Convert MP4 to GIF via API

Create animated GIFs from video clips with fine-grained control over frame rate and palette. Ideal for product demos, social previews, and documentation.

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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} -vf \"fps=10,scale=480:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse\" {out_video}",
  "input_files": {
    "in_video": "https://example.com/input.mp4"
  },
  "output_files": {
    "out_video": "output.gif"
  }
}'

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Common Variations

Higher frame rate (15fps)

-i input.mp4 -vf "fps=15,scale=640:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse" output.gif

First 3 seconds only

-i input.mp4 -t 3 -vf "fps=10,scale=480:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse" output.gif

Small thumbnail GIF (240px)

-i input.mp4 -t 5 -vf "fps=8,scale=240:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse" output.gif

Loop 3 times then stop

-i input.mp4 -vf "fps=10,scale=480:-1:flags=lanczos,split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse" -loop 3 output.gif

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