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minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoGIF files can be still images too. It’s just an image format, not specifically an animated image format.
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoGotcha. Not sure why the artist / uploader went with a gif format for a static image though
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIirc, GIF is comparatively good at compression, so maybe it’s a choice to ease up server load. Couldn’t say for sure though.
GIF files can be still images too. It’s just an image format, not specifically an animated image format.
Gotcha. Not sure why the artist / uploader went with a gif format for a static image though
Iirc, GIF is comparatively good at compression, so maybe it’s a choice to ease up server load. Couldn’t say for sure though.