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		lovasoa on June 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: JPEG XL JPEG-XL can encode huge images, whereas JPEG is limited to a maximum width and height of 65535 pixels.

hoseja on June 21, 2021 [–]

Is support for 5 gigapixel images really such a killer feature to put it in the name?

jonsneyers on June 21, 2021 | [–]

That's not where the name comes from :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_XL#Name

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