想要取代 JPEG 的 BPG (Better Portable Graphics)

雖然是有點久的消息了，但還是拿出來講：「BPG Image format」。

在「BPG Image Comparison」這頁可以直接看到一些比較，在「BPG/JPEG comparison on the Lena picture」可以看到經典的萊娜圖比較。

很明顯 BPG 比 JPEG 好很多，而又比 WebP 更上一層樓。但是看到這個部份就皺眉了：

Based on a subset of the HEVC open video compression standard.

最後面也有提到 HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) 的專利問題：

Some of the HEVC algorithms may be protected by patents in some countries (read the FFmpeg Patent Mini-FAQ for more information). Most devices already include or will include hardware HEVC support, so we suggest to use it if patents are an issue.

繼續觀望下去 :o