No hate but gif profile pics are probably going away. They …
No hate but gif profile pics are probably going away. They are causing slow page loads
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We need to set a maximum file size on all images not just gifs.
If you'd like to have a gif it will need to be small like mine.
Maybe only animate them on a profile page?
Harry... NOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Page load times could likely be improved with file size limits, caching, and progressive loading. That's a lot of work for indeterminate value.
How might the value of animated avatars be measured?
It was fun while it lasted
imo images should be uploaded on-chain and linked to all subsequent twetches as the provide valuable context in time. Think of the hodlnaut meme, years from now context is lost as users switch back to other images.
In addition it will provide Twetch an additional revenue stream. 🙂
Btw these rules should also apply to names. Users like @1494 change their name often which should also be etched for context. I am information preservation maximalist!
I really like switching 🎭 on Twetch. But yeah, 🎭 fluidity has to come w/ a price eventually
Animated webp?
we need gifs!
Is the file hashing pattern - to preserve space - well fleshed out yet?
This could help reduce data footprint on chain, while still recording transaction-level details.
example: referencing the same given avatar, until it changes. basically, `chaincache`
The issue is it's doing a graphql request for the user info all the time; no caching client side. Why not cache them to local storage?
We had gifs and images profile pics that were over 10MB in size. Needed to compress and resize them all. We can start to make that compression logic better but the quick solution was to resize all to 128x128 jpeg
We can certainly improve caching, but graphql is quick and the biggest issue for page loads was the icons - one thing at a time :)
I hear you, sometimes a trade off is necessary. 10MB is a bit large.
If there is a switch will current gifs be grandfathered in?
This is very welcome for when going mobile on 4G (not everyone has unlimited plans). More Twetching on the road is a good trade instead of MB profile images.
Maybe GIF's later can be "turned on" in settings for each user. Not much exposure, but an option.