Currently pict-rs seems to convert gifs to mp4 automatically and then store it as such. Is there any way to change this, and to use, for example webp instead?

While I agree GIFs are a wholly un-optimal format and are better off gone, isn’t it better to store them as animated WebP files which is closer to gif (loops automatically, seamless, etc) then gif is to mp4.

  • hiding_in_your_attic
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    2 years ago

    I would be 100% for this as lemmy seems to be using the browser to play it and actually is able to work with it (unlike a certain chat app that only has electron/react native clients and is actively pissing off their users with a username migration). Animated WebP also seems to strike the perfect middleground between the old animated gifs and mp4/webm allowing for animated images to use modern video compression and encoding transparently.

    If you’re unsure on how well this would handle: modern browsers have had support for this for years so unless you’re on something like gnu icecat or pale moon you should be fine.