Fable created novel 4D splat format

Fable dropped a new file format that promises something very internet-catnip: huge 3D scenes shrunk down to a tiny, streamable size. The flashy demo claims a 2-second moving scene can fit into a 7.4 MB file instead of a whopping 427 MB raw version, while still letting people scrub around in the browser almost instantly. In plain English: it’s trying to make rich, moving 3D captures behave more like clicking around a website than downloading a giant monster file first. That alone had commenters doing the classic tech-forum double take: “wow… this is seriously cool.”

But of course, no shiny launch survives first contact with the comments. The biggest drama came from people side-eyeing the numbers. One commenter basically hit the brakes and said, hold on, “Something’s way off with these numbers.” The confusion centered on the claim that it encodes at 640 MB per second, which sounded enormous next to the tiny demo file size. Was that the speed of making the file, the speed of playback, or just awkward wording? Suddenly the thread had that deliciously familiar vibe: half amazed, half squinting at the benchmark chart like it owes them money.

Then came the universal buzzkill of every web demo launch: it doesn’t work on my device. One user flatly reported that iOS Safari was a no-go, instantly giving the hype train a tiny flat tire. Meanwhile, the creator kept it chill, linking the demo and inviting contributions under an MIT open-source license. So the mood is clear: people love the idea, but they want the receipts.