FLIF author here. I have been working on FUIF and JPEG XL the past two years. FUIF is based on FLIF but is better at lossy. JPEG XL is a combination of Google's PIK (~VarDCT mode) and FUIF (~Modular mode). You'll be able to mix both codecs for a single image, e.g. VarDCT for the photo parts, Modular for the non-photo parts and to encode the DC (1:8) in a super-progressive way.
I'm very excited about JPEG XL, it's a great codec that has all the technical ingredients to replace JPEG, PNG and GIF. We are close to finalizing the bitstream and standardizing it (ISO/IEC 18181). Now let's hope it will get adoption!
I'm very excited about JPEG XL, it's a great codec that has all the technical ingredients to replace JPEG, PNG and GIF. We are close to finalizing the bitstream and standardizing it (ISO/IEC 18181). Now let's hope it will get adoption!