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finnn
8y ago
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imgur converts to the most widely supported formats. This is not a community issue.
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bpicolo
8y ago
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Yeah, but mp4 saves on bandwidth and is buffered vs gifs.
https://blog.imgur.com/2014/10/09/introducing-gifv/
gifv is just rebranded mp4 more or less
always_good
8y ago
Actually, .gifv is an html page with a <video> with both webm and mp4 sources.
bpicolo
8y ago
Right, this let's them repurpose the same mp4 files and give iOS users a better experience
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