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The problem, for me, is that HTML5 video is a technical solution with no social advantage. There are so many places on the web where images are allowed that vid

The problem, for me, is that HTML5 video is a technical solution with no social advantage. There are so many places on the web where images are allowed that videos will never be allowed -- for good reason. Forums, comment threads, etc. What we need is an image container format that allows for a silent (and only silent) video stream to be embedded. A better GIF. Something that site maintainers would feel entirely comfortable in allowing.

skymt 13y ago
A new format would be overkill. Websites can just set the "muted" attribute on video elements. If you also set "loop" & "autoplay" and hide the controls, you've got a video that acts just like a GIF.
- boyaka 13y ago
  Example, with sound on: http://home.comcast.net/~yugami/lean.html http://home.comcast.net/~yugami/lean.html
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- sethkojo 13y ago
  One problem is iOS devices won't play any videos with hidden controls.
HowardJ 13y ago
Why don't the powers that be make a new image animated image format that is bandwidth conservative? I don't get why Google/Apple/Microsoft/Adobe haven't jumped on this. Or maybe I do, they don't use animated GIFs. Fuck. If only Reddit/imgur/Internet forums had any lobbying power.
nl 13y ago
This! (Although if the sound thing is such a problem then perhaps the muted attribute should be set to true by the hosting site?) Here's an idea: <img src="video.mp4">. Updated semantics should be the same as the video tag.