• @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    Alright, I have to finally ask. What the heck is a .webp file? And why are half the images on lemmy that type of file?

    • @Nintendo
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      151 year ago

      it’s an image file format that’s a bit more space efficient with similar imagine quality.

      • @[email protected]
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        81 year ago

        You rock, thank you. I just looked it up (which I should have done in the first place). Seems good.
        My problem is I can’t share the webp memes via text lol. Probably cuz I’m old now.

    • @Emerald
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      81 year ago

      https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/

      It’s a new image format that competes with JPEG and PNG. The image on this post is not a webp, it is a jpeg. The reason you see it as a webp file is because many web browsers convert jpeg’s and png’s to webm automatically.

      • @[email protected]
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        31 year ago

        Interesting. Thank you. So my main concern now would then be how do I get my sms to recognize it so I can continue trading memes?

        • @Emerald
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          41 year ago

          If your SMS app doesn’t support webp, there is nothing you can do about it. You could switch SMS apps or switch browsers or change your browser settings.

    • Agentseed
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      11 year ago

      it’s a more optimized image file that lots of websites use, serving requires less bandwidth