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Google *Unkills* JPEG XL?

10 days ago
  • #Chromium
  • #Image Formats
  • #JPEG XL
  • Google reversed its decision to kill JPEG XL in Chromium, now planning to support it in Blink.
  • JPEG XL offers superior features like lossless JPEG re-compression, wide gamut and HDR support, and large image size capabilities.
  • Community and industry pressure, including support from Safari, Firefox, and the PDF Association, influenced Chromium's change of stance.
  • JPEG XL supports up to 32 bits per channel, 4,099 channels, progressive decoding, animation, alpha transparency, and depth maps.
  • Chromium's support is expected to make JPEG XL a de facto standard for images.