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Do gifs just not work? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The uploaded image is just a test, its supposed to be my profile banner but with animated fire but when I try to upload it as my banner I get a timeout error (jerboa only shows a bit of that error and doesnt let me copy its text) and its always a broken image in previews

Also, the file is .gif but after uploading the link says .webm? Is that normal?

I've seen other people with animated banners and pfps but they were on other instances so I guess it might be an issue on this instance

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

okay, i'll take a look... probably something to do with the media proxy or the pictrs config.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Okie thank u very much! :D srry I was sleeping X3 did u have time to figure anything out?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is what I get when I try to open it in Sync.

[–] YarHarSuperstar 2 points 8 months ago

Same, Device information

Sync version: v24.03.06-22:07    
Sync flavor: googlePlay    

Ultra user: false    
View type: Slides    
Push enabled: false    

Device: c2q    
Model: samsung SM-N986U1    
Android: 13

[–] afk_strats 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'm seeing it as a video which kind of sucks because I don't get a thumbnail/have to tap on it to "play" it.

Webm makes sense because it's a ton more efficient than gif but the UX is bizarre in this case. I'm browsing from the Infinity app.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

huh yeah I just saw that it also looks like that for me when uploaded as a post :p

this is how it looks in a comment:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

this is how it looks for me on desktop (Edge & Firefox) too

in some browsers u can right click > loop to automatically loop it how a gif is expected to work, but you still have to manually play it

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

It works for me on voyager android

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's working as a gif should on my end. I'm using Voyager on an android.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

huh thats interesting X3 maybe its just that Voyager fixes this issue itself?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Somebody said they were using Voyager on IOS and it wasn't working. Could just be because I'm on android.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It doesn't even seem to work on the webpage, in a browser. Probably because it's getting converted to a webm file?

At least on Liftoff I can see a link that opens the file. The web version doesn't even have that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Here’s what I see via Voyager on an iPhone 14 (using the lenmy.blahaj instance):

[–] aeharding 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Are you running iOS 17.4?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not yet; v7.3.1 for this screenshot.

[–] aeharding 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ok it should be resolved when you upgrade!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Confirmed, it works!