• Killer@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Webp is just a more data efficient format, lots of sites are switching to it because it can greatly decrease bandwidth and storage costs.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t think anyone here was unfamiliar with what a .webp was besides maybe @VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world. OP was just pointing out it’s weird to see a greentext using anything besides .jpg

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      11 months ago

      The only problem is that basically no software supports it, so if you’re saving pictures for a slideshow or something, webp is impossible to use.

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        11 months ago

        Yeah, what is up with that?

        Most photo software supports so many formats, and it is not like webp is a brand new one. It is also widely used on the internet by this point.

        Why does it take so long to get support on any of them without installing a separate plugin?