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BPG: A new, superior image format that really ought to kill off JPEG
2014-12-12 16:16:58| Extremetech
For all of the massive technological advances that we've seen over the last few years, there are still a number of dinosaurs from a bygone era that -- rather unfortunately -- just won't die. JPEG is one of the most prominent examples: It was created more than 20 years ago, and yet its antiquated, bloated, blocky algorithm still dominates the web. Now, however, there's a replacement in town -- it's called BPG, and it's awesome.
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