Why “XL” is being discussed
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Ah, an accusation of misquoting. I actually quoted your exact words minus "is" and "it supports". I think we disagree on the degree of flexibility, for sure. A cap on layers (un…
by janwas · Sep 15, 2026
We can agree on wanting a better internet :) I participated in the design of those filters, so no, I do not deeply dislike the way they look. This gaslighting is not convincing.…
by janwas · Sep 15, 2026
> Every block of a JPEG XL image is effectively a small tile, Operative word here is "small", so it has different effect, thus doesn't imply same sensitivity trigger
by eviks · Sep 15, 2026
I was even more surprised & disappointed to see this dismissed as an ad for my company. Think about how fantastic JPEG XL would be for my company: an image codec with tons of fa…
by computerbuster · Sep 15, 2026
Isn’t HALIC proprietary? JPEG XL is an open format with a libre reference implementation, usually compresses better than WebP/PNG, and supposedly has plenty of room for imp…
by F3nd0 · Sep 15, 2026
Worth mentioning that someone else in the comments converted their large library of JPEGs to JPEG XL for exactly this reason and only realized afterwards that they lost a ton of…
by danudey · Sep 14, 2026
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