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Re:Building a New Image Format by altrego99 on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @08:42AM (#4814152)
What's the benefit of a photo-compression with animation support, compared to actual movie formats (H.264)?
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Re:Building a New Image Format by SeppoErviala on Thursday November 22, 2012 @03:50AM (#4818043)
Can be used in places that only support images. Can be used in places that don't want audio. Variable frame rate. Auto play enabled by default. Designed to loop continuously.

Have you seen how people use gif animations?

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