[GH-ISSUE #521] Use video in README #306

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opened 2026-02-22 18:18:52 -05:00 by yindo · 4 comments
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Originally created by @moritztim on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/521

The gif in the README has some uggly compression artifacts and a limited color pallet.
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GIFs are an average of 5-10 times larger than an efficiently encoded MP4 video.

~ https://trellis.co/blog/gifs-vs-animated-videos-which-should-you-use

Originally created by @moritztim on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/521 The gif in the README has some uggly compression artifacts and a limited color pallet. Also: > GIFs are an average of 5-10 times larger than an efficiently encoded MP4 video. ~ https://trellis.co/blog/gifs-vs-animated-videos-which-should-you-use
yindo closed this issue 2026-02-22 18:18:52 -05:00
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024):

The regular MP4 that gif was derived from is ~10MB and the gif is 4MB. Sure it may have some ugly compression and artifacts to make it suitable to load when the README is loaded but since it is purely decorative for the README we see it as acceptable. If there is a way to have the MP4 be smaller in filesize but still higher quality then happy to change it, but that is why it is the way it is 🤷‍♂️.

We could upload the full MP4 and get the Github user CDN URL and just put that into the readme and delete the gif fully from the repo, but it does not occupy space for the compiled docker image so it would only help for people who have the full repo pulled and need every MB they can get on their HD

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024): The regular MP4 that gif was derived from is ~10MB and the gif is 4MB. Sure it may have some ugly compression and artifacts to make it suitable to load when the README is loaded but since it is purely decorative for the README we see it as acceptable. If there is a way to have the MP4 be smaller in filesize but still higher quality then happy to change it, but that is why it is the way it is 🤷‍♂️. We could upload the full MP4 and get the Github user CDN URL and just put that into the readme and delete the gif fully from the repo, but it does not occupy space for the compiled docker image so it would only help for people who have the full repo pulled and need every MB they can get on their HD
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024): https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/assets/16845892/16701245-697f-41ec-b443-a6ab747cb2dc
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024):

New Chat UI

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024): ![New Chat UI](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/assets/16845892/cfc5f47c-bd91-4067-986c-f3f49621a859)
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024):

resolved with a2a903741d

Prefer the autoplay of GIFs, but moved to uncompressed GIF hosted on Github CDN

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Jan 4, 2024): resolved with a2a903741de1dc36adfce21659f729ab131e0c2b Prefer the autoplay of GIFs, but moved to uncompressed GIF hosted on Github CDN
yindo changed title from Use video in README to [GH-ISSUE #521] Use video in README 2026-06-05 14:34:36 -04:00
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Reference: Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm#306