[pedrocr]

The use case for animated GIF isn't video even if it's been pressed into that function. Even in 2013 I've evaluated the options and ended up using an animated GIF on new pages[1][2]. It's the simplest tool available to do an animation, not a video. It sucks as a format though with it's poor color handling and lack of compression.

Ideally I'd replace those GIFs with a bunch of JPGs and a touch of javascript to cycle between them. It would even allow me to have the animation only start when the image is first visible, whereas now it just cycles indefinitely. But all that would require a bunch of work and the animated GIF was easy to create.

PS: I need to go pester the posthaven guys to implement auto cycling of photographs in their galleries to replace the ugly GIFs.

[1] http://blog.corujas.net/summer-recipes-gazpacho

[2] http://blog.corujas.net/summer-recipes-francesinha-portos-fa...