diff --git a/expose.h b/expose.h
index ba6df5ce2..659a0faa9 100644
--- a/expose.h
+++ b/expose.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ struct sd_generation_inputs
     const char * sample_method = nullptr;
     const int clip_skip = -1;
     const int vid_req_frames = 1;
+    const int vid_req_avi = 0;
 };
 struct sd_generation_outputs
 {
diff --git a/koboldcpp.py b/koboldcpp.py
index 5efd063c5..e51635514 100644
--- a/koboldcpp.py
+++ b/koboldcpp.py
@@ -317,7 +317,8 @@ class sd_generation_inputs(ctypes.Structure):
                 ("seed", ctypes.c_int),
                 ("sample_method", ctypes.c_char_p),
                 ("clip_skip", ctypes.c_int),
-                ("vid_req_frames", ctypes.c_int)]
+                ("vid_req_frames", ctypes.c_int),
+                ("vid_req_avi", ctypes.c_int)]
 
 class sd_generation_outputs(ctypes.Structure):
     _fields_ = [("status", ctypes.c_int),
@@ -1824,6 +1825,7 @@ def sd_generate(genparams):
     clip_skip = tryparseint(genparams.get("clip_skip", -1),-1)
     vid_req_frames = tryparseint(genparams.get("frames", 1),1)
     vid_req_frames = 1 if (not vid_req_frames or vid_req_frames < 1) else vid_req_frames
+    vid_req_avi = 1 if genparams.get("avi_video", False) else 0
     extra_images_arr = genparams.get("extra_images", [])
     extra_images_arr = ([] if not extra_images_arr else extra_images_arr)
     extra_images_arr = [img for img in extra_images_arr if img not in (None, "")]
@@ -1856,6 +1858,7 @@ def sd_generate(genparams):
     inputs.sample_method = sample_method.lower().encode("UTF-8")
     inputs.clip_skip = clip_skip
     inputs.vid_req_frames = vid_req_frames
+    inputs.vid_req_avi = vid_req_avi
     ret = handle.sd_generate(inputs)
     outstr = ""
     if ret.status==1:
diff --git a/otherarch/sdcpp/avi_writer.h b/otherarch/sdcpp/avi_writer.h
index 7d46865b6..d0d452384 100644
--- a/otherarch/sdcpp/avi_writer.h
+++ b/otherarch/sdcpp/avi_writer.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "stable-diffusion.h"
+#include "./gif.h"   // charlietangora/gif-h
 
 #ifndef INCLUDE_STB_IMAGE_WRITE_H
 #include "stb_image_write.h"
@@ -390,4 +391,107 @@ int create_mjpg_avi_membuf_from_sd_images(sd_image_t* images, int num_images, in
     return 0;
 }
 
+/// kcpp gif writer
+
+// ---------------- Helper: create_gif_buf_from_sd_images ----------------
+// Builds a GIF in memory from an array of sd_image_t. Returns 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+// Caller must free(*out_data) when done.
+int create_gif_buf_from_sd_images(sd_image_t* images, int num_images, int fps, int quality,  uint8_t** out_data, size_t *out_len)
+{
+    if(!images || num_images <= 0 || !out_data || !out_len) return -1;
+
+    // basic parameter heuristics
+    if(fps <= 0) fps = 16;
+    uint32_t delay = (uint32_t)(100 / fps); // hundredths of a second per frame
+
+    // map quality [1..100] to bitDepth and dithering
+    if(quality < 1) quality = 1;
+    if(quality > 100) quality = 100;
+    int bitDepth = 8;
+    bool dither = false;
+    // if(quality >= 80) { bitDepth = 8; dither = false; }
+    // else if(quality >= 50) { bitDepth = 6; dither = false; }
+    // else { bitDepth = 5; dither = true; }
+
+    // assume all images same size; use first
+    uint32_t width = images[0].width;
+    uint32_t height = images[0].height;
+
+    GifWriter gw;
+    memset(&gw, 0, sizeof(gw));
+
+    if(!GifBegin(&gw, width, height, delay, bitDepth, dither))
+    {
+        if(gw.oldImage) GIF_FREE(gw.oldImage);
+
+        fprintf(stderr, "Error: GifBegin failed.\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Feed frames
+    for (int i = 0; i < num_images; i++)
+    {
+        sd_image_t* img = &images[i];
+
+        if (img->width != width || img->height != height) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Frame %d has mismatched dimensions.\n", i);
+            GifEnd(&gw);
+            memfile_free(&gw.mem);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        // gif-h expects 4 channels (RGBA) or 3 channels (RGB). It quantizes internally.
+        // If your images have 3 channels, that’s fine. If 4 channels, it also works.
+        int channels = img->channel;
+        if (channels != 3 && channels != 4) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Unsupported channel count: %d\n", channels);
+            GifEnd(&gw);
+            memfile_free(&gw.mem);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        // gif-h requires 4 channels (RGBA). If you only have RGB, add opaque alpha.
