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Raster on composited layer scale change, except if will-change: transform or an accelerated animation is present

Category
Graphics
Type
New or changed feature
Status
Enabled by default (Chrome 53)
Intent stage
None

Summary

All content will be re-rastered when its transform scale changes, iff it does not have the will-change: transform CSS property. In other words, `will-change: transform` means "please animate it fast". This only applies to transforms scales that happen via script manipulation, and does not apply to CSS animations. This means your site will likely get better-looking content, but it may also be slower without some simple changes outlined below.

Standards & signals

Docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f8WS99F9GORWP_m74l_JfsTHgCrHkbEorHYu72D4Xag/

Samples: https://googlechrome.github.io/samples/css-will-change-transform-rasterization/index.html

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