# Pixelated GIF as hero

**URL:** <https://forum.builder.io/t/pixelated-gif-as-hero/2532>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [August 29, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/pixelated-gif-as-hero/2532 "2022-08-29T14:22:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![racheldbailey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@racheldbailey](https://forum.builder.io/u/racheldbailey)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/pixelated-gif-as-hero/2532/1 "2022-08-29T14:22:36Z")

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**What are you trying to accomplish**  
For the hero, we’re wanting to use a GIF. The GIF file is very crisp, but when we upload it to Builder, it looks quite pixelated/compressed. Is there a way to use a GIF but keep it crisp?  
(The pixelated GIF is currently in place as our hero.)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![logan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.builder.io/logan/32/5564_2.png) [@logan](https://forum.builder.io/u/logan)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/pixelated-gif-as-hero/2532/2 "2022-08-29T14:52:56Z")

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Hey Rachel, thank you for reaching out!

We’d recommend using a video instead of a gif. The web can stream a video, but it has to download a whole gif before displaying it – high compression on gifs prevents long load times, but since you need your animation in higher quality, a video block will be better.

If you need to quickly convert to an MP4, [we really love this tool](https://ezgif.com/gif-to-mp4)!

Thanks,  
Logan from [Builder.io](http://Builder.io)

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**Author:** ![racheldbailey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4bbf92/32.png) [@racheldbailey](https://forum.builder.io/u/racheldbailey)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/pixelated-gif-as-hero/2532/3 "2022-08-30T18:38:45Z")

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Hey Logan! Thank you for this helpful feedback. We’ll go with the mp4 video format!