Improved image-shrinking technology?
2005-01-31 18:15:40
A US company has developed software that it claims improves the compression of JPEG images by nearly a third without harming image quality. The firm has also proposed a new standard for displaying images.The JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) standard is a commonly used method for compressing digital images and most photographic images available on the world wide web are in this format.
Allume Systems, based in California, US, says the new version of its StuffIt compression technology can reduce JPEG files by a further 28% without loss of quality. The company says this could save storage space for those with large image collections.