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A Brief History of GIF Brewery's Algorithm Options.
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In the beginning, there were GIFs created simply using Apple's CoreGraphics library. This was called the "None" algorithm.

None

None

Then, eventually, dithering was discovered, but not fully understood.

Pre-3.3.1 Ordered

3.3 Ordered

Pre-3.3.1 Sierra

3.3 Sierra

Then, in GIF Brewery 3.3.1, ordered dithering was meditated upon and color quantization improved.

3.3.1 Ordered

3.3.1 Ordered

3.3.1 Sierra

3.3.1 Sierra

Then, in GIF Brewery 3.4, sierra dithering was re-investigated and ordered dithering adjusted with the new knowledge.

3.4 Ordered

3.4 Ordered

3.4 Sierra

Exciting conclusion after this click! (Actually, the file size is just too large for Github.)

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Great breakdown!

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