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Re:Making GIFs From Video Files With Python by Recoil42 on Saturday January 25, 2014 @12:06PM (#7121322)
The problem, for me, is that HTML5 video is a technical solution with no social advantage. There are so many places on the web where images are allowed that videos will never be allowed -- for good reason. Forums, comment threads, etc.

What we need is an image container format that allows for a silent (and only silent) video stream to be embedded. A better GIF. Something that site maintainers would feel entirely comfortable in allowing.

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Re:Making GIFs From Video Files With Python by skymt on Saturday January 25, 2014 @12:40PM (#7121456)
A new format would be overkill. Websites can just set the "muted" attribute on video elements. If you also set "loop" & "autoplay" and hide the controls, you've got a video that acts just like a GIF.
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Re:Making GIFs From Video Files With Python by boyaka on Saturday January 25, 2014 @02:16PM (#7121907)
Example, with sound on: http://home.comcast.net/~yugami/lean.html
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Re:Making GIFs From Video Files With Python by sethkojo on Sunday January 26, 2014 @01:16AM (#7124114)
One problem is iOS devices won't play any videos with hidden controls.
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Re:Making GIFs From Video Files With Python by nl on Sunday January 26, 2014 @02:04AM (#7124191)
This! (Although if the sound thing is such a problem then perhaps the muted attribute should be set to true by the hosting site?)

Here's an idea: <img src="video.mp4">.

Updated semantics should be the same as the video tag.

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Re:Making GIFs From Video Files With Python by HowardJ on Saturday January 25, 2014 @10:51PM (#7123784)
Why don't the powers that be make a new image animated image format that is bandwidth conservative? I don't get why Google/Apple/Microsoft/Adobe haven't jumped on this. Or maybe I do, they don't use animated GIFs. Fuck. If only Reddit/imgur/Internet forums had any lobbying power.
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