GIF to HTML5 Video -- Optimizing GIF for Modern Browsers

Abstract

The paper presents a method of bridging the gap between GIF and HTML5 Video by providing both - allowing much faster content delivery and saved bandwidth. It's been over 25 years since the GIF format was introduced, and we've since then made significant progress in video compression. By converting GIF to video formats, you not only gain the possibility of user interaction, but you also reduce its size significantly without any noticeable loss of quality. The paper will present a way to achieve this using FFmpeg, utilizing commands which has been specifically optimized for the purpose of GIF to HTML5 Video conversion. The average GIF will load 8 times faster after it has been converted to video formats, and users who don't support HTML5 Video will have access to the original GIF. Converting GIF to video formats offer many benefits and little to no drawbacks (as long as the original GIF remains available). It is therefore in the best interest for both businesses and consumers to convert GIF to HTML5 Video, thus optimizing GIF for modern browsers.