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I'm pretty sure it's pronounced "ping" now since GIF is rolling slowly to the dustbin. PNG can't be used to make animations. GIF can. That alone is enough to e

I'm pretty sure it's pronounced "ping" now since GIF is rolling slowly to the dustbin. PNG can't be used to make animations. GIF can. That alone is enough to ensure GIF will be around for a long, long time.

IbJacked 13y ago
It's not universally supported, but there is an animated png format: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APNG
- tom9729 13y ago
  As noted in that Wikipedia page, there is also the MNG format (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-image_Network_Graphics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple-image_Network_Graphics). Unfortunately it's over 10 years old and there is still little browser support.
- abcd_f 13y ago
  Practically speaking, it is not supported enough to be any useful.
maxmcd 13y ago
I'm still hoping for the rise of <video> tag based "gifs". Better compression, sound as an option. Vine provides a decent attempt at this.
- stormbrew 13y ago
  Lack of sound may, in some circles, be considered a feature.
  - maxmcd 13y ago
    Yes, yes, very true.
mikeevans 13y ago
WebP also supports animations, don't know how that compares to GIF though.