vidding ramble

[krickets]

Not in the vidding game anymore (except for in my dreams) but has anyone noticed YT vids cropping up using GIFs from tumblr instead of actual video clips? People are always discovering new ways to celebrate their fandoms, so yay to that. (x1000) But I just don't know what I think about it. It's not really "clip theft" in the traditional sense (stealing/ripping sequences directly from another's vid). I'd actually argue it's vastly different from that and... Maybe more acceptable? I mean it fits the definition of transformative. I actually remember thinking, back when GIF popularity was on the rise, that they were almost like mini vids in a way without the music. Now it's come full-ish circle.

Comments

[darlulu.livejournal.com]

I see what you mean about the quality/variety of GIFs really not being up to the same standard as traditional clipping would provide, but I also agree that this particular vidder did an amazing job with what she had!

I don't have the first clue how to make GIFs so I don't know how time-consuming of a process it is...If it's pretty intensive, I could see how some GIF makers would be really offended by someone snagging their GIFs to make vids without their permission. Although it seems the tumblr community is a lot more lax about that sort of thing. I see vids/fanart reblogged all the time without any credit being given to the original creators.