drag n drop animated gif maker

[paulirish]

• Imagine the drag 'n drop UI of www.dropmocks.com (drag files on from your desktop..)
• along with the GIF power of https://github.com/antimatter15/jsgif
• and you could drag on a bunch of jpgs, choose the speed, and get your GIF.

i'll sponsor domain and hosting!

[vladikoff]

Does it have to be client-side?

[paulirish]

Yeah it totally has to be clientside. Why not!

[jzazove]

seems like if Gifpal added drag 'n drop, you'd have what you're looking for. ref: http://www.gifpal.com/

[graiz]

Can't believe we haven't created a better animation file since CompuServe 1989.
Paul, I like the idea but there's a bigger issue that needs solving. Can I lazyweb a better W3C?

[dewski]

I'd be down to help out, sounds like a fun project.

[paulirish]

folks created APNG, which hypothetically is cooler. It's got support in Firefox and Opera. other browsers are like WHO cares, anim gifs do the job. ANYWAY this is not a debate on standards :)

I JUST WANT SOME ANIM GIFS MADE EZ thank you very much.

[paulirish]

I made a repo: https://github.com/h5bp/mothereffinganimatedgif

[three-fourteen]

it sounds challenging. I would love to participate!

[wilson1315]

Interesting! I am in!

[aaronsnoswell]

Cool :)

[paulirish]

WIP from @vladikoff here http://text-align.com/gifster/a/Demos/jpg.html

[uxder]

Would love to help if I can :)

[paulirish]

darcy got some structure for the repo going: https://github.com/h5bp/mothereffinganimatedgif

what we need:

1. dropmocks style drag n drop FileReader reading action
   • darcy just started that here http://jsfiddle.net/darcyclarke/YWF3u/1/
2. UI for selecting framerate and everything else the UI should do
   • takers? css and design skills wanted
3. anim gif plumbing
   • mostly done by vlad http://text-align.com/gifster/a/Demos/jpg.html needs integration

[mohsen1]

A timeline is a good idea

[paulirish]

Like a drag n drop timeline to rearrange the order? I agree! Anyone want to start on that?