According to a Recode report, camera maker Lytro is apparently bringing about a change in the way it stores images. The company will henceforth use a new open-file format which applies the WebGL standard for 3D graphics.

As a result of the new open-file format unveiled by Lytro, developers will be able to easily slot Lytro light field images into current web-pages, without having to make any significant back-end changes. With browsers widely supporting the WebGL standard for 3D graphics, developers will apparently be facilitated in handling the re-focusing and 3D features which can be offered by Lytro images.

For introducing its new open-file format for storing images, Lytro has partnered with online-photography community 500px, which will be the first third-party platform to integrate the new formatand benefit from it.

Lytro's partnership with 500px for introducing the new open-file format implies that the users of the online-photography community will get the ability to view, edit and share Lytro photos.

In addition, Lytro'sphotos will probably start appearing on in other places around the web as well, since the company has plans underway to make its new open-file format available on GitHub, so that anyone can take advantage of the new format.