SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them] to memes • 1 year agoummm actually webp is more versatile than a standard JPEGimagemessage-square24 fedilinkarrow-up142file-text
arrow-up142imageummm actually webp is more versatile than a standard JPEGSorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them] to memes • 1 year agomessage-square24 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]hexbear10·edit-21 year agothey're literally fine. the only problem with them is a lack of support, which is how it is whenever any new standard is proposed. that said i do believe the animated GIF is a holy practice and should never have been usurped by the profane video codec. link
minus-squarekeepcarrot [she/her]hexbear8·1 year agoI'm pretty sure gif remains popular because sound off by default and no ads by default. Also widely supported. link
minus-squareBeaver [he/him]hexbear5·1 year agoIt's SO dumb that the standard Windows 11 image viewer can't open them. link
minus-squareHumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]hexbear4·1 year agoyes, but whereas videos are bad, gifs are good. therein lies the conundrum. link
minus-squaretemptest [any]hexbear2·1 year agoNah the problem with them is that they're an obsolete temporary coping mechanism (video abused as an image format) and Google is rejecting the one true format. link
they're literally fine. the only problem with them is a lack of support, which is how it is whenever any new standard is proposed.
that said i do believe the animated GIF is a holy practice and should never have been usurped by the profane video codec.
I'm pretty sure gif remains popular because sound off by default and no ads by default. Also widely supported.
It's SO dumb that the standard Windows 11 image viewer can't open them.
GIF is a video format, don't @ me
yes, but whereas videos are bad, gifs are good. therein lies the conundrum.
This is the dialectic
Nah the problem with them is that they're an obsolete temporary coping mechanism (video abused as an image format) and Google is rejecting the one true format.