What is WebP Image Format?

Right beneath our noses, a digital battle is raging. Not the robot-skeleton sort, but the most widely acknowledged format kind, like Playstation vs Xbox or Betamax against VHS. This format war affects us all, and chances are you've seen its fighters without even realizing it. We're talking about the next generation of web image formats, and WebP is currently leading. However, this simply creates further questions, such as "what is WebP?" and "what is wrong with JPEGs?"

The WebP picture format has lately gained popularity as a result of its owner, Google. It is increasingly being used on devices, much to the displeasure of competitors JPEG 2000 and JPEG XR.