+        uint8_t* frame_rgba = NULL;
+        if (channels == 3) {
+            frame_rgba = (uint8_t*)malloc(width * height * 4);
+            for (int p = 0; p < width * height; p++) {
+                frame_rgba[p*4+0] = img->data[p*3+0];
+                frame_rgba[p*4+1] = img->data[p*3+1];
+                frame_rgba[p*4+2] = img->data[p*3+2];
+                frame_rgba[p*4+3] = 255;
+            }
+        } else {
+            frame_rgba = img->data; // already RGBA
+        }
+
+        if(!GifWriteFrame(&gw, frame_rgba, width, height, delay, bitDepth, dither))
+        {
+            fprintf(stderr, "GIF Write Failed\n");
+            GifEnd(&gw);
+            memfile_free(&gw.mem);
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        if (channels == 3) {
+            free(frame_rgba);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(!GifEnd(&gw))
+    {
+        memfile_free(&gw.mem);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    uint8_t* buf = memfile_detach(&gw.mem, out_len);
+    if(!buf)
+    {
+        memfile_free(&gw.mem);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    *out_data = buf;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 #endif  // __AVI_WRITER_H__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/otherarch/sdcpp/gif.h b/otherarch/sdcpp/gif.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5698e4c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/otherarch/sdcpp/gif.h
@@ -0,0 +1,827 @@
+//
+// gif_memory.h
+// Modified from charlietangora/gif-h to write GIFs entirely to memory (no disk IO)
+// Public domain adaptation
+//
+// Changes:
+// - All file I/O replaced with an in-memory writer (growable buffer).
+// - GifBegin now initializes an in-memory GIF writer.
+// - Provided helper create_gif_buf_from_sd_images(...) that builds a GIF from an
+//   array of sd_image_t frames and returns an allocated buffer (caller must free).
+// - Added simple heuristics for `quality` -> bitDepth & dithering, and fps -> delay
+//
+#ifndef GIF_MEMORY_H
+#define GIF_MEMORY_H
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+// Memory writer structure (growable buffer)
+typedef struct MemFile
+{
+    uint8_t* data;    // allocated buffer
+    size_t len;       // number of bytes written
+    size_t cap;       // buffer capacity
+} MemFile;
+
+static bool memfile_init(MemFile* mf, size_t initial_cap)
+{
+    mf->data = (uint8_t*)malloc(initial_cap);
+    if(!mf->data) return false;
+    mf->len = 0;
+    mf->cap = initial_cap;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static void memfile_free(MemFile* mf)
+{
+    if(!mf) return;
+    if(mf->data) free(mf->data);
+    mf->data = NULL;
+    mf->len = 0;
+    mf->cap = 0;
+}
+
+static bool memfile_ensure(MemFile* mf, size_t extra)
+{
+    if(mf->len + extra <= mf->cap) return true;
+    size_t newcap = mf->cap ? mf->cap : 1024;
+    while(newcap < mf->len + extra) newcap *= 2;
+    uint8_t* newdata = (uint8_t*)realloc(mf->data, newcap);
+    if(!newdata) return false;
+    mf->data = newdata;
+    mf->cap = newcap;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool memfile_write(MemFile* mf, const void* src, size_t bytes)
+{
+    if(!memfile_ensure(mf, bytes)) return false;
+    memcpy(mf->data + mf->len, src, bytes);
+    mf->len += bytes;
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool memfile_putc(MemFile* mf, int c)
+{
+    uint8_t b = (uint8_t)c;
+    return memfile_write(mf, &b, 1);
+}
+
+static uint8_t* memfile_detach(MemFile* mf, size_t* out_len)
+{
+    // Transfer ownership of the exact-sized buffer to the caller
+    if(!mf->data)
+    {
+        if(out_len) *out_len = 0;
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    uint8_t* exact = (uint8_t*)malloc(mf->len);
+    if(!exact) return NULL;
+    memcpy(exact, mf->data, mf->len);
+    if(out_len) *out_len = mf->len;
+    // free internal buffer
+    free(mf->data);
+    mf->data = NULL;
+    mf->len = 0;
+    mf->cap = 0;
+    return exact;
+}
+
+// allow custom allocators like original file
+#ifndef GIF_TEMP_MALLOC
+#define GIF_TEMP_MALLOC malloc
+#endif
+#ifndef GIF_TEMP_FREE
+#define GIF_TEMP_FREE free
+#endif
+#ifndef GIF_MALLOC
+#define GIF_MALLOC malloc
+#endif
+#ifndef GIF_FREE
+#define GIF_FREE free
+#endif
+
+const int kGifTransIndex = 0;
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    int bitDepth;
+
+    uint8_t r[256];
+    uint8_t g[256];
+    uint8_t b[256];
+
+    uint8_t treeSplitElt[256];
+    uint8_t treeSplit[256];
+} GifPalette;
+
+// max/min/abs
+static int GifIMax(int l, int r) { return l>r?l:r; }
