I’m doing some testing to see what the best format / upload site is.

.gif file, 7.24MB, uploaded to giphy.com

Desktop

web:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
alexandrite:
Thumbnail? no, Loads in post? no, Loop? yes (on click-through to external site)
photon:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes

Mobile

sync:
Thumbnail? no, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
voyager:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
connect:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
liftoff:
Thumbnail? yes, Loads in post? yes, Loop? yes
jerboa:
Thumbnail? no, Loads in post? no, Loop? yes (on click-through to external site)

I don’t have access to every front-end and mobile app available. Please share your experiences with whatever it is you use. Thanks.

(gif is from the film Bottoms, btw)

  • Madlaine@feddit.deEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    [BUG] Opening the clip doesnt work

    While the preview/thumbnail is played without any problems, clicking on it leads to a “Content not available”

    Device information

    Sync version: v23.09.13-18:19    
Sync flavor: googlePlay    

View type: Slides    
Push enabled: false    

Device: a53x    
Model: samsung SM-A536B    
Android: 13
    • freamon@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’m typing this using Sync and get the same. I wonder what Sync is doing that other clients aren’t. I’ll have a look at their GitHub and see if it’s already been reported as a bug.