Why Do GIFs Export Larger Than The Original Video File?

You uploaded an MP4 file, trimmed and edited it on Kapwing, and then exported it as a GIF file. GIFs are images, and you trimmed the duration, so why is the GIF file larger than the video file that you started with?? We answer this burning question in this article.

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