ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoJPEG is Dying - And that's a bad thing | 2kliksphilipwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkJPEG is Dying - And that's a bad thing | 2kliksphilipwww.youtube.comProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s only backwards compatible in that it can re-encode existing jpeg content into the newer format without any image loss. Existing browsers and apps can’t render jpegXL without adding a new decoder.
minus-squareProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago Existing browsers and apps can’t render jpegXL without adding a new decoder. Why is that a negative?
It’s only backwards compatible in that it can re-encode existing jpeg content into the newer format without any image loss. Existing browsers and apps can’t render jpegXL without adding a new decoder.
Why is that a negative?