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if you could standardise a file format for a specific task what would you pick and why (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by jackpot@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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if you could pick a standard format for a purpose what would it be and why?

e.g. flac for lossless audio because...

(yes you can add new categories)

summary:

  1. photos .jxl
  2. open domain image data .exr
  3. videos .av1
  4. lossless audio .flac
  5. lossy audio .opus
  6. subtitles srt/ass
  7. fonts .otf
  8. container mkv (doesnt contain .jxl)
  9. plain text utf-8 (many also say markup but disagree on the implementation)
  10. documents .odt
  11. archive files (this one is causing a bloodbath so i picked randomly) .tar.zst
  12. configuration files toml
  13. typesetting typst
  14. interchange format .ora
  15. models .gltf / .glb
  16. daw session files .dawproject
  17. otdr measurement results .xml
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[–] d_k_bo@feddit.de 43 points 1 year ago (4 children)

JPEG-XL for rasterized images.

https://jpegxl.info/why-jxl.html

[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree.

I especially love that it addresses the biggest pitfall of the typical "fancy new format does things better than the one we're already using" transition, in that it's specifically engineered to make migration easier, by allowing a lossless conversion from the dominant format.

[–] hikaru755@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Never heard of that, thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[–] kadu@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is this page outdated or Windows and most Linux distros do not support the format?

[–] d_k_bo@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

GNOME introduced its support in version 45, AFAIK there isn't a stable distro release yet that ships it.

[–] DigitalJacobin@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, adoption has been slow and Alliance for Open Media are pushing back somewhat (especially Google^1, who leads the group) in favor of their inferior .avif format.

[–] RoyaltyInTraining@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does it compare to AVIF?

[–] d_k_bo@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AVIF is slower, has a way smaller maximum resolution and doesn't support progressive decoding as well as lossless JPEG recompression.

Comparison chart of different image codecs

[–] RoyaltyInTraining@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh dam, that resolution limit is a total deal breaker. Can't believe anyone would release a format with those limitations today...