Version 0.2 of the Java VP8 Decoder project has been released. This is a bug-fix release fixing decoder bugs uncovered by the new libwebp-0.1 cwebp encoder. Updated JAR files for the ImageIO plugin, WebP Image viewer (WebPViewer) and VP8Inspector are available.
Version 0.1 of the Java VP8 Decoder project has been released. This initial release focuses on WebP support, featuring an ImageIO plugin, an example WebP Image viewer (WebPViewer) and an advanced intra-frame debugging tool (VP8Inspector).
The javavp8decoder project has now progressed far enough to successfully decode keyframes, and as a result, WebP image files.
A Java ImageIO plugin has been created for testing. It should simply be a matter of adding it to the classpath to take advantage of WebP files in existing ImageIO based Java applications and applets. This is a pure Java decoder, no native code or security exceptions are required for it to function. ... read more