4 ms·Anybody knows, why can't we use GIF instead?by johnx123-up 14y agoAnybody knows, why can't we use GIF instead?codeka 14y agoYou probably could, but given that GIF files are limited to a 256-colour palette, it would probably look pretty horrible. Especially for such a large image.eliaskg 14y agoAlso you would end up having varying frame rates in different browsers.