anyone else having problems with redgif videos never loading? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 months ago by phoenixz@lemmy.ca to c/lemmyconnect@lemmy.ca

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So I have subscribed to various NSFW subs, but all the posted redgifs in those subs never load, showing a black image with an eye with a line though it and NSFW below it.

When I click them, I immediately get an error that says " failed to load redgif video" though my phone does show network activity in mb/s range right after I clicked it.

Anyone else have this issue?

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[-] morphballganon@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Edit update: latest version of app makes this process unnecessary. You can ignore the rest of this post if you have the latest version.

There are some changes you can make to the URL to get to it. I'll find one and demonstrate, just a min

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My browser also fails to open them, unless I make the following change:

NSFW WARNING!

Original link example: https://api.redgifs.com/v2/gifs/mediumaquamarinecharmingtahr/files/MediumaquamarineCharmingTahr-silent.mp4

Becomes: https://redgifs.com/ifr/mediumaquamarinecharmingtahr/

(Please forgive including NSFW link to demonstrate link modification)

There are 3 changes to the link: remove api, replace first two subdirectories with ifr, and remove last two items

Wanted to share in case anyone else has the same difficulty

this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2024

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