Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux@programming.dev · 2 months agoKDE Plasma 6.3.2 Released with Animated WebP and GIF Support for Spectacle9to5linux.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkKDE Plasma 6.3.2 Released with Animated WebP and GIF Support for Spectacle9to5linux.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Linux@programming.dev · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareasudox@lemmy.asudox.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago and a prompt that notifies users that WebP is better than GIF. Why would they add this? As in like why would a DE do this?
minus-squarescholar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBecause it’s giving you the option to do both but there’s no reason to use gif any more, it is obsolete. WebP is no jpegxl, but it’s better than gif.
minus-squareBjörn Tantau@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoTo help users make an informed decision? GIF has become synonymous with “animated picture”. Hardly anyone knows that most “GIFs” they see are actually mp4s or WebPs. They don’t need to know. Until they have to decide on a file format themselves.
Why would they add this? As in like why would a DE do this?
Because it’s giving you the option to do both but there’s no reason to use gif any more, it is obsolete. WebP is no jpegxl, but it’s better than gif.
To help users make an informed decision? GIF has become synonymous with “animated picture”. Hardly anyone knows that most “GIFs” they see are actually mp4s or WebPs. They don’t need to know. Until they have to decide on a file format themselves.