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Bellard Creates New Image Format To Replace JPEG

Posted by samzenpus on from the new-pictures dept.

An anonymous reader writes Fabrice Bellard (creator of FFMPEG, QEMU, JSLinux...) proposes a new image format that could replace JPEG : BPG. For the same quality, files are about half the size of their JPEG equivalents. He released libbpg (with source) as well as a JS decompressor, and set up a demo including the famous Lena image.

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  1. Re:Transparency is supported. Pronounciation? by Dracos · · Score: 3, Funny

    Barney Stinson settled the pronunciation many years ago on How I Met Your Mother: it's "bee-peg". Although this format probably won't be used exclusively for pictures of boobs.

  2. Re:This really is a man's world... by SlovakWakko · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know it's a good image for this purpose, it's just the origin that is really sexist. I don't mind, but I can understand how some of our female colleagues would find it inappropriate - ranging from immature to degrading, depending on where in their cycle they are right now...

  3. Re:Compare to... by allcoolnameswheretak · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because it has a catchier name.

    I mean, "JPEG 2000"? Seriously? That is -so- 20th century.

  4. Re:Great... by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Remember that in many emerging markets, Blackberry is the way most of the population access the web.

    Cool. A time traveler. What year are you from?

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