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--- tech:make_gif [2023/01/14 16:46] – created katsimbris
+++ tech:make_gif [2025/06/17 18:38] (current) – Adding Text katsimbris
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   * split filter will allow everything to be done in one command and avoids having to create a temporary PNG file of the palette.
   * Control looping with -loop output option but the values are confusing. A value of 0 is infinite looping, -1 is no looping, and 1 will loop once meaning it will play twice. So a value of 10 will cause the GIF to play 11 times.
+====== Make a gif with text Using FFMPEG ======
+<code> ffmpeg -i clip.mp4 \
+  -vf "fps=15,scale=480:-1:flags=lanczos,\
+drawtext=fontfile=/Library/Fonts/Arial.ttf:\
+textfile=subtitles1.txt:reload=1:\
+enable='lt(t,1)':\
+fontcolor=white@0.8:fontsize=24:\
+box=1:boxcolor=black@0.5:\
+x=(w-text_w)/2:y=h-(text_h*2),\
+drawtext=fontfile=/Library/Fonts/Arial.ttf:\
+textfile=subtitles2.txt:reload=1:\
+enable='between(t,1,3)':\
+fontcolor=white@0.8:fontsize=24:\
+box=1:boxcolor=black@0.5:\
+x=(w-text_w)/2:y=h-(text_h*2),\
+drawtext=fontfile=/Library/Fonts/Arial.ttf:\
+textfile=subtitle3.txt:reload=1:\
+enable='gte(t,3)':\
+fontcolor=white@0.8:fontsize=24:\
+box=1:boxcolor=black@0.5:\
+x=(w-text_w)/2:y=h-(text_h*2)" \
+  -loop 0 output.gif
+ </code>
+  * Create .txt files for the subtitles you want to use. (In this case, subtitles1.txt + subtitles2.txt + subtitles3.txt
+  * Note the commands for time after "enable=" (it seems to use "between" at one point)