Creating an Animated GIF Task

Prerequisites

• An input video file has been uploaded to an OBS bucket. MPC is used in the same region as the OBS bucket. If the video file has not been uploaded, upload it by referring to Uploading Media Files.
• MPC has been authorized to access the buckets that store the input file and output file. If MPC has not been authorized, authorize MPC by referring to Authorizing Access to Cloud Resources.
• If you want to receive the task status updates, configure the event notifications function. For details, see Configuring Event Notifications.

Procedure

1. Log in to the MPC console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Media Processing > Animated GIFs.
3. Click Create Task.

   

4. Set task parameters by referring to Table 1.

   Table 1 Task parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Input Bucket	OBS bucket where an input file is stored
   Input File	Path for storing the input file
   Output Bucket	OBS bucket where an output file is stored
   Output Path	Path for storing the output file
   File Name	Name of the animated GIF file
   Output Format	The GIF format is supported.
   Width	Width of the animated GIF file. The value is -1, 0, or a multiple of 2 from 32 to 3,820. NOTE: If the width is -1, the width is automatically auto-filled based on the height. In this case, the height cannot be –1 or 0. If the width is 0, the height must be 0. The GIF image width and height depend on the video width and height.
   Height	Height of the animated GIF file. The value is -1, 0, or a multiple of 2 from 32 to 2,160.
   FPS	Frame rate of the animated GIF file. Value range: an integer ranging from 1 to 75 Default value: 15
   Start/End Time	Start time and end time for generating an animated GIF file. The end time cannot be earlier than or equal to the start time, and the maximum difference between the start time and end time is 60 seconds.

5. Click OK.
6. View the task status in the task list.

   When the task status changes to Completed, you can obtain the animated GIF file from the output path.