alt Hacker NewsI don't get it. And to me it wasn't clear in the post. As others have explained the container and codec are two separate issues.
I don't get it. And to me it wasn't clear in the post. As others have explained the container and codec are two separate issues.
Concrete example. Let's say GitHub will add AVIF support at some point (it's not yet handled well by the site as you can notice[1].
You as user can then upload AVIF images to wherever images on the site are processed. And after that, let's say when newer codec inside AVIF will get a good browser coverage, you'll be able to start using it without waiting another decade for GitHub to pipe it through their site code.
For formats without a container, it's always a two step process. Browser coverage first, then another huge period of sites support catching up.
[1]: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/138164