WebP in PhotoShop 24.5.0 - can't save other files in this format

[dw202]

So I finally turned to use next gen images on my sites, and I wanted to convert the existing JPGs and PNGs to WebP. So I thought I would test PhotoShop, even though I know I can go and do bulk conversion online.

At first, I was puzzled as WebP would not show on the list of extension after I clicked Save As. Then I noticed that PS would show it for some files, but not for all. For example, PNGs that went through TinyPNG process cannot be saved as WebP. Same applies to JPGs.

What's the point of this? Plus I see AVIF is nowhere in the picture.

Thanks

P.S.

Dreamweaver even today shows empty space for WebP images. That is a shame.

[Jeff Arola]

If for those files you don't see WebP listed, if you click Save a Copy is WebP then listed?

You could also go to Photoshop>Preferences>File Handling and check Enable Legacy "Save As"

There is an AVIF plugin for photoshop, but it only seems to to be available for the Windows version of photoshop:

https://github.com/0xC0000054/avif-format/releases

[S. S. C.]

I had the same problem, nor Save as Copy... showed the option, nor did Enabling Legacy "Save As" helped. I figured out what was wrong though. PS can only convert images that has the color mode set to RGB as WebP, no other color mode offers this option, file format does not matter, bit depth does not matter. Once an image is in RGB PS happily converts away, I just ran two batches where 180 pics were in Grayscale, first batch to convert to RBG and save, then another to convert JPGs to WebP, there was no issue whatsoever. It is incredibly annoying but solvable. @dw202 hopefully this helps, if it's still relevant.

[Stephen Marsh]

A single batch action should be able to convert to RGB and save as WebP in a single pass/run.

[Joe324319290gdk]

THANK YOU!

[Stephen Marsh]

I wrote a script for batch conversion to WebP here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/export-many-files-at-once-in-webp-for...