Friendly reminder: after two full decades as a consumer platform, the web still doesn't have a lossy image format that supports alpha.
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Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori@Jonathan_Blow That makes no sense. You can always pre-process a PNG image for better compression with loss.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sleaker_
@cmuratori@Jonathan_Blow -@vgebler get's it right here. We don't need more formats when the current formats support the intended outcome.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sleaker_
@sleaker_@Jonathan_Blow@vgebler No. JPEG is ~10:1 in practice. Pre-processed PNGs just plain don't get you there, esp. for tough images.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@sleaker_@Jonathan_Blow@vgebler And nobody said anything about needing another whole format! You could just allow JPEG color w PNG alpha.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @cmuratori
@cmuratori fair enough. I took a look and I see people have already sorted out jpeg + alpha mask. but sounds like a pain to write around.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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