Season 2 · Episode 1904
JPEG XL vs AVIF: The Future of Your Photos
Why are blocky sky artifacts still haunting your photos in 2026? We break down the math behind JPEG, WebP, AVIF, and the new JPEG XL.
My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill
April 2, 202621m 39s
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Show Notes
From the 1992 origins of JPEG to the modern rivalry between AVIF and JPEG XL, this episode explores the hidden engineering inside every digital image. We unpack the psychovisual trade-offs between file size, encoding speed, and visual fidelity, revealing why your sky still looks blocky and what the next generation of formats means for photographers and web performance.