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On desktop, the expando loads a static png.
Weird, in Liftoff I just get a blank thumbnail, but clicking it just takes me to an Imgur page and autoplays the GIF. I wonder if it's the instances we're all on, the apps, or some of each.
My Lemmy instance has pictrs enabled. The embedded URL is https://lemmy.sdf.org/pictrs/image/85bf09f4-ec83-4c7b-b986-fc6e2b38aac5.png even though the link URL is https://i.imgur.com/rvsLZjN.gifv
I assume any Lemmy instance with pictrs enabled would be similar, but I'm not totally sure.
Apps would likely access the URL directly or use the imgur API.
Imgur is a little weird because even though that link is a .gifv, it serving an entire HTML page with all sorts of metadata and JavaScript. Open it in your browser and view source.
You might be better off using the direct mp4 link: https://i.imgur.com/rvsLZjN.mp4
Edit: I also want to add that I've used at least half a dozen apps and I've seen a wide variety of different behaviors relating to videos and gifs, particularly when they have audio like this one.
Thank you for all that detail!
I'll just keep doing what I've been doing. I wasn't sure if I was doing something wrong or what. Seems like not every part of Lemmy is at the same relative stage of development. I enjoy watching this stuff grow. In just the short time I've been here, it feels like it's progressed a lot and it's neat to be here for it, road bumps and all.
