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Stephen Wilhite, Creator of the GIF, Is Dead at 74 (Published 2022)

The looping animations known as graphics interchange format quickly became a staple of the internet, although the pronunciation of ‘GIF’ was a frequent subject of debate.

www.nytimes.com

 

[EviLore]

 

[Con_Z_ǝdʇ]

I honored him every day at work and in my private live by posting GIFs on a daily basis and will do so for years. Thanks Stephen! You made my life so much better. R.I.P.

 

[InfiniteCombo]

Respect. Rest in peace, Mr. Wilhite.

 

[Rest]

I'll pour out some peanutbutter in his honour.

 

[John Bilbo]

On June 15, 1987, Trevor and his team, which included inventor Steve Wilhite, released an enhanced version of the GIF called 87a. The new format allowed people to create compressed animations using timed delays.

“I think the first GIF was a picture of a plane. It was a long time ago,” Wilhite told the Daily Dot in a rare interview via Facebook.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

RIP. I will never pronounce it "jif" though. That's peanut butter.

 

[Catphish]

 

[Rentahamster]

Choosy developers choose gif.

Jodspeed, my internet hero.

 

[sendit]

 

[nush]

RIP. I will never pronounce it "jif" though. That's peanut butter.

And a kitchen cleaner in the UK.

 

[The Pleasure]

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Without Stephen Wilhite we would never have this..

And for that we are forever in his debt.

 

[TheGrat1]

For those who did not reply with a gif:

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