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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Developed and pushed by Google

[–]bopomofodojo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Who is "they"?

WebP is an objectively better replacement to GIFs for motion images, that requires far less size and provides far greater color accuracy and a higher FPS. It's a modern standard for a modern problem. Why is this annoying and causing grief?

[–]trident765[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Because some things don't support webp images so I have to convert them to png.

[–]trident765[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Because some things don't support webp images so I have to convert them to png.

[–]bopomofodojo 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ah, yes, that is annoying. And stupid. Why someone would be distributing static images as webp (instead of just in png) is beyond me... Not an issue with the standard, though, just an idiot designer.

[–]bopomofodojo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It took me two whole months to realized WebP is a different thing from WebM. Nope you're right it's entirely stupid, pointless, and a detriment. I'm reminded of https://xkcd.com/927/.

WebM: A good thing, solid replacement to large video files and FLVs. WebP: A worse PNG that exists for some reason.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I thought it was just Imgur trying to make their images harder to download since it's not a particularly widely accepted file format.