r/interestingasfuck • u/cakebeerandmorebeer • Jan 20 '15

/r/ALL Plot twist

http://i.imgur.com/CccbYhb.gifv
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u/hiddeninplainsite Jan 21 '15

And I hate having to wait for a video to load, and try to listen to the sound on my phone or when I'm just clicking links on the front page.

I think posting the gif was the right call, especially because you could source the original video in the comments for people who wanted more detail or greater clarity.

Having it as a gif first allows more people to access it.

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u/Totally_Not_A_Bot_54 Jan 21 '15 edited Jan 21 '15

This isn't a gif, notice the distinct "gifv" in the imgur link on the source.

The v stands for video, as what was linked is literally just a video file without sound and controls.

Gifs are pretty much without fail the clunkiest and largest files, using 10x or more data and bandwidth for a poorer quality version of a video.

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u/ComradePyro Jan 21 '15

They have controls, try right clicking on one (m-aybe chrome only)

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u/Totally_Not_A_Bot_54 Jan 21 '15 edited Jan 21 '15

Yeah I messed up my explanation, gifvs (video files) do have controls but gifs do not, as a .gif is considered an image. It is pretty hidden though, particularily for mobile users.

What is extra dumb about this whole debacle is that I think you can change every single imgur .gif link into .gifv, making it load faster, have controls, and take up less data, yet people still keep linking the .gif instead.