Also with the package, there is a highly optimized datatype dispatch engine and WebP decoder, that results in a very efficient, compact, and quick WebP datatype for all kinds of AmigaOS configurations. It also supports different modes for handling alpha channels/transparency. The WebP datatype for Amiga handles both lossless WebP and lossy WebP images. So, now AmigaOS in various environments can display these images. Using WebP, webmasters, and web developers can create smaller and richer images that make the web faster.Īnother important fact is that WebP lossless images are 26% smaller in size compared to PNGs according to Google. AmigaOS can now display and use the WebP image format which is a modern image format that provides superior lossless and lossy compression for images on the web. With the implementation of WebP datatype. This built-in feature of the AmigaOS gives web surfing apps such as Amiga Mosaic, AWeb, and iBrowse easily implemented and user-extensible image and sound handling features. photosource: Mike Haas – Here’s a WebP image shown in iBrowse behind the same WebP image being displayed in EyeViewerSE

The Datatypes system is one very important aspect of what makes the Amiga Operating System stand out from more typical operating systems. This system allows anyone with knowledge of AmigaOS coding to add various needed datatypes that various programs can use. The datatypes system of AmigaOS is unique and is one of the features that I really love. But there are also JPEG, PNG, GIF, and now WebP image datatype for displaying images.

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