Convert GIF to Video via API

Video formats are far more efficient than GIF. Convert your animated GIFs to MP4 for 90%+ smaller files with smoother playback and better color depth.

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Use the API

curl -X POST https://renderio.dev/v1/commands \
  -H "X-API-KEY: ffsk_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "ffmpeg_command": "-i {in_video} -movflags +faststart -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf scale=trunc(iw/2)*2:trunc(ih/2)*2 {out_video}",
  "input_files": {
    "in_video": "https://example.com/input.gif"
  },
  "output_files": {
    "out_video": "output.mp4"
  }
}'

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Common Variations

WebM output for web embedding

-i input.gif -c:v libvpx-vp9 -crf 30 -b:v 0 -pix_fmt yuv420p output.webm

Loop the GIF 3 times in output

-stream_loop 3 -i input.gif -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart output.mp4

Upscale to 720p

-i input.gif -vf scale=720:-2 -pix_fmt yuv420p -movflags +faststart output.mp4

Related Operations

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