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A webm is actually smaller than the original gif, usually small enough to also pack in an mp3 track and still end up smaller than the original. Compression gett
by freeone3000 8y ago
A webm is actually smaller than the original gif, usually small enough to also pack in an mp3 track and still end up smaller than the original. Compression getting better is a huge part of this.
- devmunchies 8y agobut webm doesn't work on iOS, right? that seems like a deal breaker for a viral image/video site.
- opencl 8y agoImgur has been using video files instead of GIFs for years already, they call it GIFV. Anything over 2MB is autoconverted to (IIRC) h264 encoded mp4 files. They just added the ability to include sound.