And because the company believes that the optimized file format will open new possibilities for creativity in the medium, Imgur is bumping up its upload limit for GIF files tenfold -- from 5MB (or ...

Twenty-five years ago Friday, Steve Wilhite invented the GIF file format and bestowed upon the world the perfect vehicle for some of the best memes ever created. It’s more than a picture but not ...

Image files can have different file formats like JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, BMP. This post compares them and discusses the differences, ... Their simplistic structure makes them ideal for Windows programs.

This infographic showcases the best uses for JPEG, GIF, and PNG file formats. The graphic comes from Who Is Hosting This and is meant to help us choose the right file type when saving an image.

The history of the GIF file format Humble beginnings. The GIF was simply the best and most versatile image format around said Alexander “Sandy” Trevor, the former chief technical officer of ...

Imgur's new GIF file format offers much higher quality images at smaller file sizes By Justin Kahn October 9, 2014, 14:45 11 comments. Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.

Wilhite and his team at CompuServe created the the GIF image file format from the earlier Unisys-owned LZW algorithm in 1987. It went on to become the most popular image format on the internet.