames from a video as images, piece together images into a video or GIF, and convert video to GIF. | |||
* [[Gifsicle]] - [https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ Homepage]<br>GIF-dedicated tool for creating, editing, and even comparing GIFs. | |||
* [[ImageMagick]] - [https://imagemagick.org/ Homepage]<br>General tool for manipulating images. Handy for creating animations out of {{jargon|Sprite Sheet|sprite sheets}}. It can do ''everything''. | |||
* [[Yeetgif]] - [https://github.com/sgreben/yeetgif Github]<br>Add animated effects. Has channer vibes though. | |||
Revision as of 02:27, 2 March 2022
GIFs have become a pretty standard way to promote games. Lots of game pages on Itch use them as their main image, for example.
Guides
- Making Chained GIF Cover Images in Linux [Easy Mode] - Guide by Alex Griffith on making GIFs using Peek and the CLI tool Gifsicle.
Tools
All free, unless specified.
GUI
- Peek - Github
Record your screen straight to a GIF (or video) - Glimpse and Gnu IMP
Can create GIFs from several images. Just put each image on its own layer, and export as a GIF.
CLI
- FFmpeg - Homepage
General tool for working with audio and video. Can extract frames from a video as images, piece together images into a video or GIF, and convert video to GIF. - Gifsicle - Homepage
GIF-dedicated tool for creating, editing, and even comparing GIFs. - ImageMagick - Homepage
General tool for manipulating images. Handy for creating animations out of sprite sheets. It can do everything. - Yeetgif - Github
Add animated effects. Has channer vibes though.
