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Google Open Sources JPEG Assassin

Posted by AwesomeTux on · 5 comments
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"Google has open sourced a new "lossy" image format known as WebP — pronounced "weppy" — claiming it can cut the size of current web images by almost 40 per cent. CNet revealed the format with a story late this morning, and Google soon followed with a blog post describing the technology, which has been released as a developer preview. WebP is derived from VP8, the video codec Google acquired with its purchase of On2 Technologies earlier this year and promptly open sourced as part of the new WebM format."

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Comments (5)

Sander_Marechal ·
I like the idea of WebP (although the name sucks IMHO). It promises a big bonus for the web: alpha layer transparency. JPEG can't do that. PNG can, but PNG files are big because it's lossless, not lossy.

Now if some smart people come up with a way of storing lossless images in files as small as JPEG of WebP....
jezuch ·
Quoting:although the name sucks IMHO


At least it's consistent with WebM.

Quoting:Now if some smart people come up with a way of storing lossless images in files as small as JPEG of WebP....


I don't think the theory of information gives you much hope here :) Although PNG is a very conservative approach (in the spirit of "correct is better than fast") so we cold have some progress here, if someone is willing to take the pain of pushing a new standard (Google again?).
tuxchick ·
It's 'cause they didn't think of httpoo first.
Sander_Marechal ·
@TC, well... Google has SPDY instead of HTTP....
jacog ·
SPDY Gonçalves, the fastest mouse in the west?

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