josefMay 31, 2022

when you download an image from the web these days, instead of a PNG or a JPEG, you get one of these new formats which is 8% more efficient, not compatible with any "pre-covid software" and has a name which sounds like

JEG
WebUP
High Information Format Format
webLICC
AppleLuppy
j-eggings Layer 6
ProRes ProxyGold (Grain Profile)
PrBufEncapDCT
h.26vorbis
h.26NeRFscene
Radiance XML
EXIFnoimage
rayJSON
WebX 2000
base64staticBlogSVG.meta
bitplaneConwayAnim

Show threadjosef
in order to view these images you have to install Windows 11 and then download a docker container with a Node.js server that you connect to using the latest version of chrome that renders the image to a canvas. you cant view the image locally since that would violate a same-origin policy, but thankfully the rendering is done remotely on a google GPU somewhere in the cloud, using a new standard called 'WebGPUThatsSomewhereInTheCloud' which is already obsolete and has been replaced with 'WebPCI-e'
May 31, 2022 at 11:08amWeb
Show threadMaddie  May 31, 2022
@jk Thankfully you can use an online converter tool but it only converts to another even more obscure format, and the converter forces you to pay for more than 4 conversions per day, however the obscure format just so happens to be openable via VLC for some reason, which is able to convert the image to a video file, then you're able to extract the image as a frame from the video using another program, however the image has lost most of its resolution and has a 16 color depth
Show threadFelixNov 20, 2022

@mjdxp @jk good thing ffmpeg can probably do all of that, if only you build it from source including the exact right 57 modules and figure out the magic command line flags to make it happen.

Probably still faster to use your approach tho :/

Show threadDavidJun 1, 2022
@jk you lost me at "have to install Windows 11."
Show threadNashJul 30, 2022
@jk do u pronounce "JEG" like 'jegg' or 'gegg' tho is what I'm trying to figure out
Show threadCarl MuckenhouptNov 19, 2022
@nashhigh @jk You pronounce it like "gedge" of course
Show threadNashNov 20, 2022
@CarlMuckenhoupt @jk thank u for the clarification! I have unfortunately been calling it 'jedge' to everyone, which may be why I lost my MS certification... I assumed jedge because I thought it was a successor to JPG ('jedge-pedge')
Show threadDavid R. Feinberg (He/Him)Nov 20, 2022
@nashhigh @jk gegg, just like you pronounce Jod.
Show threadTimjanJul 31, 2022
@jk webpci-e... Thanks, i hate you.
Show threadme·ta·phil, derNov 9, 2022
@timjan what... didn't you like WebUSB? 😆
Show threadDavid StarkNov 9, 2022
@jk You are correct but now I have anxiety.
Show threadgrinNov 20, 2022
@jk Please don't drive. 😉
Show threadjosefNov 20, 2022
@grin i don't know how to drive
Show threadgrinNov 20, 2022
@jk I am unspeakably relieved! 😄
Show threadvxoJul 10, 2024

@jk my brain just made a bunch of stop requested noises

https://youtu.be/nggkAI67IrI

Stop Requested - SF Bay Area Transit Musical (2014)

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