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Re:Show HN: Build a JS-only interactive product walk-through... by SquareWheel on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:15PM (#22369581)
Huge file size, poor color support, no video controls. Gifs have no place on the web.
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Re:Show HN: Build a JS-only interactive product walk-through... by zzo38computer on Thursday February 20, 2020 @01:38AM (#22373154)
It is potentially possible for the browser (or an extension) to support the user using play/pause/rewind/fast-forward with animated pictures. However, I do not recommend GIF; animated PNG is better.

(But, I would prefer text-based documentation. You can still have videos or animations too if wanted, though.)

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Re:Show HN: Build a JS-only interactive product walk-through... by zzo38computer on Thursday February 20, 2020 @10:40PM (#22380765)
Actually, animated PNG has some benefits and some drawbacks compared to animated GIF. (You could try both and see which works better for the animation you are making, I suppose.)
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