# Photography Section #

I had a couple of photos I wanted to share but I'm having trouble converting them to gif on my new MacBook.

I'm puzzled why this website insists on GIF files?

I don't convert jpeg to gif.  I just rename them as gifs. 

I wondered why I couldn't upload pics to this site any more.    GIF - that's the worst format possible - only 256 colours  - what is this?   1992?

Is this just the latest in site 'improvements'?

A real gif file below.

A PNG file renamed as a gif below.

A JPEG renamed as a gif.

Surprise surprise. All three work.

i agree,,  as a tester,,,,,,  its shows what happens without testing

yes - it's back.    This is really rubbish on a 'professional' website.

I agree, it's strange having to rename file extensions.

When I use Windows to rename jpegs/jpgs to GIFs, I get a warning message from the system that programs may be unable to open these files.

Renaming file names is routine, but changing file extensions is dangerous because extensions usually indicate the file type.

I'm going to try to upload an actual GIF file to see if it works.

I agree, it's strange having to rename file extensions.

When I use Windows to rename jpegs/jpgs to GIFs, I get a warning message from the system that programs may be unable to open these files.

Renaming file names is routine, but changing file extensions is dangerous because extensions usually indicate the file type.

I'm going to try to upload an actual GIF file to see if it works.

A real gif file below.

A PNG file renamed as a gif below.

A JPEG renamed as a gif.

Surprise surprise. All three work.