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Straight explanations of how video and animation formats actually work, and why file sizes behave the way they do.

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VideoGIFHow-to6 min read

Why a 10-Second GIF Can Be Bigger Than the Video It Came From

A 6 MB video clip turns into a 40 MB GIF, and it's not a bad export setting — it's a 1987 file format doing a job it was never built for.

July 31, 2026Read more