TAG -- Take a Gif

[mikeslr]

I'm not sure that fredx181's application can easily be found. You can find out about it and download an earlier version from here, https://oldforum.puppylinux.com/viewtop ... 5#p1056555

tkagif-2.0.pet

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EDIT by fredx181: New tkagif package v2.1 with small improvement, see info: viewtopic.php?p=141670#p141670

tkagif-2.1.pet

31-01-2025 new tkagif v2.1

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@ Moderators. Don't hesitate to transfer author-status of this thread to fredx181 if he wants it.

[fredx181]

@ Moderators. Don't hesitate to transfer author-status of this thread to fredx181 if he wants it.

Fine as it is now IMO, thanks for the pointer about TAG Mike !

[AntonioPt]

hi there @fredx181

Didn't run your app yet but since your app comes from TAS you will need to update this in order to be able to run in Wary and Racy because bash version will creat an issue
if i found some else more i will let you know but for now this is it

Best regards Antonio if you got a lang pack i can do the translation of the Portuguese and Brazilian lang

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export GUI_DLG='
<window title="'${PROG_NAME}'-'${PROG_VERSION}'" resizable="false" image-name="'${ICON}'" window-position="1">
    <vbox>
        <frame '${DLG_TITLE}'>
            <pixmap><input file stock="'${DLG_ICON}'"></input></pixmap>
            <vbox spacing="1">
        '` while (($#)) ; do
             echo "${1//\"/_}" | while IFS="" read -r LINE ; do
               echo '<text><label>"'${LINE//\\/_}'"</label></text>'
             done
             shift
           done `'
            </vbox>
        </frame>
        '` if [ "$DLG_BTN" = "OK"   ] ; then echo "<hbox><button ok><action>EXIT:OK</action></button></hbox>" ; fi `'
        '` if [ "$DLG_BTN" = "CONT" ] ; then echo
        '<hbox>
            <checkbox>
                <default>false</default>
                <variable>WARN_CHECKBOX</variable>
                <label>"'$(gettext "Don't show this warning again")'"</label>
            </checkbox>
            <text space-expand="true" space-fill="true" visible="false"><label>" "</label></text>
            <button>
                <label>"'$(gettext "Continue")'"</label>
                <input file stock="gtk-redo"></input>
                <action>EXIT:CONTINUE</action>
            </button>
        </hbox>'
        fi`'
    </vbox>
    <action signal="hide">exit:abort</action>
</window>'

${GTKDIALOG} -pc GUI_DLG
}

[AntonioPt]

After fixing some issue i found in TAS

Now i got a difrent one GIF animation claims that file dosen't exist
There it goes a print with terminal error

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Best Regards

[Sofiya]

In this regard, Tas suits me quite well.

[fredx181]

....
Now i got a difrent one GIF animation claims that file dosen't exist
There it goes a print with terminal error

Not sure what causes it, could be that your ffmpeg version is too old.
Also note that this is not expected to work on a very old Puppy version.

[AntonioPt]

....
Now i got a difrent one GIF animation claims that file dosen't exist
There it goes a print with terminal error

Not sure what causes it, could be that your ffmpeg version is too old.
Also note that this is not expected to work on a very old Puppy version.

From what i could see and tell its that he makes mkv then delete it before making GIF but let me see if i can see a solution but yes you may be right all so

[AntonioPt]

hi @fredx181

i was testing this peace of your code and at the end the file ${WORKDIR}/tmp-tkagif.mkv as well folder is deleted and has you can see i exit before i tell to delete,...
im guessing this is my be the issue

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$FFMPEG -y -t "$SETDUR" -f x11grab ${DRAW_MOUSE_OPT} -s "${WIDTH}"x"${HEIGHT}" -r 5 -show_region 1 -i ${DISPLAY}${OFFSET}${POINTER} -c:v libx264 -crf 30 -preset veryfast -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf "$SCALE_CMD" "${WORKDIR}/tmp-tkagif.mkv" > /dev/null 2>&1 < /dev/null & FFPID=$!
# cheking if ffmpeg is still running
while ps aux | grep -i '[f]fmpeg' ; do
	echo "ffmpeg still running"
done

echo " not running lets move to next task"
exit

[fredx181]

I'm guessing that the commands (to create .gif) just before removing tmp-tkagif.mkv fail because of too old ffmpeg (but to be honest, didn't test on Wary or Racy, which I think you use)

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  func_dlg INFO_NOOK "$(gettext 'Please wait, processing the GIF file...')" & DLGPID=$!

palette="/tmp/palette.png"
filters="fps=30,scale=-1:-1:flags=lanczos" 
$FFMPEG -i "${WORKDIR}/tmp-tkagif.mkv" -loop 0 -vf "$filters,palettegen" -y $palette
$FFMPEG -i "${WORKDIR}/tmp-tkagif.mkv" -i $palette -loop 0 -lavfi "$filters [x]; [x][1:v] paletteuse" -y "${SAVENAME}"
rm -f "${WORKDIR}/tmp-tkagif.mkv"

I'd say better try the program on a newer Puppy (e.g. Bionic, has newer ffmpeg) and probably you'll see that it works OK.

EDIT: Well, don't know, looking at your screenshot it seems indeed that tmp-tkagif.mkv isn't found, so the error may occur in an earlier stage already.
Btw, the script to run is '/usr/local/takeagif/AppRun', you should not run '/usr/local/takeagif/usr/bin/tkagif'

[AntonioPt]

Hi @fredx181
Thxx any way and yes in new puppys works like a sharm i was just trying to make it universal thats all

[Sofiya]

I'm testing on Vanilla Dpup says the file no longer exists

[fredx181]

@Sofiya Had to install ffmpeg and libimlib2 and it works OK for me on Vanilla-Dpup.

[Sofiya]

I admit my cant, for some reason I did not have libimlib2 installed
repackage package add dependencies and language translation
tkagif-2.0|tkagif|2.0|||216K||tkagif-2.0.pet|+ffmpeg +libimlib2|tkagif-portable||trusty||
I like it because here you can choose the quality of the gif
Thanks for the correction! @fredx181

[Sofiya]

Language-Russian

[wizard]

Using Fossapup64 9.5 which has TKAGIF 2.0.

When I click the Take A Gif! button, my screen dims, and it creates a dim gif. Is there a way to control brightness?

Thanks
wizard

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[Jasper]

I have just seen this and checked it out myself on the same build fossapup64-95 and I experience the same issue myself.

Never used the application before.

[fredx181]

When I click the Take A Gif! button, my screen dims, and it creates a dim gif. Is there a way to control brightness?

Mmm... yes, has to do with the compositor (picom) enabled by default in Fossapup, stopping it before creating .gif will fix it, don't know a better fix, sorry.

Stop picom

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[wizard]

@fredx181

The fact you know how to fix it is enough

Thanks
wizard

[fredx181]

Using Fossapup64 9.5 which has TKAGIF 2.0.

When I click the Take A Gif! button, my screen dims, and it creates a dim gif. Is there a way to control brightness?

Thanks
wizard
dim-gif1.gif

New tkagif package v2.1 attached at first post
Added "Show region" checkbox , the fact that it was enabled by default gave the unwanted dark effect when compositing enabled.
Btw, that's on FossaPup, on BookwormPup64 there's no problem even when compositor is active, don't know why (so actually this v2.1 has no real purpose for BookWormPup).

Inconvenience when un-selected may be that the region mark isn't displaying during the gif creation.

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