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linuz90 | karma 631 | avg karma 9.56 · 2021-04-14 13:11:46+00:00

Ouch you're totally right. I want to add an option to have static JPGs instead of GIFs. Already added to the backlog.

elithrar | karma 3463 | avg karma 4.03 · 2021-04-14 13:19:29+00:00

Video may be cheap, too: h.264 or WebM are relatively low cost on even reasonably modern devices.

moystard | karma 514 | avg karma 1.84 · 2021-04-14 14:18:35+00:00

I would go for videos + options to go with static assets. You could pause background video playback when the tab is not active.

Siira | karma 804 | avg karma 0.96 · 2021-04-16 17:01:27+00:00

My tests show the tab does not consume much when it is not visible.

dlivingston | karma 2195 | avg karma 3.52 · 2021-04-14 15:03:36+00:00

To go in the opposite direction, if you wanted to add an option for people fine with large CPU/GPU expenditure (i.e., if this were playing on a dedicated TV in an actual café), it might be fun to add a WebGL canvas and make lofi/vaporwave-inspired effects [0].

[0]: http://hands.wtf/rad

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dylan604 | karma 28008 | avg karma 1.81 · 2021-04-14 15:35:43+00:00

Why would you ever target wasting CPU/GPU when better alternatives are available?

artful-hacker | karma 161 | avg karma 2.82 · 2021-04-14 15:49:00+00:00

I actually really like this feature when playing music for a whole room on my OLED TV. People like watching the fancy graphics and I get to dodge a tiny little bit of burn in.

dylan604 | karma 28008 | avg karma 1.81 · 2021-04-14 15:54:45

You missed the part of better alternatives. I didn't mean to turn off the anim, just switch it to a more efficient method of doing it.

catlifeonmars | karma 868 | avg karma 1.47 · 2021-04-15 01:39:04+00:00

What are the better alternatives?

codebolt | karma 1079 | avg karma 3.28 · 2021-04-15 12:01:27+00:00

I'm guessing pre-rendered animations. Better alternative if you're optimizing for performance, but maybe not if we're optimizing for other metrics.

ajkjk | karma 8277 | avg karma 3.64 · 2021-04-14 20:54:38+00:00

It might be cool.

dylan604 | karma 28008 | avg karma 1.81 · 2021-04-15 02:30:05+00:00

It might be cool to needlessly spin up a CPU/GPU for no reason other than not being familiar with a more effectient method of doing something? I don't know where you come from, but that's not my definition of cool at all

jordache | karma 906 | avg karma 0.79 · 2021-04-14 15:35:03+00:00

Video cheaper than animated gif?

entropicdrifter | karma 1371 | avg karma 2.25 · 2021-04-14 15:50:05

Yeah, lower bandwidth requirements and most computers/all smartphones have dedicated video decoding hardware, especially for h264.

prophesi | karma 2376 | avg karma 2.23 · 2021-04-14 16:00:23

Hinted at with lower bandwidth requirements, but the biggest win with video is their stellar compression. GIFs store every single color value, which is why they get so huge so quick.

adrusi | karma 3700 | avg karma 3.02 · 2021-04-15 01:48:07

GIFs use run length encoding, which usually makes them quite good for pixelly art, but not when you apply a bunch of vfx.

app4soft | karma 10934 | avg karma 3.12 · 2021-04-14 20:07:16+00:00

Yep. For example, here is Fill's GIFs site[0], where comic animation on pages represented as video instead of GIF.[1]

    ...
    <video autoplay="" loop="" muted="">
      <source src="/video/aa3d713c20ba03cc3f87b36e9a947857.mp4" type="video/mp4">
    </video>
    ...

[0] https://fill.com.ua/

[1] https://fill.com.ua/gif/zagostrennya

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