JPEG XL: What It Is And Why You Should Care

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This week on The PetaPixel Podcast Jon Sneyers, the Senior Image Researcher at Cloudinary, Editor of the JPEG XL standard, and contributor to the reference implementation of the format explains what it is and why it's important.

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In This Episode

• 00:00 - Intro (favorite aliens, squids, and more)
• 10:08 - A new Tamron 90mm for Nikon Z and Sony E
• 12:46 - Canon Listened, will update R5 II to capture 24p video with older batteries
• 16:17 - Phase One has a new XC with a new 40mm, can be purchased without the digital back
• 18:01 - ProGrade digital finally released its first portable SSD and it's very good
• 21:00 - Yes, you can buy the cable by itself
• 21:13 - Live your Death Stranding dreams with the Lancer300
• 26:08 - JPEG XL explained by Senior Image Researcher and JPEG XL reference standard editor Jon Sneyers
• 1:01:42 - What have you been up to? (how good is Chris's light metering with his eyes?)
• 1:08:44 - Tech support