The GIF format remains a popular file format for animating images. However, the technology hasn’t changed since 1987, and its limitations are starting to show. Which is why the image hosting website, ...

An installation in the New York Museum of the Moving Image presents contemporary art GIFs in their original format, on the computers used to build them. Reading time 4 minutes There’s something about ...

The GIF file specification originated with the CompuServe online service. Its indexed-color format restricts it to a maximum of 256 shades, which limits its usefulness in reproducing continuous-tone ...