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Re:The case against JPEG XL by F3nd0 on Sunday September 13, 2026 @11:45PM (#49691728)
It may not be as widely used as lossy, but it does have valid uses that lossy just can’t substitute and the web needs to accomodate for. And the space savings offered by JPEG XL seem pretty great in that regard.

‘The average Web consumer’ may not need lossless, but a non-negligible minority very well might, hence why lossless should absolutely be on topic.

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Re:The case against JPEG XL by computerbuster on Monday September 14, 2026 @04:56PM (#49703884)
JPEG XL isn’t consistently better enough to justify it. If lossless is so important, maybe we should be campaigning for HALIC.
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Re:The case against JPEG XL by F3nd0 on Monday September 14, 2026 @08:31PM (#49706155)
Isn’t HALIC proprietary?

JPEG XL is an open format with a libre reference implementation, usually compresses better than WebP/PNG, and supposedly has plenty of room for improvement still (in said implementation). Add to that its versatility in other areas and the fact that it seems to have generated widespread interest (much unlike WebP in its time, from what I recall), and I think campaigning for it makes perfect sense.

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