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Hi folks

I'm wanting to have an animated image on the top of my homepage in a full width banner showcasing some recent work. I'm wondering for speed/site performance, is it better to have a hosted MP4 on vimeo/youtube or an animated GIF? The animated GIF I have created is about 12mb so wondering if a youtube video which is pulled through is better for site speed?

This is the video link 

 

 

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The site is here and the password is: Test

https://tuna-soybean-3hc9.squarespace.com/

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Hey, @AdaptiveWhen adding a link from a 'basic' vimeo account, do you not get a warning that links from basic accounts don't work?

That's what i've been getting, pretty frustrating.

Youtube links work, but the quality isn't as good as i'd hoped.

Cheers.

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