ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agoJPEG is Dying - And that's a bad thing | 2kliksphilipwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkJPEG is Dying - And that's a bad thing | 2kliksphilipwww.youtube.comProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up16·3 months agoI’d also highly recommend reading https://endsoftwarepatents.org/2023/04/googles-decision-to-deprecate-jpeg-xl-emphasizes-the-need-for-browser-choice-and-free-formats/ — more than features and future proofing, the big issue here is patents. Google controls the patents for AVIF. Then again, I use HEIF, which is alternately patent encumbered, and default to PNG and SVG for web-facing graphics.
I’d also highly recommend reading https://endsoftwarepatents.org/2023/04/googles-decision-to-deprecate-jpeg-xl-emphasizes-the-need-for-browser-choice-and-free-formats/ — more than features and future proofing, the big issue here is patents. Google controls the patents for AVIF.
Then again, I use HEIF, which is alternately patent encumbered, and default to PNG and SVG for web-facing graphics.