Show HN: Put “gifs.com/save” in front of any Vine link

by kobbadon 10/29/2016, 1:27 AMwith 12 comments

by cloudwalkingon 10/29/2016, 4:26 AM

Put /raw at the end of any Vine URL to download the mp4.

https://vine.co/v/eF6MTh7TpqB/raw

by niftichon 10/29/2016, 4:17 AM

Your gif converter is neat. But why do you re-encode the mp4? I understand that's necessary for the general case of taking in an arbitrary video, but since you're ingesting a pre-processed mp4 and producing an mp4, why the lossy conversion?

Original: https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/F91F3B3C4A1403892123400577024...

sha1: fe3f47da5fcd6b812aceabca1261d83140d83325

Converted: https://j.gifs.com/66YY8R.mp4

sha1: 40c143447b02b7c919e20794593be4c95918bd56

by alanhon 10/29/2016, 3:44 AM

This doesn't look like a GIF. I didn’t count the colors, but that looks like full/true color to me.

I have no problem with that, but it says it’s a GIF…?

by johnwheeleron 10/29/2016, 4:10 AM

Why do I have to register with you to download a gif?

by kobbadon 10/29/2016, 1:30 AM

Putting "gifs.com/save/" in front of any Vine link (or Instagram!) converts it into a gif - you'll need an account.

Can also gif live streams (FB, Twitch, Youtube Live, Periscope), and any other video website by going to the home page.

by kr0on 10/29/2016, 3:15 AM

But half the point is audio?

by minimaxiron 10/29/2016, 4:30 AM

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by austinjvon 10/29/2016, 1:47 AM

you guys are killin it!