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Maciej Barć @xgqt@fosstodon.org
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WHY WHY WHY do "gif services" convert gifs to videos???
Is the fucking browser too fucking weak to handle a fucking gif???
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Jeder neocat_floof_googly_woozy neocat_flag_agender @jeder@miau.jeder.pl
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@xgqt believe it or not, yes

gifs are bloated 10mb shits
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Maciej Barć @xgqt@fosstodon.org
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@jeder

The modern browser experience
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splatt9990 @splatt9990@fosstodon.org
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@xgqt @jeder Probably less to do with browser performance and more to do with bandwidth savings. An equivalent mp4 version of a gif will usually be ~1/10th the size or even less (depending on how compressible the orignal was.) Makes a lot of sense if you're running an image hosting service
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Maciej Barć @xgqt@fosstodon.org
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@jeder

discord, tenor and similar services can handle a 4K picture yet can't handle a smol gif w/o conversion... what a mess
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Cpt.Howdy @Phate6660@fosstodon.org
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@xgqt @jeder Not too sure about that.
Both services mentioned will compress the images greatly reducing quality.
Sure the image's resolution might still be 4k sometimes if the service decides to keep it that way, but the quality will be visibly impacted.
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Maciej Barć @xgqt@fosstodon.org
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@Phate6660 @jeder

Yes, that is true in Discord's case, the image will have reduced quality but I think this is discord's thing.
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Cpt.Howdy @Phate6660@fosstodon.org
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@xgqt @jeder Most services will compress to save bandwidth and storage.
Discord locks quality behind Nitro, so at least it's attainable.
Meanwhile I'm fairly certain Tenor always compresses.
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