Images
GIF files
An old format best known for short looping animations. Each frame can use at most 256 colors.
- Full name
- Graphics Interchange Format
- Made by
- CompuServe
- Introduced
- 1987
- File extension
- .gif
- Compression
- Lossless, up to 256 colors
- Transparency
- Yes
- Animation
- Yes
- Best for
- Short animations and simple graphics
- Opens in
- Everywhere, including browsers and chat apps
- In FileFlip
- Opens and saves
Good at
- Animation that plays everywhere
- Simple transparency
Not so good at
- Only 256 colors per frame
- Large files for photos and long animations
GIF in FileFlip
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