| ▲ | shmerl 2 hours ago | |
Concrete example. Let's say GitHub will add AVIF support at some point (it's not yet handled well by the site as you can notice[1]. You as user can then upload AVIF images to wherever images on the site are processed. And after that, let's say when newer codec inside AVIF will get a good browser coverage, you'll be able to start using it without waiting another decade for GitHub to pipe it through their site code. For formats without a container, it's always a two step process. Browser coverage first, then another huge period of sites support catching up. | ||