Re:Why Tiny JPEGs Look Different in Chrome
by tosti on Thursday August 13, 2026 @05:21AM
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The matrix of sources for a large picture can be mind boggling huge.
We have jpeg, webp, avif and jpegxl. Portrait orientation and landscape. 3 or 4 different pixel ratios and of course, different screen resolutions. Dark mode support doubles all of that work. Hardly anyone is going to do all of this correctly, automated or not.
We have jpeg, webp, avif and jpegxl. Portrait orientation and landscape. 3 or 4 different pixel ratios and of course, different screen resolutions. Dark mode support doubles all of that work. Hardly anyone is going to do all of this correctly, automated or not.