When I try to post, it uploads and generates a link but it doesn’t show up in the post. Is this a platform limitation?
What format does it get converted into? Can you post a link that you got back (even in the comments)?
Each instance can configure pict-rs (the media subsystem, basically) a number of different ways or even disable videos entirely (or convert them to gifs, etc).
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 weeks ago
Afaik, Lemmy only supports static images. Even uploading a .gif results in a non-animated image.
Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Do I look like a know what a gif is Image
teft@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You can hotlink gifs. Don’t upload them since it will load them in the video player. It you use /!/[/]/(Gif url here/) that will hotlink the gif.
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HarbingerOfTomb@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Gifs can be uploaded but there’s a low size limit. Still trying to figure it out. Probably varies by instance.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 weeks ago
That appears to be true seeing as @Deceptichum uploaded a working .gif to their instance.