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Cloudflare Image Resizing adds support for AVIF images

Paul Hill — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 17:02:01 +0000

Cloudflare has added support for the AVIF image format to its Image Resizing service. AVIF is only supported by Opera and Chrome right now but brings big improvements to image compression. Read more...

Google's new algorithm can compress JPEGs 35% more than currently available methods

Usama Jawad — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:24:01 +0000

Google has announced a new open-source encoder which utilizes an algorithm that enables it to compress JPEG files by 35% more than currently available methods with minimal loss in quality. Read more...

JPEG XR: Microsoft's HD Photo format is endorsed by JPEG

Fred Derf — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:34:36 +0000

The Joint Photographic Experts Group decided earlier this week to officially endorse the Microsoft HD Photo file format as the eventual heir apparent to the JPEG standard. In order to be adopted, the format has... Read more...

Microsoft move could be the end of the JPEG

Steven Parker — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:31:48 +0000

Microsoft Corp. will soon submit to an international standards organization a new photo format that offers higher-quality images with better compression, the company said today.The format, HD Photo -- recently renamed from Windows Media Photo... Read more...

Numerous Parts of JPEG Patent Rejected

Christopher Vendemio — Wed, 31 May 2006 18:00:18 +0000

Back in February of this year, the Public Patent Foundation requested that the U.S. Patent and Trademark office re-examine a patent issued to Forgent Networks for the JPEG picture format; a patent used to obtain... Read more...

JPEG Patent Reexamined

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:44:29 +0000

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is reexamining a patent on image compression technology held by Forgent Networks, which has been earning much of its revenue from licensing the technology to software companies that want... Read more...

Forgent sues Microsoft over JPEG patent

Fri, 22 Apr 2005 14:34:24 +0000

Forgent Networks has added Microsoft to the list of companies it has sued alleging infringement of a patent for a data compression technique it claims is used in the JPEG digital image standard. The lawsuit,... Read more...

JPEG exploit could beat antivirus software

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:40:37 +0000

Antivirus software could be ill-prepared to protect corporate networks from the latest Windows vulnerability--innocent-looking JPEG files that contain security attacks. According to Mikko Hypponen, director of antivirus research for F-Secure, antivirus software will strain to... Read more...

MS04-028: Buffer Overrun in JPEG Processing (GDI+)

Wed, 15 Sep 2004 05:41:02 +0000

Thanks to xStainDx for the heads up. Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update immediately. This update resolves a newly-discovered, privately reported vulnerability. A buffer overrun vulnerability exists in... Read more...

JPEG Hits New Patent-Infringement Snag

Fri, 23 Apr 2004 14:17:29 +0000

Patent infringement issues surrounding the JPEG image standard resurfaced on Thursday after a small software vendor filed lawsuits against 31 companies ranging from Adobe Systems Inc. and Apple Computer Inc. to IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co.... Read more...