a simple After Effects script to export high quality GIFs
Licensed under GPL 3.0. I happily accept pull requests
FFmpeg and ImageMagick binaries need to be in the GIFsquid/bin directory. THESE ARE NOT INCLUDED
Unarchive the entire repo into your ScriptUI Panels folder. Pay attention to ther requirements above
GIFsquid v0.8 by hellphish (c) GunSquid.com
HOW TO INSTALL:
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Close After Effects
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Unzip this file to the the "ScriptUI Panels" folder. On After Effects 2015 this is usually at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CC 2015.3\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels
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Open After Effects
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Go to "Edit->Preferences->General..." and make sure "Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network" is checked. (not required if upgrading)
HOW TO USE:
Open GIFsquid from the "Window" menu in AE. Click on "options" to select options.
Desired FPS: frames per second of your GIF. Not all numbers are valid.
Memory limit: Does Photoshop get crashy on you? This might be for you.
Crapiness: is used to adjust how much artifacting is acceptable. Lower numbers for Crapiness produce better looking, but larger files.
Turbo Mode: Sacrifices quality in exchange for faster encoding speed. Using Turbo mode causes GIFsquid to ignore all settings except for "Resize to".
Resize to: Adjusts the size of your gif! Or not, it doesn't matter!
Dithering Pattern: Which dithering pattern to use. Advanced options let you pick how many colors per channel (R,G,B) The defaults are similar to a perceptual palette. (8 reds, 8 greens, 4 blues) For more information visit http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/bugs/ordered-dither/
WARNINGS/KNOWN ISSUES:
Save your After Effects project to a folder, not the root level of a drive.
ie. don't save to c:\project.aep save to c:\folder\project.aep
Don't use any special characters in the name of your comp. This can result in errors.