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It looks like the tool creates 8 bit .gif files rather than h264 encoded webm videos. Is there any demand for actual .gif files these days?

by spuz 6y ago

bootloop 6y ago
Many hosters limit the length of the video (whereas for gifs they limit the file size) so for certain videos it might make sense to use gifs instead.
kristoph1 6y ago
GIFs are still in demand despite its limitations.
hartator 6y ago
For a quick share on GitHub fir example.
Terretta 6y ago
Some still love real GIFs! My preferred use is cinemagraphs. See the images in this link: https://blog.flixel.com/what-is-a-cinemagraph-how-do-they-work/ https://blog.flixel.com/what-is-a-cinemagraph-how-do-they-wo... True, ‘kids these days’ are oblivious that most GIF hosts don’t host GIFs. H264 (H.264/AVC/MPEG-4 Part 10) is a video compression encoding often paired with AAC audio, often e-delivered inside an .mp4 or .mv4 file container. Imgur’s GIFV file popularized on reddit is a renamed .mp4: https://www.filedesc.com/en/file/gifv https://www.filedesc.com/en/file/gifv Note WebM is an MKV-like container for VP8 video encoding w/ Vorbis audio. You would have to convert (transcode) the video and audio to go between MPEG-4 and WebM. https://www.webmproject.org/docs/container/ https://www.webmproject.org/docs/container/ Just for fun, GIFs can contain more than 256 colors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF#/media/File:SmallFullColourGIF.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF#/media/File:SmallFullColou...
pixelbath 6y ago
What part of this project led you to believe it would produce "h264 encoded webm videos"?
- catalogia 6y ago
  Probably the part where it's 2020, not 1995.
  - builderone 6y ago
    This is a GIF maker, so it creates GIFs from videos and nothing more. Due to the fact that GIFs are over 30 years old, it should not be compared to today's technology, specially video encoding which is very different from a soundless looping image. Having said that, I'm all for something new that will replace a GIF with more modern approach and millions of colors.
    - catalogia 6y ago
      > it should not be compared to today's technology, specially video encoding which is very different from a soundless looping image Considering most sites that let users upload gifs convert them into looping soundless videos, I'd say they're "very different" insofar as they're very inferior.

It looks like the tool creates 8 bit .gif files rather than h264 encoded webm videos. Is there any demand for actual .gif files these days?

by spuz 6y ago

It looks like the tool creates 8 bit .gif files rather than h264 encoded webm videos. Is there any demand for actual .gif files these days?

bootloop 6y ago

Many hosters limit the length of the video (whereas for gifs they limit the file size) so for certain videos it might make sense to use gifs instead.

kristoph1 6y ago

GIFs are still in demand despite its limitations.

hartator 6y ago

For a quick share on GitHub fir example.

Terretta 6y ago

Some still love real GIFs! My preferred use is cinemagraphs. See the images in this link: https://blog.flixel.com/what-is-a-cinemagraph-how-do-they-work/ https://blog.flixel.com/what-is-a-cinemagraph-how-do-they-wo... True, ‘kids these days’ are oblivious that most GIF hosts don’t host GIFs. H264 (H.264/AVC/MPEG-4 Part 10) is a video compression encoding often paired with AAC audio, often e-delivered inside an .mp4 or .mv4 file container. Imgur’s GIFV file popularized on reddit is a renamed .mp4: https://www.filedesc.com/en/file/gifv https://www.filedesc.com/en/file/gifv Note WebM is an MKV-like container for VP8 video encoding w/ Vorbis audio. You would have to convert (transcode) the video and audio to go between MPEG-4 and WebM. https://www.webmproject.org/docs/container/ https://www.webmproject.org/docs/container/ Just for fun, GIFs can contain more than 256 colors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF#/media/File:SmallFullColourGIF.gif https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF#/media/File:SmallFullColou...

pixelbath 6y ago

What part of this project led you to believe it would produce "h264 encoded webm videos"?

catalogia 6y ago
Probably the part where it's 2020, not 1995.
- builderone 6y ago
  This is a GIF maker, so it creates GIFs from videos and nothing more. Due to the fact that GIFs are over 30 years old, it should not be compared to today's technology, specially video encoding which is very different from a soundless looping image. Having said that, I'm all for something new that will replace a GIF with more modern approach and millions of colors.
  - catalogia 6y ago
    > it should not be compared to today's technology, specially video encoding which is very different from a soundless looping image Considering most sites that let users upload gifs convert them into looping soundless videos, I'd say they're "very different" insofar as they're very inferior.