Chromium reconsiders JPEG-XL implementation
15 hours ago
- #Image Compression
- #Web Standards
- #JPEG XL
- JPEG XL is a new royalty-free image codec offering ~60% size savings compared to original JPEG at the same perceptual quality.
- JPEG XL supports modern features like HDR, animation, alpha channel, lossless JPEG recompression, and progressive modes.
- Chrome initially supported JPEG XL behind a feature flag but later decided to stop the experiment due to concerns about format suitability for the web.
- Google's decision was influenced by factors like compression performance, decoder speed, encoder availability, and support from other browsers and OSes.
- Alternative solutions like WebAssembly (Wasm) implementations were suggested for those wanting to use JPEG XL in Chrome.
- Firefox and Safari are testing JPEG XL support, with positive signals from the developer community.
- AVIF was compared to JPEG XL, with JPEG XL showing a ~15% compression gain over AVIF in most cases.
- There is significant community and developer interest in JPEG XL, with requests for broader browser support.