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▲The hardest way to make a GIF (blog.willgrant.org)
50 points by plaguna 2 days ago | 11 comments
ticulatedspline 1 days ago [-]
> Using imagemagick on the command line I was able to combine the images into a GIF.

man what a cop out, I was hoping they would use a text editor to build the gif. that would be way harder.

hereonout2 1 days ago [-]
Indeed, I've never developed my own film but I do respect it entails a fair bit of effort, and the funky old camera is cool.

But scanning, cropping using one of the latest image editors, then running it through imagemagick does not feel like the hardest way to make a gif.

adzm 1 days ago [-]
Developing film is such a beautiful kind of magic. Watching the image appear in a darkroom before your eyes is a very unique experience.
helterskelter 1 days ago [-]
Yeah I was expecting somebody to build a gif by hand from the spec using ed.
unsnap_biceps 24 hours ago [-]
Relevant XKCD https://xkcd.com/378/
DerivativeBS 1 days ago [-]
Yeah, real devs write their own LZW compression implementation from scratch in C++
dominicq 1 days ago [-]
"Acquire photons" was funny
john_strinlai 1 days ago [-]
it certainly gives "you must first invent the universe" vibes
MitPitt 1 days ago [-]
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe
mxfh 24 hours ago [-]
No reference to Ulead GIF Animator? Was expecting some time travel step in between.
virgil_disgr4ce 1 days ago [-]
This reminds me in the best way of Lynch's Lumiere competition entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds-OKH2ow4o
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