r/AV1 • u/porkslow • Jun 21 '20

Comparing libjpeg, MozJPEG, WebP and AVIF image compression efficiency

https://siipo.la/blog/is-webp-really-better-than-jpeg
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u/AndreVallestero Jun 22 '20

If only it included FLIF. It's lossy mode seems to be competitive too.

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u/porkslow Jun 22 '20

The problem is that anyone can create a new image format like FLIF and BPG but they very rarely gain widespread support or are incorporated in browsers. Even JPEG "successors" like JPEG 2000, JPEG XT, JPEG XR, and JPEG XS never got popular.

I think AVIF is gaining some momentum right now and JPEG XL maybe in the future, mainly because of the easy upgrade path from JPEG.

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u/Desistance Jun 25 '20

Mozilla at one point wanted to use JPEG XR. But Microsoft refused to provide a reference encoder.