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Originally Posted by benwaggoner
The only real viable replacement for GIF/PNG/JPEG I see now is HEIF, which is now the default picture format for iOS. The implementation today is HEVC, but extending it to AV1 appears reasonably straightforward.
I have no idea how HEVC and AV1 would compare for still image coding, but both are WAY better than JPEG or PNG for any kind of image type. And unbelievably better for mixed continuous/discreet tone images like graphics or comic books.
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isn't heif patented though? I can't see mozilla adopting a patented format nor many phone manufacturers. AV1 is 15% better than hevc at still images according to recent statements. Google's PIK is another contender.