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0 pointsmartin_a2y ago0 comments

Ok, but we got PNG for that. Photos usually don't contain transparencies, so why have several Megapixel/Megabyte large PNGs?

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baq2y ago· 1 in thread

Why not have one format good for everything image? There's zero reason to not have it now. Would you say 'We got GIF for that' if asked for animation?

pmarreck2y ago

I think animation is also part of the JXL spec, although may not be part of the reference implementation yet =)

xena2y ago

Because JPEG XL has smaller file sizes, which saves you money in the era of Managed NAT Gateway's 7 cents per gigabyte egressed.

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