lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoPlease Stop Making Terrible GIFsthereallo.devexternal-linkmessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down15
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkPlease Stop Making Terrible GIFsthereallo.devlemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square54linkfedilink
minus-squareTony Bark@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 hours agoA lot of that is mostly the fault of the technology. But we still like it anyway.
minus-squareVibeSurgeon@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 hours 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-up3·14 hours 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.