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iainmerrick on Dec 15, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: WebP is so great except it's not (2021)

Is it really unreasonable for a photographer to have a higher standard of "good enough"?

Anyway, his point is that JPEG was already "good enough", and WebP is not actually "good" for his purposes despite claims that it's better than JPEG for all purposes.

Beijinger on Dec 15, 2023 [–]

His claim is too broad. Why not serve RAW files? For the real enthusiasts

eviks on Dec 15, 2023 | [–]

Because you wouldn't see the difference in quality while the size difference would be huge

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