From 10165f2799846a4379ec209a07bcc5eca4cfd305 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Heinemeier Hansson <david@hey.com>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 19:16:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add video to gif transcoding

---
 default/bash/fns/transcoding | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/default/bash/fns/transcoding b/default/bash/fns/transcoding
index 6f5b6a59..81ad0016 100644
--- a/default/bash/fns/transcoding
+++ b/default/bash/fns/transcoding
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ transcode-video-4K() {
   ffmpeg -i "$1" -c:v libx265 -preset slow -crf 24 -c:a aac -b:a 192k "${1%.*}-optimized.mp4"
 }
 
+# Transcode a video to an animated GIF using a palette for accurate colors
+transcode-video-gif() {
+  ffmpeg -i "$1" -vf "fps=10,scale=800:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse" "${1%.*}.gif"
+}
+
 # Transcode any image to JPG image that's great for shrinking wallpapers
 img2jpg() {
   img="$1"