Google has introduced a new image format to help speed up the performance of websites. WebP (pronounced “weppy”) reduces the file size of images by 40 percent, the company claims. Images make up 65 ...

Addressing early criticisms, Google finalizes how its image file format will handle metadata and color profiles. Also new: faster encoding and animation support. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

Last time, we created a program to convert various image formats such as PNG and JPEG into formats such as WebP and AVIF. This time, we will convert it into an executable file format using a library ...

You have probably tried downloading an image from a website, expecting a typical JPEG or PNG picture, and instead received a WebP file. Those WebP image don’t ...

This post talks about how to edit WebP images in Windows 11/10. WebP format is an image format developed by Google. It employs both lossy and lossless compression and is primarily used on the web. It ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

As part of its self-imposed mission to make the web faster, Google has rolled its own image format. It's called WebP, and it's based on open source technology. Google launched the initiative Thursday ...

WebP is a relatively new image file format from Google designed to make web pages load faster and consume less bandwidth. It’s gradually becoming supported by more and more operating systems and ...

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. The Graphics Interchange Format was initially developed by ...

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