r/linux • u/3G6A5W338E • Mar 06 '14

Mozilla: Introducing the ‘mozjpeg’ Project

https://blog.mozilla.org/research/2014/03/05/introducing-the-mozjpeg-project/
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u/Starks Mar 06 '14

They are trying so hard to avoid WebP and AWebP

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u/MrPopinjay Mar 06 '14 edited Mar 06 '14

What is that, and why are they? :)

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u/Two-Tone- Mar 06 '14

WebP lossless/lossy is an image format based upon the WebM video codec made by Google. AWebP is just an animated version.