Test GIF

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      1 year ago

      Weird, in Liftoff I just get a blank thumbnail, but clicking it just takes me to an Imgur page and autoplays the GIF. I wonder if it’s the instances we’re all on, the apps, or some of each.

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        My Lemmy instance has pictrs enabled. The embedded URL is https://lemmy.sdf.org/pictrs/image/85bf09f4-ec83-4c7b-b986-fc6e2b38aac5.png even though the link URL is https://i.imgur.com/rvsLZjN.gifv

        I assume any Lemmy instance with pictrs enabled would be similar, but I’m not totally sure.

        Apps would likely access the URL directly or use the imgur API.

        Imgur is a little weird because even though that link is a .gifv, it serving an entire HTML page with all sorts of metadata and JavaScript. Open it in your browser and view source.

        You might be better off using the direct mp4 link: https://i.imgur.com/rvsLZjN.mp4

        Edit: I also want to add that I’ve used at least half a dozen apps and I’ve seen a wide variety of different behaviors relating to videos and gifs, particularly when they have audio like this one.

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          Thank you for all that detail!

          I’ll just keep doing what I’ve been doing. I wasn’t sure if I was doing something wrong or what. Seems like not every part of Lemmy is at the same relative stage of development. I enjoy watching this stuff grow. In just the short time I’ve been here, it feels like it’s progressed a lot and it’s neat to be here for it, road bumps and all.