+static int GifIMin(int l, int r) { return l<r?l:r; }
+static int GifIAbs(int i) { return i<0?-i:i; }
+
+// forward declare
+
+typedef struct GifWriter GifWriter;
+
+// LZW writing state
+typedef struct
+{
+    uint32_t chunkIndex;
+    uint8_t chunk[256];
+
+    uint8_t bitIndex;
+    uint8_t byte;
+
+    uint8_t padding[2];
+} GifBitStatus;
+
+// Gif writer contains an in-memory memfile rather than FILE*
+struct GifWriter
+{
+    MemFile mem;
+    uint8_t* oldImage; // palettized image used for delta encoding
+    bool firstFrame;
+    uint8_t padding[7];
+};
+
+// --- Palette / quantization / dithering code (almost unchanged) ---
+
+void GifGetClosestPaletteColor( GifPalette* pPal, int r, int g, int b, int* bestInd, int* bestDiff, int treeRoot )
+{
+    if(treeRoot > (1<<pPal->bitDepth)-1)
+    {
+        int ind = treeRoot-(1<<pPal->bitDepth);
+        if(ind == kGifTransIndex) return;
+
+        int r_err = r - ((int32_t)pPal->r[ind]);
+        int g_err = g - ((int32_t)pPal->g[ind]);
+        int b_err = b - ((int32_t)pPal->b[ind]);
+        int diff = GifIAbs(r_err)+GifIAbs(g_err)+GifIAbs(b_err);
+
+        if(diff < *bestDiff)
+        {
+            *bestInd = ind;
+            *bestDiff = diff;
+        }
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int comps[3]; comps[0] = r; comps[1] = g; comps[2] = b;
+    int splitComp = comps[pPal->treeSplitElt[treeRoot]];
+
+    int splitPos = pPal->treeSplit[treeRoot];
+    if(splitPos > splitComp)
+    {
+        GifGetClosestPaletteColor(pPal, r, g, b, bestInd, bestDiff, treeRoot*2);
+        if( *bestDiff > splitPos - splitComp )
+        {
+            GifGetClosestPaletteColor(pPal, r, g, b, bestInd, bestDiff, treeRoot*2+1);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        GifGetClosestPaletteColor(pPal, r, g, b, bestInd, bestDiff, treeRoot*2+1);
+        if( *bestDiff > splitComp - splitPos )
+        {
+            GifGetClosestPaletteColor(pPal, r, g, b, bestInd, bestDiff, treeRoot*2);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void GifSwapPixels(uint8_t* image, int pixA, int pixB)
+{
+    uint8_t rA = image[pixA*4];
+    uint8_t gA = image[pixA*4+1];
+    uint8_t bA = image[pixA*4+2];
+    uint8_t aA = image[pixA*4+3];
+
+    uint8_t rB = image[pixB*4];
+    uint8_t gB = image[pixB*4+1];
+    uint8_t bB = image[pixB*4+2];
+    uint8_t aB = image[pixB*4+3];
+
+    image[pixA*4] = rB;
+    image[pixA*4+1] = gB;
+    image[pixA*4+2] = bB;
+    image[pixA*4+3] = aB;
+
+    image[pixB*4] = rA;
+    image[pixB*4+1] = gA;
+    image[pixB*4+2] = bA;
+    image[pixB*4+3] = aA;
+}
+
+int GifPartition(uint8_t* image, const int left, const int right, const int elt, int pivotValue)
+{
+    int storeIndex = left;
+    bool split = 0;
+    for(int ii=left; ii<right; ++ii)
+    {
+        int arrayVal = image[ii*4+elt];
+        if( arrayVal < pivotValue )
+        {
+            GifSwapPixels(image, ii, storeIndex);
+            ++storeIndex;
+        }
+        else if( arrayVal == pivotValue )
+        {
+            if(split)
+            {
+                GifSwapPixels(image, ii, storeIndex);
+                ++storeIndex;
+            }
+            split = !split;
+        }
+    }
+    return storeIndex;
+}
+
+void GifPartitionByMedian(uint8_t* image, int left, int right, int com, int neededCenter)
+{
+    if(left < right-1)
+    {
+        int pivotValue = image[(neededCenter)*4+com];
+        GifSwapPixels(image, neededCenter, right-1);
+        int pivotIndex = GifPartition(image, left, right-1, com, pivotValue);
+        GifSwapPixels(image, pivotIndex, right-1);
+
+        if(pivotIndex > neededCenter)
+            GifPartitionByMedian(image, left, pivotIndex, com, neededCenter);
+
+        if(pivotIndex < neededCenter)
+            GifPartitionByMedian(image, pivotIndex+1, right, com, neededCenter);
+    }
+}
+
+int GifPartitionByMean(uint8_t* image, int left, int right, int com, int neededMean)
+{
+    if(left < right-1)
+    {
+        return GifPartition(image, left, right-1, com, neededMean);
+    }
+    return left;
+}
+
+void GifSplitPalette(uint8_t* image, int numPixels, int treeNode, int treeLevel, bool buildForDither, GifPalette* pal)
+{
+    if(numPixels == 0)
+        return;
+
+    int numColors = (1 << pal->bitDepth);
+
+    if(treeNode >= numColors)
+    {
+        int entry = treeNode - numColors;
+
+        if(buildForDither)
+        {
+            if( entry == 1 )
+            {
+                uint32_t r=255, g=255, b=255;
+                for(int ii=0; ii<numPixels; ++ii)
+                {
+                    r = (uint32_t)GifIMin((int32_t)r, image[ii * 4 + 0]);
