mortenjust/androidtool-mac

Request: Animated GIF improvement: Better quality, smaller files

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#24 opened on Apr 30, 2015

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help wanted

Description

Might be possible by embedding and using Image Magick instead ffmpeg for the last step

Contributor guide

Tech stack
swift
Domain
performance
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with SwiftKnowledge of GIF and video encodingExperience with ImageMagick
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Investigate integrating ImageMagick for GIF encoding. Compare output quality and file size with current ffmpeg method. Look into how ffmpeg is currently used in the codebase (e.g., in Swift files). Document steps to replace or supplement the GIF generation pipeline.