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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by MrFloppy to c/techsupport
 

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] 1 points 2 years ago

GIF is a huge waste of space, MP4 can do the same with less than a tenth of the space/bandwidth used.

Not having to wait 10 seconds for a short video to load is nice.