HPR4732: Webp
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HPR4732: Webp

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 22, 2026
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  • Technology

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Webp is meant to replace GIF, JPEG, and PNG. Its features include: Lossy compression Lossless compression Metadata, including Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) and Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) Transparency (an "alpha channel") Embedded ICC (International Color Consortium) profile Multiple frames (animation) The typical expectation is to achieve equal or better visual quality as a JPEG or PNG or GIF, but with a savings of 25% to 35% on file size. This...

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This is Hacker Public Radio episode 4,732, for Tuesday 22 September 2026. Today's show is entitled, WebP. It is hosted by Clothoo, and is about 29 minutes long. It carries a clean flag.

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The summary is Clatu Talks about web. Hi everybody, my name is Clatu. I'm going to talk to you about WebP. This is an image compressed, well, a loss and loss less image format and image format

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container that I've been using since 2014 or so and I've been quite happy with it and so I'm gonna give it a go. I'm gonna try to convince you to use it if you're not already using it. WebP was started I think by Google back in 2011-ish as a replacement for JPEG, PNG, and GIF. All three formats rolled into one and improved as WebP. This was all a derivative of a Google acquisition

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