is it a formatting step that an image goes through when uploaded? I’m tired of converting image after image back into jpg, so if there’s like a step I can take to avoid it being a webp, it would help to know

    • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
      501·
      1 year ago

      A lot of apps don’t support webp yet. Facebook Messenger is a good example. If I want to share a meme that was webp it says “GIF” in the gallery and says it can’t upload images in that format.

      • boletus@sh.itjust.works
        241·
        1 year ago

        So sad that the poor management at Meta can’t find the money to add webp support to one of the most used chatting apps in the world 🥺

      • jacktherippah@lemmy.world
        9·
        1 year ago

        Wanna hear something funny? So iirc webp is a Google format. The other day I was preparing slides for class with my friends. Anyway, we were on Google slides. I tried to upload this image, but it says it’s unsupported. So i checked the format and whaddaya know? webp. So a Google service doesn’t even support a Google file format. LOL

      • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        149·
        1 year ago

        I’ve literally only run into 1 program that couldn’t handle webp and that was a FOMOD creation tool for Bethesda game modding, and even then it worked but just tossed an unknown extension error

        Though if you’re using Facebook messenger that’s probably the issue right there lol

    • Treczoks@lemmy.world
      313·
      1 year ago

      Just a few weeks ago, they found a big security flaw in webp and webm. Which affected nearly all programs using it, because they all use the same library.

      Webp and webm are simply not mature enough for professional use.