wulkano/kap

Show estimated GIF size in the editor window

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#172 opened on May 12, 2017

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As a user it's often hard to estimate just how big your GIF will end up being. GIFs are huge and wasteful. Would be useful to give the user an approximate size. I'm not 100% sure how, but I've seen it done in some other apps, so should be possible.

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Explore methods to estimate GIF file size based on frame count, dimensions, color palette, and frame duration. Look into existing libraries or algorithms used in other apps.
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javascript
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desktop
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