The GIF format remains a popular file format for animating images. However, the technology hasn’t changed since 1987, and its limitations are starting to show. Which is why the image hosting website, ...

Small file size: By limiting the number of colors and using simple compression algorithms, GIF files are typically much smaller than video files of the same duration, facilitating quick loading and ...

Image hosting site Imgur has decided the old GIF format for animated images just isn't cutting it anymore. In a site-wide update, Imgur is now converting animated GIF uploads into what it calls GIFV.

There’s something about an elevator that touches on the very nature of the .GIF format. There’s a repetition to its design, a cyclical nature of destination and return, a permanent transience. It ...

Movie To GIF is a simple freeware for Windows that can help you convert video files to animated GIF format. This software allows you to convert video and movie files and add numerous special effects ...

More efficient GIFs lead to speedier download times and less bandwidth usage Crop extra space around the image to reduce its dimensions. When you prepare the GIF, reduce its output dimensions. Reduce ...

If, for some reason, the Graphical Image Format, or GIF, were ever immortalized with a Hollywood biopic, the narration in the trailer might go something like this: “It started as an innovator, became ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Here’s a little-known Internet secret: GIF files — the preferred medium for sharing pithy animation loops across the web — were never ...

The GIF file specification originated with the CompuServe online service. Its indexed-color format restricts it to a maximum of 256 shades, which limits its usefulness in reproducing continuous-tone ...

Knowing how to enlarge files in GIF or JPEG format lets you fit your images to the media in which you want to present those images. Your Web page may require an illustration to fit into a specific ...

GIFs are positively everywhere, and have been for a while — there’s no stopping them. But the massive photo sharing service Imgur thinks they can be improved upon and brought forward into the modern ...