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Why are 90% of the images WebP format? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Battle_Masker@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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is it a formatting step that an image goes through when uploaded? I'm tired of converting image after image back into jpg, so if there's like a step I can take to avoid it being a webp, it would help to know

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[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 49 points 1 year ago

A lot of apps don't support webp yet. Facebook Messenger is a good example. If I want to share a meme that was webp it says "GIF" in the gallery and says it can't upload images in that format.

[-] boletus@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago

So sad that the poor management at Meta can't find the money to add webp support to one of the most used chatting apps in the world 🥺

[-] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago

They still haven't managed to find a way they could make $$$ out of supporting WebP.

[-] jacktherippah@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Wanna hear something funny? So iirc webp is a Google format. The other day I was preparing slides for class with my friends. Anyway, we were on Google slides. I tried to upload this image, but it says it's unsupported. So i checked the format and whaddaya know? webp. So a Google service doesn't even support a Google file format. LOL

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

I've literally only run into 1 program that couldn't handle webp and that was a FOMOD creation tool for Bethesda game modding, and even then it worked but just tossed an unknown extension error

Though if you're using Facebook messenger that's probably the issue right there lol

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Windows doesn't let you set them as background photos

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago

I haven't used a static wallpaper in so long I'd completely forgotten Windows normally handles that lol

[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

What software do you use for that?

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

Wallpaper Engine, I have like 15 animated wallpapers that it cycles through and had totally forgotten about it cuz it's been like 4 years since I set it up

Works great

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