WebP and BMP explained
WebP is a Google-developed format that offers both lossy and lossless modes, transparency, and animation in one container. In its lossy mode it typically produces files around 25–35% smaller than JPEG at comparable visual quality.
BMP stores pixels essentially raw, with little or no compression. A 1920×1080 BMP is around 6 MB regardless of what the picture contains, because every pixel takes the same space whether it is part of a gradient or a flat colour.
- Where WebP files come from
- Modern websites, and increasingly the default export from web-focused design tools.
- Where BMP is used
- Legacy Windows software, some scientific and industrial imaging tools.