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Convert GIF files online for free
Now you know how to convert video files to GIF and images to GIF. The online GIF converter can easily transfer animated and still photos, songs, and videos into another format. However, this GIF file converter has the file size limit and can only process one file at a time. With Movavi Video Converter , available for Windows and Mac, you can easily convert GIFs to video and videos to GIF without any limits.
What is GIF?
Full name
Graphics Interchange Format
Format type
Image
Developed by
CompuServe
Description
GIF is one of the most common types of graphics, storing data in a format of no more than 256 colors. Compression occurs without loss of quality.
File extension
.gif
Technical details
GIF animation works on the same principle as standard animation. The image file contains all the pictures involved in the animation. Each such picture is shown as a separate frame, for which such a characteristic is set as the display time until it changes to the next picture. In GIF animation, you can set the looping of the display of images. This image standard only supports an 8-bit palette, so only 256 colors can be used to display the image.
Associated programs
Microsoft Photos, GIMP, others
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