{"id":268609,"date":"2022-03-24T15:59:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T14:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=268609"},"modified":"2022-03-24T15:59:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T14:59:57","slug":"the-creator-of-the-gif-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/the-creator-of-the-gif-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"The creator of the GIF has died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Now we know that a week ago Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the GIF format, passed away. Yes, that thing you often send by chats, mails or WhatsApp.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-268598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/muerte-del-creador-del-gif-stephen-wilhite.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/muerte-del-creador-del-gif-stephen-wilhite.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/muerte-del-creador-del-gif-stephen-wilhite-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/muerte-del-creador-del-gif-stephen-wilhite-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/muerte-del-creador-del-gif-stephen-wilhite-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/muerte-del-creador-del-gif-stephen-wilhite-973x547.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/muerte-del-creador-del-gif-stephen-wilhite-508x286.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>GIF was born in 1987, but reached its peak with the rise of social networking. GIF stands for <em>Graphics Interchange Format<\/em> and is a widely used format for both images and animations. More like the latter.<\/p>\n<p>We take advantage of the news <strong>to share with you what was the first GIF in history<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-268595 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/primer-gif-historia.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That plane is the first GIF.<\/p>\n<p>More internet news <a href=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/category\/tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week ago Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the GIF format, passed away. 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