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		IshKebab on Jan 26, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why BPG will replace GIFs and more That's basically what WebP is.

JoshTriplett on Jan 26, 2016 [–]

As far as I know, WebP still uses VP8, not VP9.

TD-Linux on Jan 26, 2016 | [–]

Which is a shame, because it could have big a big leap over JPEG instead of a sidegrade if they had waited a bit.

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