+                    g = (uint32_t)GifIMin((int32_t)g, image[ii * 4 + 1]);
+                    b = (uint32_t)GifIMin((int32_t)b, image[ii * 4 + 2]);
+                }
+
+                pal->r[entry] = (uint8_t)r;
+                pal->g[entry] = (uint8_t)g;
+                pal->b[entry] = (uint8_t)b;
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if( entry == numColors-1 )
+            {
+                uint32_t r=0, g=0, b=0;
+                for(int ii=0; ii<numPixels; ++ii)
+                {
+                    r = (uint32_t)GifIMax((int32_t)r, image[ii * 4 + 0]);
+                    g = (uint32_t)GifIMax((int32_t)g, image[ii * 4 + 1]);
+                    b = (uint32_t)GifIMax((int32_t)b, image[ii * 4 + 2]);
+                }
+
+                pal->r[entry] = (uint8_t)r;
+                pal->g[entry] = (uint8_t)g;
+                pal->b[entry] = (uint8_t)b;
+
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        uint64_t r=0, g=0, b=0;
+        for(int ii=0; ii<numPixels; ++ii)
+        {
+            r += image[ii*4+0];
+            g += image[ii*4+1];
+            b += image[ii*4+2];
+        }
+
+        r += (uint64_t)numPixels / 2;
+        g += (uint64_t)numPixels / 2;
+        b += (uint64_t)numPixels / 2;
+
+        r /= (uint64_t)numPixels;
+        g /= (uint64_t)numPixels;
+        b /= (uint64_t)numPixels;
+
+        pal->r[entry] = (uint8_t)r;
+        pal->g[entry] = (uint8_t)g;
+        pal->b[entry] = (uint8_t)b;
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int minR = 255, maxR = 0;
+    int minG = 255, maxG = 0;
+    int minB = 255, maxB = 0;
+    for(int ii=0; ii<numPixels; ++ii)
+    {
+        int r = image[ii*4+0];
+        int g = image[ii*4+1];
+        int b = image[ii*4+2];
+
+        if(r > maxR) maxR = r;
+        if(r < minR) minR = r;
+
+        if(g > maxG) maxG = g;
+        if(g < minG) minG = g;
+
+        if(b > maxB) maxB = b;
+        if(b < minB) minB = b;
+    }
+
+    int rRange = maxR - minR;
+    int gRange = maxG - minG;
+    int bRange = maxB - minB;
+
+    int splitCom = 1; int rangeMin = minG; int rangeMax = maxG;
+    if(bRange > gRange) { splitCom = 2; rangeMin = minB; rangeMax = maxB; }
+    if(rRange > bRange && rRange > gRange) { splitCom = 0; rangeMin = minR; rangeMax = maxR; }
+
+    int subPixelsA = numPixels / 2;
+
+    GifPartitionByMedian(image, 0, numPixels, splitCom, subPixelsA);
+    int splitValue = image[subPixelsA*4+splitCom];
+
+    int splitUnbalance = GifIAbs( (splitValue - rangeMin) - (rangeMax - splitValue) );
+    if( splitUnbalance > (1536 >> treeLevel) )
+    {
+        splitValue = rangeMin + (rangeMax-rangeMin) / 2;
+        subPixelsA = GifPartitionByMean(image, 0, numPixels, splitCom, splitValue);
+    }
+
+    if( treeNode == numColors/2 )
+    {
+        subPixelsA = 0;
+        splitValue = 0;
+    }
+
+    int subPixelsB = numPixels-subPixelsA;
+    pal->treeSplitElt[treeNode] = (uint8_t)splitCom;
+    pal->treeSplit[treeNode] = (uint8_t)splitValue;
+
+    GifSplitPalette(image,              subPixelsA, treeNode*2,   treeLevel+1, buildForDither, pal);
+    GifSplitPalette(image+subPixelsA*4, subPixelsB, treeNode*2+1, treeLevel+1, buildForDither, pal);
+}
+
+int GifPickChangedPixels( const uint8_t* lastFrame, uint8_t* frame, int numPixels )
+{
+    int numChanged = 0;
+    uint8_t* writeIter = frame;
+
+    for (int ii=0; ii<numPixels; ++ii)
+    {
+        if(lastFrame[0] != frame[0] ||
+           lastFrame[1] != frame[1] ||
+           lastFrame[2] != frame[2])
+        {
+            writeIter[0] = frame[0];
+            writeIter[1] = frame[1];
+            writeIter[2] = frame[2];
+            ++numChanged;
+            writeIter += 4;
+        }
+        lastFrame += 4;
+        frame += 4;
+    }
+
+    return numChanged;
+}
+
+void GifMakePalette( const uint8_t* lastFrame, const uint8_t* nextFrame, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, int bitDepth, bool buildForDither, GifPalette* pPal )
+{
+    pPal->bitDepth = bitDepth;
+
+    size_t imageSize = (size_t)(width * height * 4 * sizeof(uint8_t));
+    uint8_t* destroyableImage = (uint8_t*)GIF_TEMP_MALLOC(imageSize);
+    memcpy(destroyableImage, nextFrame, imageSize);
+
+    int numPixels = (int)(width * height);
+    if(lastFrame)
+        numPixels = GifPickChangedPixels(lastFrame, destroyableImage, numPixels);
+
+    GifSplitPalette(destroyableImage, numPixels, 1, 0, buildForDither, pPal);
+
+    GIF_TEMP_FREE(destroyableImage);
+
+    pPal->treeSplit[1 << (bitDepth-1)] = 0;
+    pPal->treeSplitElt[1 << (bitDepth-1)] = 0;
+
