WebP 2

WebP > WebP2

• https://chromium.googlesource.com/codecs/libwebp2/
• https://twitter.com/jyzg/status/1276442744945364996

WebP2 stated goals
+ simplicity
+ memory use
+ header overhead
+ targets bit-rates producing worse quality than currently used in the Internet (may be ok  since display resolutions increasing)
* success measured by SSIM
- no progressive rendering

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• Google Is Already Experimenting With WebP2 As Successor To WebP Image Format
  • https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Google-Experimental-WebP2