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minus-squareEchlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoGIF files can be still images too. It’s just an image format, not specifically an animated image format.
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoGotcha. Not sure why the artist / uploader went with a gif format for a static image though
minus-squareEchlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIirc, GIF is comparatively good at compression, so maybe it’s a choice to ease up server load. Couldn’t say for sure though.
GIF files can be still images too. It’s just an image format, not specifically an animated image format.
Gotcha. Not sure why the artist / uploader went with a gif format for a static image though
Iirc, GIF is comparatively good at compression, so maybe it’s a choice to ease up server load. Couldn’t say for sure though.