+    pPal->r[0] = pPal->g[0] = pPal->b[0] = 0;
+}
+
+void GifDitherImage( const uint8_t* lastFrame, const uint8_t* nextFrame, uint8_t* outFrame, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, GifPalette* pPal )
+{
+    int numPixels = (int)(width * height);
+
+    int32_t *quantPixels = (int32_t *)GIF_TEMP_MALLOC(sizeof(int32_t) * (size_t)numPixels * 4);
+
+    for( int ii=0; ii<numPixels*4; ++ii )
+    {
+        uint8_t pix = nextFrame[ii];
+        int32_t pix16 = (int32_t)(pix) * 256;
+        quantPixels[ii] = pix16;
+    }
+
+    for( uint32_t yy=0; yy<height; ++yy )
+    {
+        for( uint32_t xx=0; xx<width; ++xx )
+        {
+            int32_t* nextPix = quantPixels + 4*(yy*width+xx);
+            const uint8_t* lastPix = lastFrame? lastFrame + 4*(yy*width+xx) : NULL;
+
+            int32_t rr = (nextPix[0] + 127) / 256;
+            int32_t gg = (nextPix[1] + 127) / 256;
+            int32_t bb = (nextPix[2] + 127) / 256;
+
+            if( lastFrame &&
+               lastPix[0] == rr &&
+               lastPix[1] == gg &&
+               lastPix[2] == bb )
+            {
+                nextPix[0] = rr;
+                nextPix[1] = gg;
+                nextPix[2] = bb;
+                nextPix[3] = kGifTransIndex;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            int32_t bestDiff = 1000000;
+            int32_t bestInd = kGifTransIndex;
+
+            GifGetClosestPaletteColor(pPal, rr, gg, bb, &bestInd, &bestDiff, 1);
+
+            int32_t r_err = nextPix[0] - (int32_t)(pPal->r[bestInd]) * 256;
+            int32_t g_err = nextPix[1] - (int32_t)(pPal->g[bestInd]) * 256;
+            int32_t b_err = nextPix[2] - (int32_t)(pPal->b[bestInd]) * 256;
+
+            nextPix[0] = pPal->r[bestInd];
+            nextPix[1] = pPal->g[bestInd];
+            nextPix[2] = pPal->b[bestInd];
+            nextPix[3] = bestInd;
+
+            int quantloc_7 = (int)(yy * width + xx + 1);
+            int quantloc_3 = (int)(yy * width + width + xx - 1);
+            int quantloc_5 = (int)(yy * width + width + xx);
+            int quantloc_1 = (int)(yy * width + width + xx + 1);
+
+            if(quantloc_7 < numPixels)
+            {
+                int32_t* pix7 = quantPixels+4*quantloc_7;
+                pix7[0] += GifIMax( -pix7[0], r_err * 7 / 16 );
+                pix7[1] += GifIMax( -pix7[1], g_err * 7 / 16 );
+                pix7[2] += GifIMax( -pix7[2], b_err * 7 / 16 );
+            }
+
+            if(quantloc_3 < numPixels)
+            {
+                int32_t* pix3 = quantPixels+4*quantloc_3;
+                pix3[0] += GifIMax( -pix3[0], r_err * 3 / 16 );
+                pix3[1] += GifIMax( -pix3[1], g_err * 3 / 16 );
+                pix3[2] += GifIMax( -pix3[2], b_err * 3 / 16 );
+            }
+
+            if(quantloc_5 < numPixels)
+            {
+                int32_t* pix5 = quantPixels+4*quantloc_5;
+                pix5[0] += GifIMax( -pix5[0], r_err * 5 / 16 );
+                pix5[1] += GifIMax( -pix5[1], g_err * 5 / 16 );
+                pix5[2] += GifIMax( -pix5[2], b_err * 5 / 16 );
+            }
+
+            if(quantloc_1 < numPixels)
+            {
+                int32_t* pix1 = quantPixels+4*quantloc_1;
+                pix1[0] += GifIMax( -pix1[0], r_err / 16 );
+                pix1[1] += GifIMax( -pix1[1], g_err / 16 );
+                pix1[2] += GifIMax( -pix1[2], b_err / 16 );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    for( int ii=0; ii<numPixels*4; ++ii )
+    {
+        outFrame[ii] = (uint8_t)quantPixels[ii];
+    }
+
+    GIF_TEMP_FREE(quantPixels);
+}
+
+void GifThresholdImage( const uint8_t* lastFrame, const uint8_t* nextFrame, uint8_t* outFrame, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, GifPalette* pPal )
+{
+    uint32_t numPixels = width*height;
+    for( uint32_t ii=0; ii<numPixels; ++ii )
+    {
+        if(lastFrame &&
+           lastFrame[0] == nextFrame[0] &&
+           lastFrame[1] == nextFrame[1] &&
+           lastFrame[2] == nextFrame[2])
+        {
+            outFrame[0] = lastFrame[0];
+            outFrame[1] = lastFrame[1];
+            outFrame[2] = lastFrame[2];
+            outFrame[3] = kGifTransIndex;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            int32_t bestDiff = 1000000;
+            int32_t bestInd = 1;
+            GifGetClosestPaletteColor(pPal, nextFrame[0], nextFrame[1], nextFrame[2], &bestInd, &bestDiff, 1);
+
+            outFrame[0] = pPal->r[bestInd];
+            outFrame[1] = pPal->g[bestInd];
+            outFrame[2] = pPal->b[bestInd];
+            outFrame[3] = (uint8_t)bestInd;
