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They might have been all in on HEIC, yes, but they definitely are not any more if they are introducing JPEG XL. I rather think they are doing a cautious test r
by illiac786 2y ago
They might have been all in on HEIC, yes, but they definitely are not any more if they are introducing JPEG XL.
I rather think they are doing a cautious test run, and decided that API was for a later phase. (decision which I do not agree with btw)
- troupo 2y agoOh great. Another image format no one really supports, that requires hardware decoders, and will probably take 2 seconds to decode on a modern supercomputer
- illiac786 2y agoI’m a big fan of XKDC #927 [0] but if we followed your position, we would never introduce any new standard, ever. https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/
- troupo 2y agoI'm bot a big fan of codecs that seem to only benefit a few megacorps
- illiac786 2y agoplease provide some details on why you think JPEG XL only benefit megacorps – if you say it like this, it just sounds like trolling. couple of counter arguments on my side: * JPEG XL heavily reduces storage requirements both for lossless and lossy compression * JPEG XL allows to reversibly compress old JPEG to further reduce storage requirements * JPEG XL is patent unencumbered * JPEG XL support very high definition pictures (jpeg does not), native HDR support, higher number of bit per pixel, etc. etc. * Google wants JPEG with gain map to support some form of HDR, as well as now introducing XYB color coding, etc. etc. They clearly are against JPEG XL