GIFV

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'''GIFV''' is not actually a distinct file format, but it is an [[MP4]] animation that is encapsulated in [[HTML]] 5 code presenting it in a video element with options set so as to make it work similarly to an animated [[GIF]] (e.g., with no video controls visisble). This is created by Imgur when a user uploads an animated GIF, and is served with a .gifv extension (though the document sent to the browser is actually HTML).
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'''GIFV''' is not actually a distinct file format, but it is an [[MP4]] animation that is presented via [[HTML]] 5 code using a video element with options set so as to make it work similarly to an animated [[GIF]] (e.g., with no video controls visisble). This is created by Imgur when a user uploads an animated GIF, and is served with a .gifv extension (though the document sent to the browser is actually HTML). Note that if you try to save it out of your browser you're not saving the actual animated image, since the HTML file references remote elements on the Imgur server. This is not really a format to store and preserve animated graphics yourself, but one for a website to present them.
  
 
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Revision as of 04:46, 10 October 2014

File Format
Name GIFV
Ontology
Extension(s) .gifv
Released 2014

GIFV is not actually a distinct file format, but it is an MP4 animation that is presented via HTML 5 code using a video element with options set so as to make it work similarly to an animated GIF (e.g., with no video controls visisble). This is created by Imgur when a user uploads an animated GIF, and is served with a .gifv extension (though the document sent to the browser is actually HTML). Note that if you try to save it out of your browser you're not saving the actual animated image, since the HTML file references remote elements on the Imgur server. This is not really a format to store and preserve animated graphics yourself, but one for a website to present them.

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