Results for Tag ‘JPEG XL’

We at Cloudinary are delighted to share several exciting developments in image quality assessment and encoding, featuring our very own Head of Image Research Jon Sneyers and collaborative work across the industry. Recently, a comprehensive paper titled “The JPEG XL Image Coding System: History, Features, Coding Tools, Design Rationale,…

The new DNG 1.7 specification allows using JPEG XL as the payload codec to store the raw camera data. This new option became available in flagship phone models like the iPhone 16 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S24. It brings a much-needed update to the existing compression method that…

To most web developers, the benefits of the burgeoning JPEG XL image format are clear. The JPEG XL Image Coding System (ISO/IEC 18181), as it reads on the dotted line, is an image compression format that can: Reduce file sizes significantly. Encode faster. Enact progressive decoding. Convert images from JPEG…

Version 0.10 of libjxl, the reference implementation for JPEG XL, has just been released. The main improvement this version brings, is that the so-called “streaming encoding” API has now been fully implemented. This API allows encoding a large image in “chunks.” Instead of processing the entire image at once,…

Nearly 60% of all online visits are now done on mobile devices. When you break that down, that’s 60% of the 5.35 billion daily internet users worldwide or, after a little napkin math, that comes to about 3.21 billion people. Fun to think of 3.21 billion people as your…

On January 18, co-creator of JPEG XL, Jon Sneyers, tweeted, “It looks like Samsung’s Galaxy S24 is going to ship with JPEG XL support, using it as a lossless or visually lossless “Expert RAW” format in its camera/gallery apps!”  For those unfamiliar with Jon, he’s the senior image researcher…

At Cloudinary, we’re at the forefront of cutting-edge image and video optimization. As the experts on image quality and innovation, we’re ensuring our customers’ e-commerce sites and mobile experiences deliver the highest quality images, at the lowest bandwidth, as fast as possible. Reflecting this commitment, we’re announcing the rollout of…

Few possess the expertise of Jon Sneyers, recognized as one of the foremost experts at the intersection of image compression and standards development. As a computer scientist, Jon has been a guiding force behind the creation and enhancement of image compression standards, driving the industry toward more efficient, versatile, and…

Recently, the AVIF team at Google provided a comprehensive comparison of the performance of AVIF, JPEG XL, WebP, and JPEG. Comparing lossy image codecs is not easy, and there are many aspects to take into account. One key point to note in…