APNG encoding

[durand]

I can't find a proper encoder for apngs anywhere on the internet. I think there is one built into firefox but that's not much use to me as I need something that I can encorporate into my program so a python module or a program that I can access via the commandline is ok. Does anyone know where I can find something like this?

Thanks.

[hod139]

ImageMagick and libpng both support apng.

[durand]

Erm how do I use it with imagemagick? I can't find any documentation and using the same command as for gifs doesn't work...

convert -delay 20 -loop 0 *.png anim.png

just converts each png separately rather than actually putting it together into an apng.

And I have absolutely no idea how to use libpng. I don't know any C or whatever, just python and bash.

[hod139]

It looks like I misspoke, imagemagick does not appear to support apngs yet. Some searching found this firefox add-on: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5519

Is that sufficient for what you need?

[durand]

Yeah, I used to use that editor but at the moment it's firefox only. However, the main problem is that I can't use it as part of another program. I need to encode the images and stuff automatically.

[hod139]

Sorry then, beyond libpng, I do not know of anything else. There is a tutorial for using libpng to make apngs though if you get desperate and want to try: http://littlesvr.ca/apng/tutorial/book1.html

[durand]

Thanks for trying to help. I can't really use libpng. I guess I'll just have to use gifs until it's added to image magick or something more accessible.