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		jerryX on Aug 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone 16 could let you shoot in JPEG-XL HEIC is paid, inferior, unpopular ... while JPEG XL is finally the long term replacement of ~30 year old JPEG.

paulryanrogers on Aug 24, 2024 [–]

Doubtful JPG will ever be replaced. It hits a sweet spot between implementation simplicity, (adjustable) visual fidelity, and ubiquity.

Even gifs persist because of they're grandfathered into auto play, despite being worse in every way than alternatives.

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