+        }
+
+        if(lastFrame) lastFrame += 4;
+        outFrame += 4;
+        nextFrame += 4;
+    }
+}
+
+// --- LZW and writing to MemFile ---
+
+void GifWriteBit( GifBitStatus* stat, uint32_t bit )
+{
+    bit = bit & 1;
+    bit = bit << stat->bitIndex;
+    stat->byte |= bit;
+
+    ++stat->bitIndex;
+    if( stat->bitIndex > 7 )
+    {
+        stat->chunk[stat->chunkIndex++] = stat->byte;
+        stat->bitIndex = 0;
+        stat->byte = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static bool GifWriteChunkToMem(MemFile* mf, GifBitStatus* stat)
+{
+    // write chunk length and bytes
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, (int)stat->chunkIndex)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_write(mf, stat->chunk, stat->chunkIndex)) return false;
+    stat->bitIndex = 0;
+    stat->byte = 0;
+    stat->chunkIndex = 0;
+    return true;
+}
+
+void GifWriteCodeMem( MemFile* mf, GifBitStatus* stat, uint32_t code, uint32_t length )
+{
+    for( uint32_t ii=0; ii<length; ++ii )
+    {
+        GifWriteBit(stat, code);
+        code = code >> 1;
+
+        if( stat->chunkIndex == 255 )
+        {
+            // flush chunk to mem
+            GifWriteChunkToMem(mf, stat);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    uint16_t m_next[256];
+} GifLzwNode;
+
+static bool GifWritePaletteMem( const GifPalette* pPal, MemFile* mf )
+{
+    // transparency color
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0)) return false;
+
+    for(int ii=1; ii<(1 << pPal->bitDepth); ++ii)
+    {
+        if(!memfile_putc(mf, pPal->r[ii])) return false;
+        if(!memfile_putc(mf, pPal->g[ii])) return false;
+        if(!memfile_putc(mf, pPal->b[ii])) return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool GifWriteLzwImageMem(MemFile* mf, uint8_t* image, uint32_t left, uint32_t top,  uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t delay, GifPalette* pPal)
+{
+    // graphics control extension
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0x21)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0xf9)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0x04)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0x05)) return false; // leave prev frame in place, has transparency
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, delay & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, (delay >> 8) & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, kGifTransIndex)) return false; // transparent index
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0)) return false;
+
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0x2c)) return false; // image descriptor block
+
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, left & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, (left >> 8) & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, top & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, (top >> 8) & 0xff)) return false;
+
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, width & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, (width >> 8) & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, height & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, (height >> 8) & 0xff)) return false;
+
+    // local color table present, size = 2^bitDepth
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0x80 + pPal->bitDepth-1)) return false;
+
+    if(!GifWritePaletteMem(pPal, mf)) return false;
+
+    const int minCodeSize = pPal->bitDepth;
+    const uint32_t clearCode = 1 << pPal->bitDepth;
+
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, minCodeSize)) return false; // min code size
+
+    GifLzwNode* codetree = (GifLzwNode*)GIF_TEMP_MALLOC(sizeof(GifLzwNode)*4096);
+    if(!codetree) return false;
+    memset(codetree, 0, sizeof(GifLzwNode)*4096);
+
+    int32_t curCode = -1;
+    uint32_t codeSize = (uint32_t)minCodeSize + 1;
+    uint32_t maxCode = clearCode+1;
+
+    GifBitStatus stat;
+    stat.byte = 0;
+    stat.bitIndex = 0;
+    stat.chunkIndex = 0;
+
+    // write initial clear code
+    GifWriteCodeMem(mf, &stat, clearCode, codeSize);
+
+    for(uint32_t yy=0; yy<height; ++yy)
+    {
+        for(uint32_t xx=0; xx<width; ++xx)
+        {
+#ifdef GIF_FLIP_VERT
+            uint8_t nextValue = image[((height-1-yy)*width+xx)*4+3];
+#else
+            uint8_t nextValue = image[(yy*width+xx)*4+3];
+#endif
+            if( curCode < 0 )
+            {
+                curCode = nextValue;
+            }
+            else if( codetree[curCode].m_next[nextValue] )
+            {
+                curCode = codetree[curCode].m_next[nextValue];
