Xara Designer Pro+ Update 21.2.0.62177

[gwpriester]

WebP Import
Designer Pro+ can now import WebP images as well as export them. As with other image file types, you can simply drag and drop a WebP image file onto your document from Explorer, or use File > Import to browse for your WebP file.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

[handrawn]

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[Egg Bramhill]

Good, but somewhat confused. I experimented importing various webp files. some import fine but others raise a box stating this image would be better converted to jpg.... Why?

[Egg Bramhill]

I attach a link to an image I downloaded from Unsplash.

If I import it to XaraPro+ then save it as first an 80% jpg (jpg.jpg) it reports a size of 144Kb
If I export it as a webp @ 80% (webp.webp) it reports a size of 41Kb

However if I open a new page and import jpg.jpg it reports a file size of 143Kb which I'd expect.
But when I import webp.webp I'm informed it would be better imported as a jpg, which I ignore. The Bitmap gallery reports it as 7Mb !!!

I attach a link to the original Unsplash image I downloaded as a jpg (1920 x 1282px) LINK

[handrawn]

However if I open a new page and import jpg.jpg it reports a file size of 143Kb which I'd expect.

not seeing this egg - maybe I am misunderstanding, but just tried this and the bitmap gallery shows the uncompressed size, as it does with the webp; and like I said in previous post its as it should be, I would not want edits to be made on the compressed version

as far as better converted to jpg; maybe xara is not yet convinced webp has replaced them...? I have it switched out anyway

[Egg Bramhill]

... it has always uncompressed images; it does that for png and jpeg;

Not on my machine. If I import a jpg the Bitmap Gallery reports it as such.
It doesn't do this for .png's which it reports as a Standard Bitmap.
The same is true for imported webp images. Standard Bitmap.

So I have two questions
1: Why are .png & .webp images not imported as such? .jpg's are.
2: Why is Xara recommending converting smaller .webp images to .jpg?

[handrawn]

good question with a webp - often happens with a png which you can switch out in the registry with optimisejpegfrompng set to 0 should you be intelligent enough to make a descision for yourself - be interesting to see if that works with webp

there is a case for converting some png, but not webp?

[Egg Bramhill]

Agreed And why is the webp image being reported at such a big file size?

[gwpriester]

There is also a setting in XaReg not to show the notice about JPEG