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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by gardaani on Saturday October 06, 2018 @06:52AM (#18154488)
Indeed, strange that Microsoft decided to support WebP and not wait for AVIF [1]. Mozilla had said that if at least one browser in addition to Chrome supports WebP, then they will consider supporting it, so looks like they are just fulfilling that promise [2].

WebP has its drawbacks, like no support for HDR content. AVIF supports it and Netflix would like to use it for video thumbnails.

[1] https://www.cnet.com/news/googles-webp-image-format-finally-...

[2] https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-ios-macos-tests-googles-webp...

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Re:Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faste... by mtgx on Saturday October 06, 2018 @07:48AM (#18154648)
We'll probably end up with both like we've had jpg and PNG, at least if more people/organizations call for it.
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