Add note about MIME type; close #167

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Dominic Szablewski 2022-08-05 23:44:51 +02:00
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a simple wrapper to benchmark stbi, libpng and qoi
## MIME Type, File Extension
The recommended MIME type for QOI images is `image/qoi`. While QOI is not yet
officially registered with IANA, I believe QOI has found enough adoption to
prevent any future image format from choosing the same name, thus making a
MIME type collision highly unlikely ([see #167](https://github.com/phoboslab/qoi/issues/167))
Recommended file extension for QOI images is `.qoi`
## Limitations
The QOI file format allows for huge images with up to 18 exa-pixels. A streaming