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Scripting with the CLI (video tutorial)

Last updated: Oct-31-2023

Overview

Watch this tutorial to learn how to create an animated GIF using a Cloudinary CLI script.

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Tutorial contents

This tutorial presents the following topics. Click a timestamp to jump to that part of the video.

Create an animated GIF with an image and a script

Jump to this spot in the video  0:20 You can create an animated GIF that transforms the color saturation of an image. Begin with an image and a script.

Create a script

Jump to this spot in the video  0:32 In the script, increase the color saturation of an image and upload the image with the applied transformation.

Here is the script:

Run the script

Jump to this spot in the video  0:42 Run the script to upload the image multiple times and increase the color saturation each time, giving each image a different public ID but the same tag.

Apply a command to create the animation

Jump to this spot in the video  1:30 Use the multi command to create the animation:
cld uploader multi umbrella delay=100

View your animated GIF

Jump to this spot in the video  1:46 Copy and paste the generated URL to view your animated GIF.

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