Re:iPhone 16 could let you shoot in JPEG-XL
by somethingsidont on Friday August 23, 2024 @11:33PM
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> But only 12.5% of Internet users can seem ‘em. All of ‘em Apple users.
That's a positive for Apple. "Why can't I view the new family pics?" "Oh mom you need to get an iPhone for that"
Re:iPhone 16 could let you shoot in JPEG-XL
by eviks on Saturday August 24, 2024 @03:28AM
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You forgot that that 12.5% could change "overnight" if Google change their hostile stance, and adding it as a default in a very popular phone increases the chances of that happening, so add a few zeroes to that 2
Re:iPhone 16 could let you shoot in JPEG-XL
by viraptor on Saturday August 24, 2024 @12:42PM
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> The article says the JPEG would be a third the size they are now. OK. That’s nice.
That's also significant $$$ when you're serving petabytes of image traffic every month. Even if it's limited to iOS.
I’m with you. No normal person is waiting for this. Are any techies? Like maybe 2?
The article says the JPEG would be a third the size they are now. OK. That’s nice.
But only 12.5% of Internet users can seem ‘em. All of ‘em Apple users.
https://caniuse.com/?search=jpeg-xl
So what’s the point? Just use HEIC. It’s supported by the exact same browsers. All Safari and nothing else.
This seems like a really sketchy rumor to me.