Starting June 6, the process of submitting GIFs will be simplified, making it easier than ever to upload GIF files! Thumbnails for GIFs will soon be generated automatically, so there will be no need to create and submit an additional image when posting a GIF. Staying up-to-date for you DeviantArt has been around for over 20 years, and part of being a legacy website is working to make sure we're using the latest technology. The current method of uploading GIFs is outdated and forces deviants to manually upload previews for their GIF files. We always want to make things more convenient for the community, and automatic thumbnails for GIFs will help with that. This applies to new and old images Previews for existing images, no matter when they were uploaded, will be replaced by automatically generated thumbnails. The first frame will automatically be captured and labeled as a GIF; deviants won't have to do anything to make the change go into effect. Image display depends on several