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Simon Willison updates Markdown SVG renderer with image and video export

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Simon Willison has updated his markdown-svg-renderer tool, which allows users to render Markdown content containing SVG documents directly in the browser. The tool now supports converting SVGs into PNG and JPEG formats, and has added a new feature to export animated SVGs into MP4 videos using ffmpeg.wasm, enabling easier sharing on platforms that do not natively support SVG animations. AI

IMPACT Enhances usability of SVG content for platforms that do not support it natively.

RANK_REASON The item describes an update to a specific software tool, not a new frontier model release or significant industry event.

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Simon Willison updates Markdown SVG renderer with image and video export

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Markdown SVG upgrades

    <p>I started building my <a href="https://tools.simonwillison.net/markdown-svg-renderer">markdown-svg-renderer</a> tool <a href="https://tools.simonwillison.net/colophon#markdown-svg-renderer.html">in May</a>, but I've since added enough features to it that it's worth talking abo…

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