I’m doing some testing to see what the best format / upload site is.


.gif file, 7.24MB, uploaded to giphy.com


Desktop

web:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
alexandrite:
Thumbnail? no, Loads in post? no, Loop? yes (on click-through to external site)
photon:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes


Mobile

sync:
Thumbnail? no, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
voyager:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
connect:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
liftoff:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
jerboa:
Thumbnail? no, Loads in post? no, Loop? yes (on click-through to external site)


I don’t have access to every front-end and mobile app available. Please share your experiences with whatever it is you use. Thanks.


(gif is from the film Bottoms, btw)

  • Anony Moose
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for this detailed research 😍 can confirm the thumbnail doesn’t load on Alexandrite, and I need to click through to see the gif.