What the hell is .webp?

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[–]bopomofodojo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Who is "they"?

WebP is an objectively better replacement to GIFs for motion images, that requires far less size and provides far greater color accuracy and a higher FPS. It's a modern standard for a modern problem. Why is this annoying and causing grief?

[–]trident765[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Because some things don't support webp images so I have to convert them to png.

[–]bopomofodojo 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ah, yes, that is annoying. And stupid. Why someone would be distributing static images as webp (instead of just in png) is beyond me... Not an issue with the standard, though, just an idiot designer.