

Twitter converts GIF files to MP4 files so that users do not feel "heavy". You can feel the weight of the file even if you look at the PC browser, but when viewing the animation on the mobile terminal, the difference in weight between GIF format and MP4 format should be quite large. Even with similar animation, 500 KB in GIF format and 100 KB in MP4 format sometimes may be. It is difficult to compress GIF files that make one motion by making several images consecutively. When you open the file on the browser, the sound is muted, but the pause / play menu is also displayed.Īctually comparing the animation of the GIF file with the GIF animation displayed on Twitter looks like the following.įirst of all this is an animation in GIF format.Īnd this is MP4 format Twitter expression GIF animation.Īccording to Embedly, there are two reasons why "Why purposely convert GIF files to MP4 files?"įirst, one is a problem of image size. However, when you right click on the animation, the control menu of MP4 file such as "pause", "mute", "play speed" was displayed.įurthermore, selecting "copy the URL of the video" and pasting it in the address bar.

It seems that GIF animation can be posted when you hear anything, so I tried putting the scythe animation I drew 13 years ago 13 years ago. For example, the following girls with a match sold embedded theme GIF animation Kozaki YusukeMr.'s post. Twitter is releasing GIF animation, so various GIF animations are posted on Twitter. Why is this happening? So, create embedded code EmbedlyI have summarized it in my blog.Įmbedly Blog, What Twitter Is not Telling You About GIFs

13:00:01 Why is Twitter official GIF animation converted to MP4?
