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December 8, 2012 01:50 am GMT

A Stop-Motion History of the GIF


The Internet's favorite file format is an old friend at this point, having just celebrated its 25th birthday. The GIF -- an acronym from Graphics Interchange Format -- lived it up this year, even scoring the coveted honor of word of the year.

Though no one can deny the success of the GIF's career, people often don't know its humble beginnings as a dancing baby or the format known as 87A.

SEE ALSO: The History of GIFs

So take a walk down GIF memory lane with this delightful stop-motion video directed by Sean Pecknold (LEGS Production), presented in association with Moving the Still: A GIF Festival.

And celebrate the proud life of this powerful and whimsical Internet being b…
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