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, ...

Here’s a little-known Internet secret: GIF files -- the preferred medium for sharing pithy animation loops across the web -- were never invented with this purpose in mind. Instead, the file format was ...

Gif.me is a new Chrome extension that allows users to store and share gifs they find on the internet with nothing more than a right click. It’s wonderful. The extension lets you right click on any gif ...

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 ...

If you are unable to open an MP4 file on our media player, try changing the video format. There are many good video converters available on the internet that can help you convert your MP4 to MP3, AVI, ...

An installation in the New York Museum of the Moving Image presents contemporary art GIFs in their original format, on the computers used to build them. Reading time 4 minutes There’s something about ...