GIFs are NOT disappearing anytime soon.
"Those ancient animated images — once limited to gaudy "under construction" signs and chain-mail fodder — are receiving a new lease on life as of late, thanks to a little something called cinemagraphs.
This is actually just a fancy name for an animated GIF, but specially designed with a purposeful artistic goal. One photographer, Fernando J Baez, describes the technique as "more than a photo, but not quite a video."
The intent is to augment, or draw attention to, certain aspects of an image through localized animation — for example, a breeze blowing through a subject's hair — and masking the remainder of the animation to appear static.
It's by no means a new phenomena, but the technique is a little more involved than creating your average meme-worthy GIF, and can produce some incredibly cool results."
Here is how to do it: http://www.tested.com/news/how-to-make-your-own-cinemagraphs-a-new-take-on-gifs/2253/
Here is great showcase of Cinemagraphs: http://www.quertime.com/article/arn-2011-11-22-1-top-40-stunning-and-impressive-cinemagraphs-photography-in-motion/
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