A Question about the ADF

[jayphailey]

https://99designs.com/blog/tips/webp-image-format/

A brief write up about Webp in a conversational tone

[Innkeeper]

I don't see anything wrong inherently with the webp format.

But a lot of programs (Like this forum) can't see them yet

This forum is badly out of date. The upgrade process is non-trival. I am trying to get up the courage to do it.

[Innkeeper]

https://99designs.com/blog/tips/webp-image-format/

A brief write up about Webp in a conversational tone

Both GIMP and gwenview have no issues, My issue is "why?" Do we need yet another image format?

[Innkeeper]

https://99designs.com/blog/tips/webp-image-format/

A brief write up about Webp in a conversational tone

I prefer PNG for my own use and will stay with it. Like them on the web. I never store things on the web.

[jayphailey]

Both GIMP and gwenview have no issues, My issue is "why?" Do we need yet another image format?

You didn't read the articles I linked. WEBPs are about 25% more compressed than comparable PNGs.

So a website only has to load 75% as much data, improving performance.

[Innkeeper]

You didn't read the articles I linked. WEBPs are about 25% more compressed than comparable PNGs.

So a website only has to load 75% as much data, improving performance.

I did actually. When did milliseconds matter?

[jayphailey]

Multiply it by the number of images.

Also yell at fucking google for making it, not me

[Innkeeper]

Multiply it by the number of images.

Also yell at fucking google for making it, not me

Like they ever listen. They scrubbed the "Don't" off the motto years ago.

[jayphailey]

Like they ever listen. They scrubbed the "Don't" off the motto years ago.

Agreed, but not in the case of WEBP. I can't find any evidence it's anything other than a more modern compression algorithm

Google is harming their search to make people look longer and get subjected to more ads, because they're trying to maximize profit.

There's a whole podcast about that

https://www.betteroffline.com/

Ed Zitron, a journalist has been tracking the "enshitification" of Google and he's appropriately angry and cynical about it. He's great.

So I am not defending Google. I regret diving into the Google walled garden at this point.

But in the specific case of WEBP format, I can't find anything evil or underhanded about it. Just something newer than JPG and PNG

[jayphailey]

part of why I recently pointed out Duck duck go

Their search results have not been fucked over in the way Google's have.