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minus-squaredylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up63arrow-down2·11 months agoApparently it’s this new file format called .gif where you can compress videos into a small file that any browser can read
minus-squareKptnAutismus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·11 months agofunnily enough, GIF is a lossles file format. but it only allows 8-bit color.
minus-squareVenat0r@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoThe compression usually happens before it is saved as a gif. It can use 8-bit colours, but it takes up less space if you use fewer.
minus-squareVenat0r@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoYep, I think so, I haven’t looked at the standard, just assuming from the gif save dialog in photoshop.
minus-squareNunya@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months agoExactly right. I hate it when people pronounce it as gif instead.
minus-squareidunnololz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·11 months agoLike jiff or like jizz
minus-squareBuffalox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoThat’s pretty clever, would have been ideal for a 20 year old feature phone.
minus-squareBlastboom Strice@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-211 months ago compress Ugh, they don’t seem to do a good job on that. :/
Apparently it’s this new file format called .gif where you can compress videos into a small file that any browser can read
funnily enough, GIF is a lossles file format. but it only allows 8-bit color.
The compression usually happens before it is saved as a gif. It can use 8-bit colours, but it takes up less space if you use fewer.
Does it index the colors?
Yep, I think so, I haven’t looked at the standard, just assuming from the gif save dialog in photoshop.
And how is that gif pronounced?
gif.
Exactly right. I hate it when people pronounce it as gif instead.
Like jiff or like jizz
Giraffe.
Garage.
yiff
Gilf
That’s pretty clever, would have been ideal for a 20 year old feature phone.
Ugh, they don’t seem to do a good job on that. :/