I don’t know what a .webp file is but I don’t like it. They’re like a filthy prank version of the image/gif you’re looking for. They make you jump through all these hoops to find the original versions of the files that you can actually do anything with.

Edit: honestly I assumed it had something to do with Google protecting themselves from image piracy shit

  • minorninth@lemmy.world
    13·
    1 year ago

    Actually, just changing the file name doesn’t change the format. If it works, it’s because whatever place you uploaded to already supported webp.

    If you download a webp file and you really want jpg, you need to actually convert it, not just slap .jpg on the end.

    • qaz@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      A pretty large amount of .JPG images are actually .WebP but people simply don’t notice for some strange reason. I’ve already seen several WebP images uploaded to WikiMedia with a JPG extension.

    • Kissaki@feddit.deEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      In that context: Websites may offer alternative image formats for the same image. They may offer jpg alongside webp. It’s just not easily discoverable by end users.

    • JeSuisUnHombre@lemm.ee
      1·
      1 year ago

      Just relaying what worked for me. Tried uploading with .webp and it didn’t work, tried with .jpg and it did. Didn’t matter to me whether it was a real conversion or not.