Hi, unlike the majority of posters here I don't have a stock of gifs, images, or funny videos ready to go at every moment. Any suggestions or places to go to build a collection?
I'd think trying to keep a curated archive of funny internet pictures would be a massive time-wasting pain in the ass. Just Google Image Search for something relevant when you need one, or photoshop up a new one.
I wasted spent years of my life on various online communities becoming familiar with a lot of gifs which gives me a good idea of what to search for when I want to find them again.
Ahh I think I figured it out. When I am trying to scrape a gif from one of the sites and I 'save as', I must only be saving a jpg file. Hence the still image. This one, I uploaded to imgur.
Are there sites where you link directly to a .gif file?
@jimmyd103 Most of the time you can right-click and view image/open image in a new tab to get the direct URL that you can just copy and paste here. As long as the URL you use ends in .gif it should convert unless it's from a weird site and then you can use imgur (you can upload from a URL instead of saving the file).
@jimmyd103 I use http://postimage.org because it lets me submit the link to a webimage that may not be permanent (or the server may not like direct linking) and it captures it and gives me a postimage url. It also can resize the image as needed, and accepts uploaded images as well.
I'd think trying to keep a curated archive of funny internet pictures would be a massive time-wasting pain in the ass. Just Google Image Search for something relevant when you need one, or photoshop up a new one.
I tend to either do a Google search or browse one of the many dedicated sites.
http://giphy.com/search/gify
gifme.io is an up and coming thing too. Extensions for most browsers/phones too.
except i can't figure out how to sign up :(
@katylava It's weird. You have to get an extension and sign up through that. I believe.
@katylava
It's all Google. This is meh. We're lazy.
@joelmw
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wastedspent years of my life on various online communities becoming familiar with a lot of gifs which gives me a good idea of what to search for when I want to find them again.I also have a bookmarks folder devoted entirely to gifs.
@JonT
I still struggle inserting gifs into comments. What is the trick? Do I need to store them in an imgur account?
@jimmyd103 Just paste the direct link to the image, pretty much no matter where they are stored, they'll show.
@jimmyd103 the URL has to end in .gif (or .png or .jpg, but those wouldn't be gifs)
@jimmyd103 Check out This post for more info, you don't need an Imgur account to upload there.
@LumpsRGood @katylava @JonT I have pasted the linked image into a message before but when i look at the gif on my screen the image is still.
Ahh I think I figured it out. When I am trying to scrape a gif from one of the sites and I 'save as', I must only be saving a jpg file. Hence the still image.
This one, I uploaded to imgur.
Are there sites where you link directly to a .gif file?
@jimmyd103 Most of the time you can right-click and view image/open image in a new tab to get the direct URL that you can just copy and paste here. As long as the URL you use ends in .gif it should convert unless it's from a weird site and then you can use imgur (you can upload from a URL instead of saving the file).
@JonT Got it! Thanks for over-explaining to me. Sometimes I think they are putting anti-freeze in the community coffee pot at the office.
@jimmyd103 No problem! I wouldn't be surprised, especially if it's Folgers - then you can't tell the difference.
@jimmyd103 I use http://postimage.org because it lets me submit the link to a webimage that may not be permanent (or the server may not like direct linking) and it captures it and gives me a postimage url. It also can resize the image as needed, and accepts uploaded images as well.
@curtise Imgur works the same way, FYI :)
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@bluedyn I say!
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