Ezgif conversion algorithm (GIF making)

[Ayuko]

I make GIFs as a hobby. My chosen output video codec is HuffYUV, whereas the converter I use is Ezgif, which has a file size limit to upload. While my approach is rather perfectionistic, it allows to create GIFs of an outstanding quality.

Now, I want to replicate the Ezgif conversion algorithm maximally accurately one way or another, given its file size limitation being the obstacle.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated as this dilemma has been with me for a long time. Thank you so much in advance!

[pandy]

Personally i would use ffmpeg to convert any video to gif without any restrictions but... if you prefer cloud then instead hufyuv (btw my assumption is that your "perfectionism" forcing you to use RGB color space not YCbCr) you can use any other supported by ezgif video codec (personally i would use gently lossy compressed as gif is normally very limited format so quality loss will be anyway minuscule).

[poisondeathray]

Which "Ezgif" ? The online one? It uses lossygif (based on gifsicle) as the main gif engine. You can use gifsicle directly, locally without limitations or uploading anything

https://ezgif.com/about
https://kornel.ski/lossygif
https://github.com/kornelski/giflossy
http://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/