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Absolutely! We actually made a webm version (that's the smallest size to date and the fastest to create), but just wanted to perfect GIF creation and get some c
by RoryGlyphic 12y ago
Absolutely! We actually made a webm version (that's the smallest size to date and the fastest to create), but just wanted to perfect GIF creation and get some captions on the system early before introducing webm.
Maybe we should reverse that?
- nmjohn 12y agoIt depends, who is your actual target audience? If it's a general anyone and everyone, gif is the way to go. If it's a more technical audience, who probably know what webm already is, then webm may make more sense And from a more marketing side of things If you went gif first and five months down the line announcing support for webm makes you look innovative and will probably get you posted to a handful of subreddits and the front page of hn. If you went webm first and five months down the line announce gif support, you probably won't be able to achieve the same results.
- RoryGlyphic 12y agoDefinitely. At first we wanted to target general audience and then transition into more technical. It's a little conflicting because I love HN and reddit, so my* general preferences differ from what I think is actually the best transition :3
- jdiez17 12y agoIf you want to convert GIFs to WebM/MP4/etc you might want to check out the MediaCrush[1] code. Or just use https://mediacru.sh https://mediacru.sh, which is and always will be free. [1]: https://github.com/mediacrush/mediacrush https://github.com/mediacrush/mediacrush
- RoryGlyphic 12y agoThank you! Are you behind midacru.sh?
- jdiez17 12y agoI am indeed. Happy to answer your questions.
- RoryGlyphic 12y agoAbsolutely! May be able to work together. What's the best way to reach each other?
- Sir_Cmpwn 12y agoAnother mediacrush guy here - jdiez went to sleep. Us devs hang out in #mediacrush on irc.freenode.net and we also read emails sent to {jdiez,drew}@mediacru.sh
- cbhl 12y agoI'd love to know your thoughts on using WebP (image format that supports animation) versus WebM (video format) for GIFs. Do you think it's worthwhile? If not, why?
- jdiez17 12y agoWe haven't looked much into WebP as an animation container. And since it's only supported by Chrome (and will likely remain that way) we are not currently considering it. WebM and MP4 both have pretty good codecs for video; definitely a lot better than GIFs, that's for sure.
- malnourish 12y agoI love your work. Thank you for mediacrush. Are you guys doing alright, financially, if you don't mind me asking?
- jdiez17 12y agoThank you for using MediaCrush! We publish regular transparency reports[1] about several things, including our finances. We don't have any seed money, it's just coming out of our own wallet. [1] https://blog.mediacru.sh/2014/07/12/State-of-MediaCrush-2014.html https://blog.mediacru.sh/2014/07/12/State-of-MediaCrush-2014...
- malnourish 12y agoWhat is the most efficient way to donate to MediaCrush? Gittip? If so, is the weekly subscription easy to cancel?
- jdiez17 12y agoIf you'd like to set up a recurring donation, then yes, Gittip is the easiest way to do it. That said, we're not picky about donations; we'll accept pretty much every payment method or barter.
- TallboyOne 12y agoI definitely prefer gifs, so please dont remove that option.
- RoryGlyphic 12y agonever!!!