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                GifWriteCodeMem(mf, &stat, (uint32_t)curCode, codeSize);
+
+                codetree[curCode].m_next[nextValue] = (uint16_t)++maxCode;
+
+                if( maxCode >= (1ul << codeSize) )
+                {
+                    codeSize++;
+                }
+                if( maxCode == 4095 )
+                {
+                    GifWriteCodeMem(mf, &stat, clearCode, codeSize);
+
+                    memset(codetree, 0, sizeof(GifLzwNode)*4096);
+                    codeSize = (uint32_t)(minCodeSize + 1);
+                    maxCode = clearCode+1;
+                }
+
+                curCode = nextValue;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    GifWriteCodeMem(mf, &stat, (uint32_t)curCode, codeSize);
+    GifWriteCodeMem(mf, &stat, clearCode, codeSize);
+    GifWriteCodeMem(mf, &stat, clearCode + 1, (uint32_t)minCodeSize + 1);
+
+    while( stat.bitIndex ) GifWriteBit(&stat, 0);
+    if( stat.chunkIndex ) GifWriteChunkToMem(mf, &stat);
+
+    if(!memfile_putc(mf, 0)) { GIF_TEMP_FREE(codetree); return false; } // image block terminator
+
+    GIF_TEMP_FREE(codetree);
+    return true;
+}
+
+// --- Public API: GifBegin / GifWriteFrame / GifEnd (memory-based) ---
+
+// Initialize a GifWriter that writes to memory. The memory buffer is owned by the writer
+// until you call memfile_detach on writer->mem (or use GifEnd + memfile_detach inside helper)
+static bool GifBegin( GifWriter* writer, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t delay, int32_t bitDepth, bool dither )
+{
+    (void)bitDepth; (void)dither;
+    if(!writer) return false;
+    size_t approx = (size_t)width * (size_t)height * 1; // rough initial guess
+    if(approx < 16384) approx = 16384;
+    if(!memfile_init(&writer->mem, approx)) return false;
+
+    writer->firstFrame = true;
+    writer->oldImage = (uint8_t*)GIF_MALLOC(width*height*4);
+    if(!writer->oldImage) { memfile_free(&writer->mem); return false; }
+
+    // header
+    if(!memfile_write(&writer->mem, "GIF89a", 6)) return false;
+
+    // screen descriptor (width, height)
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, width & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, (width >> 8) & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, height & 0xff)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, (height >> 8) & 0xff)) return false;
+
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0xf0)) return false;  // global color table flag (dummy)
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false;     // background
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false;     // aspect
+
+    // global palette (dummy two black entries)
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false;
+
+    if( delay != 0 )
+    {
+        // NETSCAPE2.0 application extension for looping
+        if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0x21)) return false; // extension
+        if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0xff)) return false; // application
+        if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 11)) return false; // length
+        if(!memfile_write(&writer->mem, "NETSCAPE2.0", 11)) return false;
+        if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 3)) return false; // data length
+        if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 1)) return false; // sub-block ID
+        if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false; // loop count low (0 = infinite)
+        if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false; // loop count high
+        if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0)) return false; // terminator
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool GifWriteFrame( GifWriter* writer, const uint8_t* image, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t delay, int bitDepth, bool dither )
+{
+    if(!writer) return false;
+
+    const uint8_t* oldImage = writer->firstFrame? NULL : writer->oldImage;
+    writer->firstFrame = false;
+
+    GifPalette pal;
+    GifMakePalette((dither? NULL : oldImage), image, width, height, bitDepth, dither, &pal);
+
+    if(dither)
+        GifDitherImage(oldImage, image, writer->oldImage, width, height, &pal);
+    else
+        GifThresholdImage(oldImage, image, writer->oldImage, width, height, &pal);
+
+    if(!GifWriteLzwImageMem(&writer->mem, writer->oldImage, 0, 0, width, height, delay, &pal)) return false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool GifEnd( GifWriter* writer )
