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Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 3:15 pm
by 2Gjv1VgGK
Hello. It would be very useful to have an option to select default JPEG encoder (JPEGLI, JPEG/JFIF, etc). Now when you press "Save" on jpeg-file it compresses with JPEG/JFIF and I can't find a way to change that. I want file to be encoded as JPEGLI by default, when saving.

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 12:52 pm
by xnview
you can choose between 'JPEG' / 'JPEGLI'

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 11:01 pm
by Kadet
xnview wrote: Sat May 04, 2024 12:52 pm you can choose between 'JPEG' / 'JPEGLI'
The choice is only when You click "Save As", but not when You click "Save" (Ctrl+S) after open jpeg file. In this case jpeg is only from JPEG / JFIF codec (jpeg-turbo?).

IMHO since Jpegli is the best, I would permanently set it to "Save".

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2024 8:38 am
by xnview
so it will better to choose encoder in Settings>Write>JPEG?

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2024 4:31 pm
by Kadet
xnview wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 8:38 am so it will better to choose encoder in Settings>Write>JPEG?
Good idea.

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2025 7:34 am
by xnview
See issue for current status and some details.

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:06 am
by xnview
This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.8.4. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:52 pm
by Kadet
I can not confirm fixing this.
When I make some test image in Export using Jpeg-li setting 98% quality, this new file has estimated 88% quality, which is correct for this codec.
When I open this image, set in setting for JPG files exactly this same parameters like in Export and make Ctrl+S, the new file is much bigger with estimated 98% quality, like in older JPG codec.

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:05 am
by xnview
Kadet wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:52 pm I can not confirm fixing this.
When I make some test image in Export using Jpeg-li setting 98% quality, this new file has estimated 88% quality, which is correct for this codec.
When I open this image, set in setting for JPG files exactly this same parameters like in Export and make Ctrl+S, the new file is much bigger with estimated 98% quality, like in older JPG codec.
Do you have choosen JPEG-li in settings>Write>JPEG?

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 4:43 pm
by Kadet
xnview wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:05 am Do you have choosen JPEG-li in settings>Write>JPEG?
Yes, this option is ON.

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:18 am
by xnview
right, reopened

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2025 10:08 am
by xnview
This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.8.6. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.

Re: Option to select default jpeg encoder

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2025 8:25 pm
by Kadet
Now everything works properly.