# Introducing GIFV into Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-gifv-into-discourse/26156
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [2015年三月9日 21:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-gifv-into-discourse/26156 "2015-03-09T21:50:15Z")
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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2015年三月9日 22:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-gifv-into-discourse/26156/3 "2015-03-09T22:10:28Z")

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> [@Should Discourse convert GIFs to mp4 video files?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-discourse-convert-gifs-to-mp4-video-files/16739/6):
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> A related development, [Imgur is introducing GIFV](https://imgur.com/blog/2014/10/09/introducing-gifv/): The cornerstone of Project GIFV is a platform-wide upgrade to automatically convert uploaded GIF files on the fly into the MP4 video format. [..] The .GIFV Extension: With all these improvements, Imgur will now denote converted MP4s with a “.gifv” extension. The intention is to signal to users throughout the Internet that these links will feature a GIF experience that incorporates all the current and future enhancements made through Project …

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