chaorace lemmy.sdf.org2Hide 2 repliesWeird. The backend actually went out of its way to extract a static PNG thumbnail and uses that as the expando source image rather than using the post's webp image hotlink. Thumbnail URL: https://lemmy.sdf.org/pictrs/image/d799b1f5-6f22-481e-9118-834ffe4dc8de.png?format=webp Post URL: https://mathiasbynens.be/demo/animated-webp-supported.webp Conclusion: hotlinking animated webps does not yield an animated image as far as I can tell0
Dr. Wesker replylemmy.sdf.org1Hide 1 replyI believe webm does work. Furthermore, it's been my experience that gif files are converted into webm upon upload.0
chaorace replylemmy.sdf.orgYeah, I thought the same, but I needed to prove a point in an internet argument1
Weird. The backend actually went out of its way to extract a static PNG thumbnail and uses that as the expando source image rather than using the post's webp image hotlink.
Conclusion: hotlinking animated webps does not yield an animated image as far as I can tell
I believe
webmdoes work. Furthermore, it's been my experience thatgiffiles are converted intowebmupon upload.Yeah, I thought the same, but I needed to prove a point in an internet argument