LSLuca Sammarcoinsammapix.hashnode.dev·Apr 23 · 6 min readGIF to MP4: Stop Using Animated GIFs in 2026The uncomfortable truth about GIFs The Graphics Interchange Format was finalized by CompuServe in 1987. Its animation extension came in 1989. At the time a 256-color palette was luxurious, inter-frame compression was a research topic, and video on th...00
LSLuca Sammarcoinsammapix.hashnode.dev·Apr 23 · 7 min readSVG to PNG: Complete Guide for Developers [2026]When you actually need PNG instead of SVG SVG is the best format for most web content. A vector icon at 2 kilobytes renders pixel-perfect at any zoom level, theme-able with CSS, manipulable with JavaScript, and indexable by search engines if you add ...00
LSLuca Sammarcoinsammapix.hashnode.dev·Apr 22 · 7 min readPNG to JPG vs WebP: Which One Should You Actually Use in 2026The quick answer If you landed here looking for a one-line verdict, here it is: convert PNG to WebP, not JPG, in 2026. WebP produces smaller files than JPG at the same perceived quality, preserves transparency natively (JPG destroys it), and enjoys 9...00
LSLuca Sammarcoinsammapix.hashnode.dev·Apr 20 · 15 min readWeb performance & page weight67 Image Compression Statistics for 2026 (With Sources) I spent two weeks pulling every credible image compression and optimization statistic I could find. These aren't recycled numbers from 2019 blog posts. Every single stat below comes from a named...00
LSLuca Sammarcoinsammapix.hashnode.dev·Apr 17 · 3 min readWhy Your Images Should Never Leave Your BrowserEvery time you upload a photo to an online tool, you're trusting a stranger with your images. Most "free" image compressors upload your files to their server, process them, and (hopefully) delete them afterward. But you have no way to verify that. He...00
