Publish an animated GIF as a video post
Most platforms will not take a .gif through the video uploader. Converting to MP4 also makes the file dramatically smaller, since GIF is a remarkably inefficient way to store motion.
The decision that matters: A GIF has no audio track. Some uploaders reject silent video outright, so the question is whether the destination needs an audio track at all.
Step by step
- Check what you actually have
Read the dimensions, ratio, duration and size off the file before deciding anything. Most bad exports come from assuming the source rather than looking at it.
Inspect the file - Convert the animation to MP4
The conversion preserves the animation and usually shrinks the file by an order of magnitude.
Convert GIF to MP4 - Check the duration against the destination
GIF loops are often two or three seconds - below the minimum duration some platforms require.
Platform duration limits
What this path cannot do
- The result is silent. Adding audio needs an editor; Koldflux does not currently attach an audio track to a video.
- GIF colour is limited to 256 shades, and converting cannot restore what the GIF already discarded.
Koldflux runs this whole sequence automatically from one source recording.
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