Lou Bagel's Reel Machine
Free Download
Tired of the multiple steps it takes to upload your pixel art animation to social media?
Lou Bagel's Reel Machine converts your GIFs to MP4 videos ready for Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.
What It Does
- Input: Animated GIF
- Output: MP4 video
- 1080x1920 (vertical, ready for Reels/TikTok/Shorts)
- 30 FPS
- Upscales while retaining your perfect pixels
- Adjustable duration — loops your GIF as needed
The purpose is specific:
Turn your Pixel Art Animated GIF into a video that is ready to post on Social Media in one step!
Options
- Scale: Easy scaling at integer values that keep your pixels perfect!
- Duration: How many times do you want your gif to loop?
- Background Fill: If you don't scale up enough to fill the full screen, use the eyedropper to pick a background color to fill the empty space.
Available For
- Windows
- macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon)
FAQ
Does this work on non-pixel art?
Honestly, I don't know. There are plenty of tools out there for non pixel art that I feel like that is already covered. I'm not aware of any tools like this that focus on pixel art, so I made it for that purpose. It will probably ruin non pixel art since the scaling is set differently.
Does it support Looping?
Yes. I create a lot of very short animations but I usually want a 10-15 second video, not a 1-2 second video. Therefore, looping was definitely an important feature as the previous solution was to open up a video editor to simply make the video loop.
What size does it export as?
1080x1920. I know this is is an area I could provide multiple options, but the purpose of this tool was specifc: to speed up the process of posting to social medias like YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. I chose to speed up a very specific, but frequent, task as opposed to being a jack of all trades, master of none.
Is it Free?
Yes, it is completely free! I chose the "Name Your Own Price" on itch in case anyone happens to want to throw a few bucks my way. If I didn't choose this option, they would not be able to do that as all of my other items on itch are completely free. But you can choose the "No Thanks, just let me download" option to download for free. And please don't feel guilty! I am happy just to see people downloading it!
