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Sending a GIF in any text channel will compress the GIF heavily, resulting in low fps & quality

(#2784) Bug Confirmed desktop media
by Mystery

Observed behaviour

The result is a GIF that has low FPS & noticeably lower quality. (Attachment was recorded on an older canary version but I tested it and still applies to latest canary version)

Reproduction steps

  1. Favorite a GIF
  2. Look at the GIF closely in the favorites tab, ensuring it looks smooth & high quality enough for this to be noticeable.
  3. Post it in any text channel with embeds enabled.

Build information

Canary Desktop 2026.518.1, Web 2026.518.29, Linux 7.0.9-1-cachyos (x64), Electron 41.2.2, Chrome 146.0.7680.188, Node 24.14.1, Locale en-US

Platform

Linux

Details

Expected behaviour
  1. GIF should stay mostly uncompressed upon posting
  2. GIF should stay at the same FPS.
2026-05-18_22-46-40.mp4 | 5.6 MB
  1. Rex changed the status from Needs triage to Confirmed

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Comment by Comfy_Deer
Comfy_DeerReviewer 1 vote
Can reproduce CR, sent GIF has a lower FPS: Canary Desktop 2026.519.235858, Web 2026.520.35350, Linux 6.12.88+deb13-amd64 (x64), Electron 41.2.2, Chrome 146.0.7680.188, Node 24.14.1, Locale en-US
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Comment by Fullest
FullestReviewer 1 vote
Can reproduce CR: Canary Desktop 2026.519.235858, Web 2026.521.62314, Linux 7.0.9-102.fc43.x86_64 (x64), Electron 41.2.2, Chrome 146.0.7680.188, Node 24.14.1, Locale en-US
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Comment by loyka32
loyka32Reviewer 1 vote
Can reproduce Confirmed - GIFs are fundamentally altered in a negative way. - Canary Desktop 2026.519.192448, Web 2026.521.154733, Linux 7.0.9-arch1-1 (x64), Electron 41.2.2, Chrome 146.0.7680.188, Node 24.14.1, Locale en-GB
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