Convert GIF to MP4 on device

Question

Is it possible to take a remote (but I can download it first if needed) GIF sequence and make a MPMoviePlayerViewController playable mp4 on the device?

I have tried using http://api.online-convert.com/, but the API doesn't suit and the free version is too restricted for our needs.

Imagemagick for iOS also doesn't seem to include GIF support.

Answer 1

This wasn't so easy. There is a gist snippet here with the solution.

Answer 2

Swift 3.0 version.

https://gist.github.com/powhu/00acd9d34fa8d61d2ddf5652f19cafcf

Usage

let data = try! Data(contentsOf: Bundle.main.url(forResource: "gif", withExtension: "gif")!)
let tempUrl = URL(fileURLWithPath:NSTemporaryDirectory()).appendingPathComponent("temp.mp4")
GIF2MP4(data: data)?.convertAndExport(to: tempUrl, completion: { })