what’s wrong with webp? it’s a significantly more efficient file format (like 20% less file size for the same quality) and is supported everywhere by now. if anything, the default should be webp for image types that can be both lossy and losslessly compressed
I haven’t come across a single image or video editor that doesn’t support webp. I use paint.net, krita, aseprite, inkscape, opentoonz, and davinci resolve, they all support importing/exporting and editing webp just fine. I’m pretty sure GIMP and Photoshop do too but I don’t use them so I can’t say for sure
When I take an image file and change its extension from webp to png it converts the binary data, so I imagine your OS’ default file manager would do that too. Maybe not tho.
What OS & version are you using that automatically converts file types when you change the filename via the default file manager interface? I have never heard of this function before.
what’s wrong with webp? it’s a significantly more efficient file format (like 20% less file size for the same quality) and is supported everywhere by now. if anything, the default should be webp for image types that can be both lossy and losslessly compressed
Lots of platforms, even image editing don’t support webp
I haven’t come across a single image or video editor that doesn’t support webp. I use paint.net, krita, aseprite, inkscape, opentoonz, and davinci resolve, they all support importing/exporting and editing webp just fine. I’m pretty sure GIMP and Photoshop do too but I don’t use them so I can’t say for sure
Thank you for the suggestion, but that’s not how it works. Changing a file’s extension doesn’t change the file type; it just changes the name.
When I take an image file and change its extension from webp to png it converts the binary data, so I imagine your OS’ default file manager would do that too. Maybe not tho.
What OS & version are you using that automatically converts file types when you change the filename via the default file manager interface? I have never heard of this function before.
Some file managers on linux can do this, but it’s definitely not a default on most.
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Surprisingly not everywhere yet, some messaging apps don’t support webp yet