The Winner of Image Compression Isn't Decided by Compression Ratio AloneThe recent Hacker News discussion, starting with a ...

Fabrice Bellard, founder of both the QEMU and FFmpeg projects, recently unveiled his creation of a new lossy image file format. Called BPG (for "Better Portable Graphics"), the format is based on the ...

The FLIF image format, which can reduce the file size by more than 40% compared to the general image format of PNG and supports lossless compression and progressive display, has appeared. And FLIF is ...

Imagine working with special cameras that capture light your eyes can’t even see—ultraviolet rays that cause sunburn or infrared heat signatures that reveal hidden writing. Or perhaps using ...

To store more photos and videos on a mobile device, you can either buy more storage or increase image compression. Apple has enabled both paths. It expanded maximum storage so that a 256 GB iPhone isn ...

Google Chrome Labs has released Squoosh, a web app that can compress and reformat images to make lighter web pages. The tool is aimed at helping web developers quickly compress images and reduce image ...

Google has a new, experimental web app for you to try: Squoosh. It uses the latest in image compression technology to cram your pictures into smaller file sizes with a minimal loss of quality, but ...

The free image editing software GIMP has a feature that allows you to compress a photo. Compressing the photo file makes the file size smaller while keeping the photo's dimensions the same, allowing ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Google has developed a new open-source image compression algorithm that it says can reduce the size ...