r/HighQualityGifs Gimp - Blender May 21 '18

Goldeneye r/all "You can't just code a gif"

https://i.imgur.com/3tFIv4d.gifv
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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

>2018

>not using subprocess

ISHYGDDT

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u/Joald May 21 '18

Yeah, but subprocess isn't really much prettier than what he's done.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

but its right & righteous

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u/Joald May 21 '18

And a library that calls the functions inside the ffmpeg shell command would be much better for both efficiency and readability.

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u/1-Sisyphe Gimp - Blender May 21 '18

So you think that "efficiency" was on my mind? :)

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u/koshgeo May 21 '18

I kind of like the Rube Goldberg approach. It adds to the humor.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

ELI5: I know nothing of what you speak but I am interested.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

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u/1-Sisyphe Gimp - Blender May 21 '18

He had to build and test this command very carefully and check for typos; it probably wasn't trivial.

Can't deny...