PDF Will Support JPEG XL Format As ‘Preferred Solution’

The PDF Association is adding JPEG XL (JXL) support to the PDF specification, giving the advanced image format a new path to relevance despite Google’s decision to declare it obsolete and remove it from Chromium. The Register reports: Peter Wyatt, CTO of the PDF Association, said: “We need to adopt a new image [format] that can support HDR [High Dynamic Range] content … we have picked JPEG XL as our preferred solution.” Wyatt also praised other benefits of JXL including…