Handling Large Blobs medium
Why do modern sites serve images in WebP or AVIF format?
- A They are open source.
- B They provide 30%+ better compression than JPEG/PNG for the same quality, saving bandwidth and speeding up Load Largest Contentful Paint (LCP).
- C They are supported by IE6.
- D They are easier to edit.
Answer: B. They provide 30%+ better compression than JPEG/PNG for the same quality, saving bandwidth and speeding up Load Largest Contentful Paint (LCP).
Next-gen formats use advanced prediction algorithms from video codecs (VP8/AV1).
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