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Why converts lemmy.world *.gif to *.mp4 (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Why converts lemmy.world *.gif to *.mp4 ?

Isn't *.gif more popular and easier to show direct/automatical in any browser and app?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gif can be anywhere from 4 to 10 times the size. First hit on Google gif vs mp4 file size 😎👍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

GIFs are an average of 5-10 times larger than an efficiently encoded MP4 video

So an automated process like Lemmy uses is efficient enough to do that? In my head, there exists a brain, somewhere, and I can't even get digital copies of my dvds down to any manageable size without fiddling with Handbrake endlessly.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah there are scripts that don't automatically.

Gifs aren't very long so the conversion is quick.