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  • New Features

    • Added gif CLI group with reduce and info commands for GIF manipulation and metadata display.
    • Automatic GIF optimization applied after generating GIFs.
  • Chores

    • Updated project dependencies.

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This PR replaces the asciinema-automation dev dependency with pillow, introduces a new gif CLI group with reduce and info commands, and adds three GIF utility functions (trim_gif, get_gif_info, reduce_gif_frames) to support GIF processing workflows. The existing CLI also gains automatic GIF optimization after generation.

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Cohort / File(s) Summary
Dependency Update
pyproject.toml
Replaced asciinema-automation < 1 with pillow < 13 as dev dependency.
CLI Enhancement
secator/cli.py
Added new gif CLI group with reduce and info commands for GIF manipulation. Integrated automatic GIF optimization (via trim_gif) into existing .tap and .tape generation workflows.
GIF Utilities
secator/utils.py
Implemented three new GIF utility functions: trim_gif (freezes long pauses), get_gif_info (fetches dimensions and frame metadata), and reduce_gif_frames (downsamples frames). Updated vhs_tap_to_tape to insert CursorBlink false in tape headers.

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sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant CLI as gif CLI Group
    participant Utils as secator.utils
    participant Pillow

    User->>CLI: $ secator gif reduce input.gif
    CLI->>Utils: reduce_gif_frames(input, output, max_frames)
    Utils->>Pillow: Open GIF, inspect frames
    Pillow-->>Utils: Frame data
    Utils->>Pillow: Sample frames, accelerate durations
    Pillow-->>Utils: Optimized GIF
    Utils-->>CLI: Success/Failure
    CLI-->>User: Report result

    User->>CLI: $ secator gif info input.gif
    CLI->>Utils: get_gif_info(input)
    Utils->>Pillow: Open GIF, fetch metadata
    Pillow-->>Utils: width, height, frame_count, pixels
    Utils-->>CLI: GIF info dict
    CLI-->>User: Display GIF properties
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🧹 Nitpick comments (4)
secator/utils.py (1)

1103-1188: Frame reduction logic is correct but complex.

The implementation properly samples frames evenly and adjusts durations to accelerate playback. A few observations:

  1. Line 1125-1127: Good early return when already below max_frames
  2. Lines 1151-1153: Duplicate removal could theoretically reduce the frame count below max_frames, but this is unlikely in practice and acceptable
  3. Line 1171: The minimum 10ms duration ensures GIF compatibility

The static analysis warnings are acceptable for this utility function.

Optional: Extract frame sampling logic

Consider extracting the frame sampling logic (lines 1143-1153) into a helper function for better readability:

def _sample_frame_indices(total_frames, max_frames):
    """Sample frame indices evenly across the total range."""
    step = total_frames / max_frames
    indices = []
    for i in range(max_frames):
        idx = int(i * step)
        if idx >= total_frames:
            idx = total_frames - 1
        indices.append(idx)
    # Remove duplicates while preserving order
    seen = set()
    return [x for x in indices if not (x in seen or seen.add(x))]
secator/cli.py (3)

469-483: GIF optimization integration looks good.

The automatic GIF optimization after generation is a nice UX improvement. The conditional success message (only shown if trim_gif returns True) appropriately handles cases where optimization isn't needed or fails.

Optional: Reduce code duplication

The GIF optimization logic is duplicated for both .tap (lines 469-472) and .tape (lines 480-483) code paths. Consider extracting it:

def _optimize_gif_if_possible(output_gif):
    """Optimize GIF by trimming long pauses."""
    with console.status('Optimizing GIF...'):
        if trim_gif(output_gif, output_gif):
            console.print(Info(message=f'Optimized GIF: {output_gif}'))

Then use:

console.print(Info(message=f'Generated GIF: {output_gif}'))
_optimize_gif_if_possible(output_gif)

531-561: Well-implemented reduce command with proper validation.

The command thoroughly validates inputs and provides clear feedback. Good use of default output path with _reduced suffix.

Minor cleanup: Remove unnecessary noqa directive

Line 533 has an unused noqa directive that can be removed:

-@click.option('--output', '-o', type=str, default=None, help='Output GIF file path (default: input file with _reduced suffix)')  # noqa: E501
+@click.option('--output', '-o', type=str, default=None, help='Output GIF file path (default: input file with _reduced suffix)')

The line is within the acceptable length limit.


563-590: Info command is well-implemented with clear output formatting.

The command provides helpful GIF metadata in a user-friendly format. Input validation is consistent with the reduce command.

Optional: Fix ambiguous character in docstring

Line 568 uses the multiplication sign × which could be replaced with x for better compatibility:

-	Displays the width, height, frame count, and total pixels (width × height × frames)
+	Displays the width, height, frame count, and total pixels (width x height x frames)
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secator/utils.py (4)
  • vhs_tap_to_tape (1190-1316)
  • trim_gif (1003-1069)
  • reduce_gif_frames (1103-1187)
  • get_gif_info (1072-1100)
secator/utils.py (1)
secator/cli.py (1)
  • info (565-589)
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secator/cli.py

533-533: Unused noqa directive (non-enabled: E501)

Remove unused noqa directive

(RUF100)


568-568: Docstring contains ambiguous × (MULTIPLICATION SIGN). Did you mean x (LATIN SMALL LETTER X)?

(RUF002)


568-568: Docstring contains ambiguous × (MULTIPLICATION SIGN). Did you mean x (LATIN SMALL LETTER X)?

(RUF002)

secator/utils.py

1066-1066: Consider moving this statement to an else block

(TRY300)


1067-1067: Do not catch blind exception: Exception

(BLE001)


1068-1068: Use explicit conversion flag

Replace with conversion flag

(RUF010)


1098-1098: Do not catch blind exception: Exception

(BLE001)


1099-1099: Use explicit conversion flag

Replace with conversion flag

(RUF010)


1184-1184: Consider moving this statement to an else block

(TRY300)


1185-1185: Do not catch blind exception: Exception

(BLE001)


1186-1186: Use explicit conversion flag

Replace with conversion flag

(RUF010)

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🔇 Additional comments (6)
pyproject.toml (1)

67-67: LGTM!

The dependency replacement from asciinema-automation to pillow appropriately supports the new GIF manipulation utilities introduced in this PR.

secator/utils.py (3)

1003-1070: Solid implementation for GIF pause trimming.

The function correctly uses ImageChops.difference to detect static frames and caps long pauses. The logic for accumulating and capping static duration is sound, though complex.

The static analysis warnings (TRY300, BLE001, RUF010) are acceptable for this utility function:

  • The return False at line 1066 is reachable when no frames are collected
  • Catching broad Exception is appropriate for graceful degradation
  • The f-string formatting is minor and doesn't affect functionality

1072-1101: LGTM!

Clean and straightforward implementation for retrieving GIF metadata. The defensive error handling (returning None on errors) is appropriate for this utility function.


1226-1226: Good addition for cleaner GIF output.

Disabling cursor blink in the VHS tape header produces cleaner, less distracting GIF recordings.

secator/cli.py (2)

34-34: LGTM!

The new GIF utility imports are correctly added to support the new CLI commands.


522-528: LGTM!

The gif command group is correctly defined with an appropriate check for the dev addon requirement.

@ocervell ocervell merged commit 92bdab8 into main Jan 8, 2026
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