The only reason that’s the case is because Google axed the JPEGXL implementation
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Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 8 months agoWebP is currently the smallest and highest quality format accepted by browsers today. I have no idea why you think so negatuvely of it, but it’s irreplaceable until something better is widely adopted, and thus viable.
It’s the best format for websites as of this exact moment.
CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Espi@lemmy.world 8 months ago
AVIF is supported everywhere and it’s fantastic
mlg@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Highest compression, not highest quality (arguably).
Also heavy compression which takes more resources to display.
Also poor compatibility outside browsers.
afaik it’s basically still just VP8 in image format with added metadata, and google refuses to support alternatives because they like to own the browser market.
I think there was gonna be a webp and webm 2, but it never happened.