>Couldn't the browser stops the download when the file reaches the shown resolution, so we could really take advantage of the progressive decoding?
That needs a spec. I think I saw a relevant suggestion somewhere but I don't remember where it was.
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>Couldn't the browser stops the download when the file reaches the shown resolution, so we could really take advantage of the progressive decoding?
That needs a spec. I think I saw a relevant suggestion somewhere but I don't remember where it was. (Such thing can probably be applied to any progressive format.)