• @ditherwither
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      1811 months ago

      If you are using a web browser that supports webp, it can potentially improve load times by a lot, as webp is much more space/bandwidth efficient. I’m assuming this is why the instances are auto converting from other formats.

    • @[email protected]
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      611 months ago

      It’s converted to webp once uploaded on Lemmy. The BE supports it, but not every Lemmy instance is set up this way (though most are).

      • The Snark Urge
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        611 months ago

        If you want to download or share it, it is

        • Programmer Belch
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          211 months ago

          At least in jerboa when I download the image it gets saved as PNG. It could be that the web ui shows images as webp by default to make it faster or save resources

      • The Snark Urge
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        111 months ago

        Image downloaded as a webp. Encountered issue on firefox’s mobile app.

        • @WhyIDie
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          • The Snark Urge
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            111 months ago

            How do you find out which it is? Trial and error?

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      • The Snark Urge
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        111 months ago

        Image downloaded as a webp. Encountered issue on firefox’s mobile app.