WebP
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WebP is an image file format developed by Google, and supposed to
be a new open standard for lossily compressed true color graphics.
It's a direct competitor to JPEG.
Name | WebP |
|---|---|
| Short name | WebP |
| Developed by | |
| Year | 2010 (lossy) 2011 (lossless/alpha/animation) |
| Pros | Small file size (Smaller than JPEG with comparable image quality) |
| Cons | Limited to 8-bit. Lossy forces 4:2:0 tv-range YCbCr. |
| Features | |
| Vector graphics | No |
| Raster image | Yes |
| Lossless | Yes Lossless and lossy |
| Animation support | Yes |
| Transparency support | Yes |
| Layers support | No |
| HDR | No |
| Maximum bit depth | 8-bit |
| CMYK support (for print) | No |
| Maximum number of channels | 4 (RGBA) |
| Commonly used for | Images on the web |
| Browser support (without plugin) | |
| Google Chrome | Yes |
| Microsoft Edge | Yes |
| Safari | - Partial support |
| Firefox | Yes |
| Opera | Yes |
| Internet Explorer | No |
| Additional | |
| File extensions | .webp |
| Wikipedia | wikipedia.org/... |
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