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The backwards compatibility is okay, but the author should also plan a more optimal replacement encoding that ditches the legacy compatibility, and require new

The backwards compatibility is okay, but the author should also plan a more optimal replacement encoding that ditches the legacy compatibility, and require new implementations to support both. Otherwise there is no way to sunset the hacks.

solardev 3y ago
They should just make a new format. It's not clear if this is an improvement over AVIF either.
Nyan 3y ago
We've already got JPEG-XL as a good replacement format, but some feel that jeopardizing its adoption is a sensible cause.