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[–] reddig33 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (32 children)

What is the point of this format? How is it any better than png or webp? Do we really need yet another format? I mean 44k really isn’t that great of a savings in the example used.

[–] pastcoma 14 points 1 year ago

So I agree with your sentiment for the most part. Mainly, it’s frustrating to see all of these new image standards come out which somehow compete with each other due to lack of browser support.

That said 44k isn’t peanuts. That’s a huge reduction, especially on lower end connection speeds.

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