The extension uses the LZW algorithm to carry out a parallel process with the removal of segments containing insufficient information. The format was developed by Compuserve specialists, especially for its use in the web environment, which provided broad public access to data on such files. Many applications open the extension to view and process images and video content installed on PCs and mobile devices regardless of OS. Due to this, it is possible to convert to other formats while preserving the original image properties. The process of compressing files in GIF does not affect the quality in any way, as there is no loss because of the compression technique. They use scan-line images with the depth parameters up to 256 colors of the RGB palette. Such files are used to develop web advertising with sequentially changing pictures and the graphics shell of video files. It also supports transparent views of various animations. GIF, Graphics Interchange Format, is one of the most popular bitmap image formats on the World Wide Web, allowing you to share images.

How to convert a file to gif