[FFmpeg-user] Couple of questions about GIFs

[MediaMouth]

> On Dec 20, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Micael Silva <micaelsilva at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 1) Yes
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> 2) GIF it’s a quite old since limited format. If I remember correctly GIF is limited to a maximum of 256 colors in a pallet. You can use some tricks like dithering to improve the quality and smooth the appearance but there is so much you can do to keep the file small. That’s why on the web nowadays much that you read GIF is in fact a MP4 file without sound.


Thanks Micael,

That all sounds right -- that's been my experience.  The downside of mp4 is that some browsers won't autoplay without user interaction.
But I wonder if what's suggested in your note above -- mp4 without sound will autoplay?

Thanks again.