WebP
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WebP is a raster graphics file format developed by Google intended as a replacement for JPEG, PNG, and GIF file formats. It supports both lossy and lossless compression,[8] as well as animation and alpha transparency.
Quick Facts Filename extension, Internet media type ...
Filename extension | .webp [1] |
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Internet media type | image/webp [2] |
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) | org.webmproject.webp[3] |
Magic number | 52 49 46 46 xx xx xx xx 57 45 42 50 56 50 38 [2] |
Developed by | |
Initial release | 30 September 2010; 13 years ago (2010-09-30)[4] |
Type of format | Image file format with lossless and lossy compression |
Contained by | Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF)[5] |
Open format? | Yes[6] |
Website | developers |
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Quick Facts Developer(s), Stable release ...
Developer(s) | |
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Stable release | |
Repository | chromium |
Written in | C |
Type | Digital imaging |
License | BSD license |
Website | developers |
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Google announced the WebP format in September 2010, and released the first stable version of its supporting library in April 2018.