Image hosting site Imgur has decided the old GIF format for animated images just isn't cutting it anymore. In a site-wide update, Imgur is now converting animated GIF uploads into what it calls GIFV.

Crop extra space around the image to reduce its dimensions. When you prepare the GIF, reduce its output dimensions. Reduce the number of colors in the image. For animated GIFs, reduce the number of ...

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, ...

Animated GIFs and the Internet go together like peanut butter and jelly. Whether your Internet browsing habits take you to Reddit, Tumblr, or elsewhere, you likely run into multiple GIFs per day, each ...

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 ...

Happy birthday to the GIF! The venerable file format turns 30 today, and Facebook is taking the opportunity to add a few GIF-related features to its service. Users could already post GIFs in status ...

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, ...

There are some striking similarities between the career of Robert Downey Jr. and the GIF. After the invention of the GIF file format in the late ‘80s, pixilated animated GIFs—those "under construction ...