Gif Creator - Create gifs directly inside Unity!

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Gif Creator
Create gifs directly inside Unity!

Gif Creator allows you to record a gif from one camera, or the entire screen, directly inside Unity.

Features

  • Preview gif before saving it,
  • Select only the frames you want,
  • Define your parameters (frames per seconds, duration, record width…),
  • Record the entire screen, or a specific smaller part,
  • Record for x seconds, or always record the last x seconds,
  • Save gifs to folder, or upload to imgur.com!
  • Works on the Unity Editor for Windows and Mac,
  • Clean and easy to use Editor Window.

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I. Want. This.

Looks so good! Curious though, will I be able to both save to my computer and upload to Imgur? Cause, yaknow, that’d be rad.

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Hey!

Thanks a lot! I can’t wait for it to be approved :slight_smile:
And yes of course, you can both save and upload to imgur!
As you can see in the screenshots and the video, there is a save and an upload button :wink:

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Ah, my mistake I didn’t watch the video - had incorrectly assumed that you’d destroy the image once saved/uploaded, but clearly you can do both actions.
Looks great!

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Hello everyone.
Just a message to let you know that Unity has approved Gif Creator.
It’s available now on the AssetStore!

Have a great day :slight_smile:

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I love this and it works super easy! Are there any plans on enabling recording without the need to have Play-mode enabled?

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Thanks :slight_smile:
Will add this to the list of features and see if I can manage to do it!

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can this work also in stand alone ? (so player can record animated gif)

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Hey there!
Right now it’s not possible to do that, because it’s an Editor tool, but in a future update I’ll add support for this, so yes :slight_smile:

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An update is available on the Asset Store.

Version 1.0.5
- FIX Inverted image on Unity Editor Windows
- FIX Weird preview texture on Unity Editor Windows
- NEW Added duration info in the preview section
- NEW Added a toggle to open the exported gif folder after saving is done

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Looks like a great tool, as always!

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Ahah thanks a lot! :slight_smile:
PS: Nice new avatar!

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Haha thanks. I personally dont like it, will update soon hopefully. Keep up the good work on your plugins!

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An update is available on the Asset Store.

Version 1.0.6
- NEW: Added a ‘Record Upside Down’ toggle, when using the ‘Record single camera’ mode (if you still have issues with upside down recording).

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An really minor update is available on the Asset Store.

Version 1.0.7
- FIX: Every script is now in the PygmyMonkey.GifCreator namespace.

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Does this work on iOS Android

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Hey there!

It’s an editor only tool for now, so no runtime.
It should be “working” at runtime though but I have to provide an API for that and make some tests etc… which is not planned for now. Sorry.

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Was wondering since you mentioned on the reddit post that it’s supported on iOS/Android

For mobile, it may make sense to just wrap an existing performant plugin

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Hey there!

On reddit I said :
“In a future update, I plan to make it possible to record gifs at runtime, so players could record a part of their game and share it. It should work on all platforms (Android, iOS, Mac, Windows…),”
So it’s not there yet :wink:

Also Gif Creator is based on Moments that already support recording gifs on iOS/Android.
The only reason it’s not in Gif Creator yet, is because I want to really test it and make sure it’s working great with a good API before “enabling” it. But I don’t have a lot of time right now :confused:

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Does it support full quality gifs ? (Without artifacts or color changes etc)