lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoPlease Stop Making Terrible GIFsthereallo.devexternal-linkmessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down17
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkPlease Stop Making Terrible GIFsthereallo.devlemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square92linkfedilink
minus-squareTony Bark@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days agoA lot of that is mostly the fault of the technology. But we still like it anyway.
minus-squareVibeSurgeon@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·21 days agoGif is indeed a shit format for the purpose. Video codecs are downright magical and everything down to your average toaster packs a hardware decoder for h264, so this is the bare minimum we should actually be using for this use-case.
minus-squaretoo_high_for_this@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days agoI know that’s hyperbole, but I’ll be cold in the ground before a “smart” toaster is allowed in this house.
A lot of that is mostly the fault of the technology. But we still like it anyway.
Gif is indeed a shit format for the purpose.
Video codecs are downright magical and everything down to your average toaster packs a hardware decoder for h264, so this is the bare minimum we should actually be using for this use-case.
I know that’s hyperbole, but I’ll be cold in the ground before a “smart” toaster is allowed in this house.