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Re:iPhone 16 could let you shoot in JPEG-XL by jerryX on Friday August 23, 2024 @11:40PM (#41335393)
HEIC is paid, inferior, unpopular ... while JPEG XL is finally the long term replacement of ~30 year old JPEG.
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Re:iPhone 16 could let you shoot in JPEG-XL by paulryanrogers on Saturday August 24, 2024 @09:14AM (#41338062)
Doubtful JPG will ever be replaced. It hits a sweet spot between implementation simplicity, (adjustable) visual fidelity, and ubiquity.

Even gifs persist because of they're grandfathered into auto play, despite being worse in every way than alternatives.

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