Edit: changed from gif to webp

  • @FilthEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    I hate how sometimes lemmy won’t animate a gif in the preview. Its worth the extra click.

    • @VmI0Z8i1q6DJOPEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Yeah. Maybe I should have converted it to webp? Gonna try that.

      Edit: Actually worked. The only downside is that the preview is a bit bugged.

      • @FilthEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        it happens. Lemmy can be a bit picky.

      • @NotAGuyInAHatEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        I’m looking to do this for my future animated posts. Webp works then? I assume lemmy has to host the file directly. I’m using Voyager and on mobile currently so anytime I posted an animated GIF or WebP it hasn’t worked.

        • @VmI0Z8i1q6DJOPEnglish
          1•1 year ago

          I’m actually not really sure. Webp definitely helps reducing the file size.

          For me, the small preview window is animated but when extending the image it needed some time to work. But this might be caused by the image being hosted on catbox.

          I assume lemmy has to host the file directly.

          This file is not hosted on lemmy, or at least that’s what I assume. I don’t really know how direct image posts with URL work in lemmy.

          But all of this probably depends on the UI you’re using (web version / alternative web UI / mobile app etc.) and could also change with future updates.

          • @NotAGuyInAHatEnglish
            2•1 year ago

            Alright! I did a test and WebP gets the animated preview. I’ll just link full videos in the comments for animations. Thanks for the help!