Apple's got one idea for next-gen photo technology, but a rival approach based on the new AV1 video compression tech could go a step further. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

JPEG has been the compressed standard for images for decades but the file format will soon gain a little brother designed to eliminate lag time while streaming to create anything from a better virtual ...

Video-streaming giant Netflix has released an update to a new image file format called AVIF, or AV1 Image File Format, which it believes can be a superior replacement to the 27-year-old JPEG ...

You might only know JPEG as the default image compression standard, but the group behind it has now branched out into something new: JPEG XS. JPEG XS is described as a new low-energy format designed ...

The format's supporters argue JXL can be used to recompress existing JPEG images without loss so they're 20 percent smaller, ...

JPEG XL is an emerging image file format designed to increase image fidelity while decreasing file size when compared to other popular image formats, particularly the old JPEG format. At present, both ...

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HEIF is the new photo format that Apple is using to replace JPEG. And it probably will replace JPEGs, because the iPhone is the most popular, most-used camera in the world, and as of iOS 11, most ...

A new graphics file format, proposed by programmer Fabrice Bellard, could cut the file size of digital photos by half with far-reaching consequences. How are images made smaller? The vast majority of ...

Kevin, I salute you for convincing numerous people in the comments that something called "AV1F" exists, but it was pointed out that the format is AVIF within hours of your post, you should really get ...