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Re:Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web After 30 Years (2024) by mrob on Wednesday June 18, 2025 @07:10AM (#44308801)
JPEG artifacts are less disturbing because they're so obviously artificial. WEBP and similar artifacts look more natural, which makes them harder to ignore.
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Re:Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web After 30 Years (2024) by afiori on Thursday June 19, 2025 @02:57AM (#44316181)
I think I agree, low quality JPEGs give the idea of looking through slightly imperfect glass, WEBP and AV1 look a bit more like bad AI
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