.jfif Image Files - WTF?!

[Greenguy]

We all save a lot of images during our daily work.

About 2 weeks ago I started to notice that some of the image files I was downloading were .jfif and not .jpg - and when you open one in IrfanView, it tells you that it's actually a .jpg file & lets you rename it http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=3375&stc=1&d=1652212732

I'm seeing it more & more & more...

Twitter, ElevatedX, a couple Hosted Galleries...

Anyone know WTF this is all about? Some way to hide .jpg files from image scrapers maybe?

|huh

[ArtWilliams]

Never heard of it until you brought it up.

Somewhat related and perhaps helpful to some, I use this Chrome add-on daily:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-image-as-type/gabfmnliflodkdafenbcpjdlppllnemd

It allows you to easily save any image you see as JPG, PNG or Webp with just a right click.

[Greenguy]

Somewhat related and perhaps helpful to some, I use this Chrome add-on daily:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-image-as-type/gabfmnliflodkdafenbcpjdlppllnemd

That's AWESOME! We should do a thread of what extensions we all use...

[ArtWilliams]

Set 'er up! I've got a few I use all that time that I'd love to share.

[Pagan]

Ah.. how about an old form of .jpg? This article says you can just rename it but it is essentially old file structures and considered obsolete.

https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/jfif.html