Chrome-Stats extension
Imgur to Gfycat
Replaces animated gifs throughout the internet with gfycat optimized HTML5 videos.
What is Imgur to Gfycat?
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Summary
Works with Reddit Enhancement Suite!
Chrome extension that replaces gifs hosted by imgur to HTML5-optimized video converted and hosted by gfycat. Gfycat is a gif optimization service that compresses gifs into HTML5 videos, where they can enjoy lower file size, GPU acceleration (great on mobile!) and pause/play/seek.
This extension will modify anchor links to gfycat.com/fetch links, which transcode & show the gif after transcoding. img tags with a gif hosted on imgur will trigger a transcodeRelease action, which will cause the gif to be transcoded on gfycat's servers if it hasn't already.
To improve the user experience, gifs are only replaced with gfycat videos if they are already transcoded on gfycat's servers. Otherwise, the original gif is shown. As soon as one user - anywhere - views that gif on gfycat, all users will see the transcoded version when using this extension.
CHANGELOG
v1.4.7
- Fix a MutationObserver spec change leading to an error on new browsers.
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Works well with other plugins such as Imagus and RES
- Saves time and data for users with slow internet
- Appreciation for the developer's work and receptiveness to feedback
Cons
- Inconsistent functionality - works sporadically
- Has the potential to slow down the general internet browsing experience
- Lacks the option to blacklist certain pages or stop all Gif animations
Most mentioned
- Doesn't work consistently or doesn't work at all
- Beneficial for users with slow internet connections
- Works well when paired with other extensions such as RES or Imagus
Recent reviews
William Armstrong, 2014-04-11
Michael Miller, 2014-03-03
Eduardo Moniz, 2014-01-26Safety
Risk impact
Imgur to Gfycat is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.
Risk likelihood
Imgur to Gfycat has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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