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what are .webp files and why has my online experience been plagued by them? (lemm.ee)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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I don't know what a .webp file is but I don't like it. They're like a filthy prank version of the image/gif you're looking for. They make you jump through all these hoops to find the original versions of the files that you can actually do anything with.

Edit: honestly I assumed it had something to do with Google protecting themselves from image piracy shit

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[–] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

There's no real reason why you shouldn't use PNG for a frame of video. I'm not talking about using it as a video format, I'm talking about extracting a frame from a video and sending it off to an editor for inclusion in another video or image.

As a user, I would expect that I could use the most popular lossless image format if I want to losslessly share a frame from a movie with someone.

Of course I do agree that we need adoption of other image formats. We really should not still be cramming everything in PNGs or JPGs in 2023.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    There is, exactly because png is made for strict rgb colorspace. Especially today when videos can be in HDR and with all kinds of color correction shenanigans, so which you won't get back once you try to put the PNG back into the video.

    But I'm not a video editor, so I don't know what still format is best suited for this. I imagine real editors can deal with it, and for regular people who just make screenshots for memes, it's good enough. As I said, png is still a good enough format, but let's not use it for stuff like converting webp photos for further sharing.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think we generally agree but I just want to clarify anyways. I'm not saying we should use PNG to store frames from videos.

    What I am saying however, is that we should replace PNG with a modern lossless image format that is more flexible so users don't have to deal with these issues. All this colorspace stuff should be automatically handled and I shouldn't have to worry about it not being lossless. If I want to save a frame of video, I should be able to do it using an image format that everybody recognizes and accepts, it should not be a huge hassle and it should be fully lossless.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Yes. The problem is getting developers/companies to support anything beyond than just the basics. There's enough formats that could work, but if the big players only support these formats, everything else is secondary. Just like many music players still play only mp3.

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