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# out of interest
why .gif?
(I helped save b3ta! the_man361 bffwaarghhl, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:28, archived)
# to make it fit on the board.
is .png better?
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:30, archived)
# In order of bestness
TIFF, BMP, PNG, GIF, JPG, TXT

Now reverse.
(I helped save b3ta! Grampa, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:31, archived)
# as far as i can remember bmp gets flamed on b3ta.
at least if it does satanic upwards loading due to filesize.
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:31, archived)
# just reverse the order I put there.
You'll be fine.
(I helped save b3ta! Grampa, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:33, archived)
# There's some bizarre movement on the internet at the moment suggesting that .png is the best format for everything.
If you find any of these people, call them retards.
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:34, archived)
# have you heard the argument against .gif?
some company apparently owns the rights to it, so .png is the public domain alternative. not like anybody i know has ever gotten sued for using .gif
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:45, archived)
# or myself for that matter.
it's all i use, rightly or wrongly.
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:46, archived)
# I've heard the argument
but as you say, I've never heard of anyone having any trouble using .gif. Nobody has ever asked me for royalties, that's for sure.
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:50, archived)
# they don't give a fuck if you use it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gif#Unisys_and_LZW_patent_enforcement
(I helped save b3ta! Grampa, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:51, archived)
# I don't give a fuck if your link proves that they don't give a fuck if you use it.
I'll take your word for it.
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:53, archived)
# The first time I made a .gif file
I was playing with Animator Pro, for MSDOS, because there was no (or I didn't know any) animation software for Windows 3.1 available at the time. And I barely had any pubes.
(Monocromatico Lady Godiva's horse, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 5:06, archived)
# Compuserve who own the code for the GIF format
openly allow the use of GIF wherever you need to, what they often object to is software developers using the source code within their products without seeking their permission. I don't know the legal ramification of why Compuserve do that but I know you can use GIF for animations and pictures without worry of breaking some laws.
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 8:44, archived)
# Note: all their patents on the GIF format have expired now.
writing your own codec for GIF based on the specification is feasible, I had a go once.
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 9:20, archived)
# for this jpeg would be best
gif is better for block colours :)
(I helped save b3ta! the_man361 bffwaarghhl, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:33, archived)
# If it's not animated and it has photo-like qualities then .jpg is the best way to go.
If you want solid blocks of colour, like in a cartoon or a block of text, .gif or .png is the way to go.

.gif tends to have lower filesizes than .png but it's much of a muchness.
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:33, archived)
# i knew most of this, i kind of like the low res dither effect of gif on photo like images.
obviously not for a final product (only sometimes) but it was somewhat intentional.
well i made it a jpg and got it under 100k.
thanks for the link to the optimisation site, i was looking for that.
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:38, archived)
# you like good music
fact
(I helped save b3ta! the_man361 bffwaarghhl, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:43, archived)
# the people on /talk don't like my music.
i don't like the people on /talk.
anyway thanks.
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:43, archived)
# No Zappa!
(I helped save b3ta! Grampa, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:45, archived)
# AAHHHH.
you're right.
/whew. updated. Apparently I was missing all kinds of stuff in there.
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:46, archived)
#
(I helped save b3ta! Grampa, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 4:54, archived)
# sorry, don't have anything by them.
-dodges fists-
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 5:04, archived)
# :3
(I helped save b3ta! e1bow parts of this page are not secure, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 5:04, archived)
# bald-hair-bald-hair-bald-hair.
this image somewhat disappoints me.
c'est la vie.
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 5:05, archived)
# :'D
I aim to dissatisfy.
(I helped save b3ta! e1bow parts of this page are not secure, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 5:15, archived)
# bullseye!
(I am a cucumber. Save me, Popobawa!, Sat 12 Dec 2009, 5:20, archived)