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The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF; / ɡ ɪ f / GHIF or / dʒ ɪ f / JIF, see § Pronunciation) is a bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite and released on June 15, 1987.
For display on computers, technology such as the animated GIF and Flash animation were developed. In addition to short films, feature films, television series, animated GIFs, and other media dedicated to the display of moving images, animation is also prevalent in video games, motion graphics, user interfaces, and visual effects. [1]
The oldest (most backward compatible) web-based animations are in the animated GIF format, which can be uploaded and seen on the web easily. [78] However, the raster graphics format of GIF animations slows the download and frame rate, especially with larger screen sizes.
Anime (Japanese: アニメ, IPA: ⓘ [a]; derived from a shortening of English animation) is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan.Outside Japan and in English, anime refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. [1]
Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) is a file format which extends the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) specification to permit animated images that work similarly to animated GIF files, while supporting 24 or 48-bit images and full alpha transparency not available for GIFs. It also retains backward compatibility with non-animated PNG files.
Click the GIF icon. Search for a specific GIF or browse by category. Mouse over the GIF you want to use. Click the GIF to insert it into your email. The GIF will be inserted wherever your cursor is placed in the email message.
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Animated GIF of Prof. Stampfer's Stroboscopische Scheibe No. X (Trentsensky & Vieweg 1833) A family viewing animations in a mirror through the slits of stroboscopic discs (detail of an illustration by E. Schule on the box label for Magic Disk - Disques Magiques, c. 1833)