Gif maker

Simple tool to make a gif from a selected area

Requirements

Run this commands with root permissions

• byzanz is a simple tool to record a running X desktop.

  $ apt install byzanz
  

• xrectsel is a small program that tells you the geometry of a rectangular screen region which you have selected by dragging the mouse / pointer.

  $ wget -c https://github.com/lolilolicon/xrectsel/archive/master.zip -O /opt/xrectsel-master.zip
  $ mv xrectsel-master /opt/xrectsel
  $ cd /opt/xrectsel
  $ ./bootstrap
  $ ./configure
  $ make
  $ make DESTDIR="$directory" install
  

Usage

$ clone https://github.com/arkgast/gif-maker && gif-maker
$ chmod +x gifmk.bash
$ ./gifmk -f ~/my-awesome.gif -d 10 -e 5

Inspired on this blog.