+{
+    if(!writer) return false;
+    if(!memfile_putc(&writer->mem, 0x3b)) return false; // EOF
+
+    if(writer->oldImage) GIF_FREE(writer->oldImage);
+    writer->oldImage = NULL;
+    writer->firstFrame = true;
+
+    // keep mem buffer available for detaching by caller
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+#endif // GIF_MEMORY_H
diff --git a/otherarch/sdcpp/sdtype_adapter.cpp b/otherarch/sdcpp/sdtype_adapter.cpp
index 18ce35ce9..8542591b4 100644
--- a/otherarch/sdcpp/sdtype_adapter.cpp
+++ b/otherarch/sdcpp/sdtype_adapter.cpp
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ bool sdtype_load_model(const sd_load_model_inputs inputs) {
     params.offload_params_to_cpu = inputs.offload_cpu;
     params.keep_vae_on_cpu = inputs.vae_cpu;
     params.keep_clip_on_cpu = inputs.clip_cpu;
+    // params.flow_shift = 5.0f;
 
     if (params.chroma_use_dit_mask && params.diffusion_flash_attn) {
         // note we don't know yet if it's a Chroma model
@@ -676,7 +677,9 @@ sd_generation_outputs sdtype_generate(const sd_generation_inputs inputs)
     }
 
     std::vector<sd_image_t> reference_imgs;
-    if(extra_image_data.size()>0 && loadedsdver==SDVersion::VERSION_FLUX && !loaded_model_is_chroma(sd_ctx))
+    bool is_wan = (loadedsdver == SDVersion::VERSION_WAN2 || loadedsdver == SDVersion::VERSION_WAN2_2_I2V || loadedsdver == SDVersion::VERSION_WAN2_2_TI2V);
+    bool is_kontext = (loadedsdver==SDVersion::VERSION_FLUX && !loaded_model_is_chroma(sd_ctx));
+    if(extra_image_data.size()>0 && (is_wan || is_kontext))
     {
         for(int i=0;i<extra_image_data.size();++i)
         {
@@ -684,7 +687,7 @@ sd_generation_outputs sdtype_generate(const sd_generation_inputs inputs)
         }
         if(!sd_is_quiet && sddebugmode==1)
         {
-            printf("\nFlux Kontext: Using %d reference images\n",reference_imgs.size());
+            printf("\nImage Gen: Using %d reference images\n",reference_imgs.size());
         }
     }
 
@@ -728,6 +731,7 @@ sd_generation_outputs sdtype_generate(const sd_generation_inputs inputs)
 
     //the below params are only used in video models. May move into standalone object in future
     int vid_req_frames = inputs.vid_req_frames;
+    int vid_req_avi = inputs.vid_req_avi;
     int generated_num_results = 1;
 
     if(is_vid_model)
@@ -746,6 +750,17 @@ sd_generation_outputs sdtype_generate(const sd_generation_inputs inputs)
         vid_gen_params.strength = params.strength;
         vid_gen_params.seed = params.seed;
         vid_gen_params.video_frames = vid_req_frames;
+        if(reference_imgs.size()>0)
+        {
+            if(reference_imgs.size()>=1)
+            {
+                vid_gen_params.init_image = reference_imgs[0];
+            }
+            if(reference_imgs.size()>=2)
+            {
+                vid_gen_params.end_image = reference_imgs[1];
+            }
+        }
         if(!sd_is_quiet && sddebugmode==1)
         {
             std::stringstream ss;
@@ -758,6 +773,7 @@ sd_generation_outputs sdtype_generate(const sd_generation_inputs inputs)
             << "\nSTRENGTH:" << vid_gen_params.strength
             << "\nFRAMES:"   << vid_gen_params.video_frames
             << "\nCTRL_FRM:" << vid_gen_params.control_frames_size
+            << "\nREF_IMGS:"   << reference_imgs.size()
             << "\n\n";
             printf("%s", ss.str().c_str());
         }
@@ -921,9 +937,26 @@ sd_generation_outputs sdtype_generate(const sd_generation_inputs inputs)
         //if multiframe, make a video
         if(vid_req_frames>1 && generated_num_results>1 && is_vid_model)
         {
+            if(!sd_is_quiet && sddebugmode==1)
+            {
+                printf("\nSaving video buffer, AVI=%d...",vid_req_avi);
+            }
             uint8_t * out_data = nullptr;
             size_t out_len = 0;
-            int status = create_mjpg_avi_membuf_from_sd_images(results, generated_num_results, 24, 40, &out_data,&out_len);
+            int status = 0;
+            if(vid_req_avi==1)
+            {
+                status = create_mjpg_avi_membuf_from_sd_images(results, generated_num_results, 16, 40, &out_data,&out_len);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                status = create_gif_buf_from_sd_images(results, generated_num_results, 16, 100, &out_data,&out_len);
+            }
+
+            if(!sd_is_quiet && sddebugmode==1)
+            {
+                printf(status==0?"Video Saved!\n":"Save Failed!\n");
+            }
             if(status==0)
             {
                 recent_data = kcpp_base64_encode(out_data, out_len);