Google Updates WebP Image Codec; Still Requires Chrome or Opera to View

Tharic-Nar

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Google last fall announced a complement to its WebM video encoder called "WebP", destined for photos. Similar to WebM, Google looked to make WebP a much more efficient codec to JPEG - one that offers equal or better quality at a smaller file size. Since Google hosts billions of JPEGs, it's no surprise why it's interested in doing what it can to save on space.

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