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cough FFMPEG, cryptography…

So no actually we very much do, because sometimes it is worth it.

sure, but we don't hand-code everything.

No one is suggesting hand coding a bespoke WebP encoder. FFMPEG is an apt comparison. Using FFMPEG can be annoying, the end user benefits are enormous.

well yes, my point was its a trade off...

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