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I don't know what a .webp file is but I don't like it. They're like a filthy prank version of the image/gif you're looking for. They make you jump through all these hoops to find the original versions of the files that you can actually do anything with.

Edit: honestly I assumed it had something to do with Google protecting themselves from image piracy shit

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Image file format with excellent compression. It’s designed for web browsers, so what you’re probably running into is compatibility with other programs. It’s fairly easy to convert though to GIF or JPEG formats though.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

It's an image format ghat saves a lot of data. I use it all the time to save space!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know what they are other than a file format; but I also don't know what everyone's problem with them is. They open in every viewer or editor I've used just fine so you can convert them by just saving as a new format if you're trying to reupload them somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

My gripe with them is that MacOS Finder won’t generate thumbnail previews of them and just displays a generic image icon. You’re free to say “that’s dumb, fuck Apple,” but I hope it illustrates a widespread example of how they’re aren’t as easy to deal with as JPGs and PNGs.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

It's a newer image file format. You could think of it as a "better" version of a GIF or PNG. It compresses to a smaller file size with better quality, so lots of sites are using it now to speed up image loading without sacrificing quality.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

This seems like the crowd to have ffmpeg installed. Ffmpeg will convert webp to jpeg real easy, don't even need to specify a converter.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

They’re a pain in the ass sometimes because I can’t say, download one and send them in certain chat programs. But you can use a program like Gimp to convert them easily.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I stick to png

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Here’s a tip: a lot of websites actually store and serve multiple copies of an image in different formats because not all browsers support newer formats. If you change the name of the file you’re viewing in the browser from .webp to .jpg, chances are you’ll see a jpeg version of the same image provided by the same server.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I'm sure some CMSes do that, but as a web dev I can assure you I absolutely do not

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

All programs that I use support them - what are these ancient apps that don't?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Usually you can inspect the web page and find the original jpg to download. Its annoying though.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You can take them into GIMP (or probably any image editing software) and turn them into png or what have you.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Magick is way faster to learn than opening gimp once.

convert in.webp out.png

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Newer and better format then PNG/gif/etc. The downside is that not all image viewers or file explorers support it yet, though it's not exactly new either.

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