Plug in isn't working

[paolaheneine]

Does the plug in not work with Sketch 48.2? I've followed all the steps, but when I click on plugins --> gif me --> select one, nothing pops up on Sketch.

[otcombo]

same problem happened to me.

[kannonboy]

Hi @paolaheneine & @otcombo,

The plugin works under 48.2 for me. Can you confirm that ffmpeg is installed & linked?

After installing homebrew, you can confirm that the library is installed using Daniel's suggestion.

[quitefrank]

Hi @kannonboy , I've also done the same, installing homebrew and ffmpeg, downloaded the plugin and placed it in the plugins folder, but nothing appears in the plugins dropdown. v48.2 for me as well

[quitefrank]

Actually, I solved the problem—issue is your latest download release does not include the gifme.sketchplugin file necessary. You'll need to download it from here https://github.com/kannonboy/sketch-gifme-plugin/releases

[ghost]

@paolaheneine @otcombo did you solve?

[paolaheneine]

It worked when I first insert the GIPHY as an image, then use the plug in. Not sure this is the right way to do it though.

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[kannonboy]

@quitefrank thanks for the heads up — could you tell me where you downloaded the plugin that it didn't work? (i.e. before downloading from the /releases page)

Was this from Sketch Runner or Sketchpacks or something like that?

[quitefrank]

@kannonboy Not at all. I went from www.sketchgif.me > www.github.com/kannonboy/sketch-gifme-plugin > Clone or Download button (it's missing the sketch file in the zip)

[jtrinker]

@quitefrank @kannonboy I can't get it to work either, then I realized there's no .sketchplugin file. I moved the whole directory to my plugins directory but it's not doing anything.

[quitefrank]

@jtrinker You have to download the .sketchplugin file from the releases page and then place it into your plugins folder from there

[jtrinker]

@quitefrank thanks, I'm an idiot.

[ghost]

It still doesn't work on my sketch 48.2 though. I have installed ffmpeg and it works. It just doesn't show me anything when I import a video, although in the title bar of the app I can see "Unamed – Edited", so something changes, the .sketch file gets bigger, but there is no video shown, both in the white page and in the side bar.

[ghost]

I'm back with more info! It actually works on .gifs 🎊 🎊

It doesn't work on .mp4, although it works when you take that .mp4 and convert it to a gif manually, e.g.:

 ffmpeg -i input.flv -vf scale=320:-1 -r 10 -f image2pipe -vcodec ppm - | convert -delay 5 -loop 0 - output.gif

I thought the plugin was supposed to make the conversion for you?

[kannonboy]

@doplumi interesting. It's supposed to :) but I must admit I'm not an ffmpeg expert.

Under the hood the plugin is naively calling:

ffmpeg -i $yourVideoPath -r 25.0 $outputDir/%d.jpg

To convert the video into a series of still frames for rendering in Sketch. Perhaps there are some mp4 encodings that this doesn't work for? Totally open to pull requests if you have any ideas.

[bookbird101]

Doesn't work for me either :( Do I need to be running a certain version of Sketch?

[tranteresa]

I have Sketch 50.2 and I've figured out a way for the plug-in to work for me

1. I followed the installation steps on https://github.com/kannonboy/sketch-gifme-plugin
2. The issue I encountered was when I tried to insert a gif via the Plug-in nothing would show up
3. FIX: I inserted the images first (i.e. Drag and drop into the Sketch file OR add images)
4. Then I clicked on the images > PlugIn > Gifme> Reselect the same image > Open > now gif moves

[Meuti]

Hi all,

Same problem as Tranteresa above : just downloaded Sketch's latest version (50.2) and I can't get this plugin to work... Tried to uninstall, reinstall, even had a look at Sketch's old versions (but it seems 48.2 has no prototyping functions?).

I tried to do what Tranteresa suggested (I'm trying to upload a video), so I dragged the video in the Sketch file but even here it didn't appear. I tried replacing a basic picture by clicking on it then selecting the video file, but still, nothing...

Has anyone managed to upload videos on 50.2 ? Thanks for your help !

[eliasjulian]

@Meuti I'm running 50.2 and can successfully add an .mp4 and .mov using the plugin. As long as you have:

• ffmpeg up to date via homebrew
• draw a rectangle or select the rectangle you want to be filled with the video
• run plugins -> Gif me -> select your video file

That should do it pending all of your software being up to date. Let me know if you've tried those and still no luck?

[shreyansh0089]

Hi, Thanks for the plugin, I'm facing one problem as soon as i select my gif's they appear with white background automatically inspite of being png gifs. Any idea how to solve it?

[eliasjulian]

@shreyansh0089 The plugin doesn't support transparency, so it'll automatically add a solid white background. If it's a make-or-break part of your interface I'd suggest including the background color you need in your .gif file. Sorry!

[lagos04]

hey guys,

1. Open Terminal -> check!
2. Install Homebrew -> check!
3. run brew install ffmpeg -> what do I have to do here? Is that a command I have to run in Terminal?

I'd be really grateful for some advice since I got stuck here. All the other steps are clear to me. Thx

[kannonboy]

@lagos04 that's correct! You'll need to run brew install ffmpeg from your Terminal.

[lorenaleedf]

hey guys,

1. Open Terminal -> check!
2. Install Homebrew -> check!
3. run brew install ffmpeg -> what do I have to do here? Is that a command I have to run in Terminal?

I'd be really grateful for some advice since I got stuck here. All the other steps are clear to me. Thx

I tried to paste the brew install ffmpeg in terminal, but it says {command not found}