What is the WEBP Format ?
The WebP format is also known as the modern image format for the web. The Webp format gives us superior lossless and lossy compression for displaying images on the internet webpages. Using the WebP format, one can create small and rich images that load the webpage faster.
The images in WebP lossless format are 26% small in size when compared to much widely used PNG format and the lossy images are roughly 25-34% small when compared to the JPG image format.
How the webP Format Compression Works ?
The lossy WebP format compression uses a predictive type or coding to encode any image on the internet. This same method is also used by the VP8 video codec to compress the keyframes in video files. The predictive coding uses all the simialr values in nearby blocks of pixels and predicts the resultant values for that area and encodes whatever is the difference between the two.
The lossless WebP format compression also uses the already seen image parts or fragments to reconstruct new pixels in the given area. The compression can also use any local palette available if no interesting match is found during the encoding.
How to open or view WEBP Images
You can also use one of our popular image tools like the WEBP to PNG Converter, WEBP to JPG Converter, Image Converter, Image Resizer or the Compress Image tools to view your WEBP images online.
What is the PNG Format ?
PNG or the Portable Network Graphics is a raster based image file type that usually compresses the image files for web portability and web display. The PNG images are able to hold RGB or RGBA color values and can support transparency within the image, which makes PNG the most perfect option for usage as icons, or in graphic design and web design.
The PNG format also does support animations with a better transparency. The advantages of using the PNG format are Plus, the PNG is also an open format that uses lossless compression inorder to render beautiful colors.
How do we open the PNG file?
The PNG image files usually open in your OS's default image viewer program or application. The PNG image files can also be quite easily rendered on all web browsers as of today. If you have any trouble opening a PNG image file in your computer, use our popular PNG to JPG Converter or one of the Image Converter, Image Resizer, Compress Image tools to view your PNG images online.
How to use the PNG to WEBP Converter
If you have your image file ready, click on the choose image button, this will open up a dialog box where you can brose in the directory structure and select your image. Alternatively you can also drag and drop your image into the ares specified above. Once you have added or selected your image file, a sample preview will e displayed. Your actual image may be larger than the one displayed here. This is only for display purposes, so no worries.
Your output file format is preselected for you. You can simply click on the download button. This will not upload your image to any server, all the conversion is done right in your browser, so your images are safe. Your file will begin to download automatically.