• somnuz
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    7 months ago

    Technically .gif is a file extension, GIF file is simply a bitmap image format.

    Sure, they can contain one frame and look like a static image, You can insert frames from a movie into them so they can appear as a silent video. Half seriously, they are glorified image slideshows with option to contain just a single slide.

    So… they land somewhere between images and animations or — if you want to be precise — images with option to be animated.