GifDeck
Creative
gif converter
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Design: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Really nice implementation and works well
From 2 comments
Really nice implementation. Couple of comments: The input box doesn't give visual feedback on text highlight. I was trying a few URLs and it took me a second to realise I had…
_puk on HNThanks a lot for the appreciation and feedback. I completely agree with all the points mentioned. The first issue has already been fixed. There is no API as of now, mainly…
jaip on HN
Objections
GIF format is limited to 256 colors and compresses poorly
From 1 comment
Limited to 256 colors, bloated (poor) compression, and overall terrible old legacy format. I'd throw that image at gfycat.com faster than you can say "next slide please". Even…
cratermoon on HN
Better alternatives exist for sharing, such as video hosting that transcodes GIFs
From 1 comment
Limited to 256 colors, bloated (poor) compression, and overall terrible old legacy format. I'd throw that image at gfycat.com faster than you can say "next slide please". Even…
cratermoon on HN
Input box lacks visual feedback on text selection
From 1 comment
Really nice implementation. Couple of comments: The input box doesn't give visual feedback on text highlight. I was trying a few URLs and it took me a second to realise I had…
_puk on HN
Requests
Support PowerPoint files
From 1 comment
I'd like to see this concept (presentation to GIF) for powerpoint (PPT/PPTX).
sheetjs on HN
Support GitHub Speakerdeck
From 1 comment
would be nice to see this work with GitHub's speakerdeck (IMHO, much nicer than slideshare)
turnersd on HN
Add an API
From 1 comment
Really nice implementation. Couple of comments: The input box doesn't give visual feedback on text highlight. I was trying a few URLs and it took me a second to realise I had…
_puk on HN
Use slideshow link name for downloaded filename
From 1 comment
Really nice implementation. Couple of comments: The input box doesn't give visual feedback on text highlight. I was trying a few URLs and it took me a second to realise I had…
_puk on HN
Questions
Is there an API available?
From 1 comment
Really nice implementation. Couple of comments: The input box doesn't give visual feedback on text highlight. I was trying a few URLs and it took me a second to realise I had…
_puk on HN
Alternatives named
Gif Brewery
From 1 comment
Nice implementation, but I still prefer something like gif brewery where I can set the parameters myself.
ckluis on HN
Gfycat
From 1 comment
Limited to 256 colors, bloated (poor) compression, and overall terrible old legacy format. I'd throw that image at gfycat.com faster than you can say "next slide please". Even…
cratermoon on HN
Pandoc
From 1 comment
I will just wait for a animated gif output for Pandoc, which already turns my Markdown (and other files) into beautiful slide shows in a variety of formats.
miah_ on HN