WebP

WebP is an image file format employing both lossy and lossless compression.

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Description

It is being developed by Google.

As a derivative of the VP8 video format, it is a sister project to the WebM multimedia container format.

WebP-related software is released under a BSD license.

See also

• BSD license
• Compression
• Image file format
• Lossless compression
• Lossy compression

Exernal Links

• WebP @ Wikipedia
• WebP: a new image format for the web @ Google Developers
• WebP image format @ Can I use ...