Term - Lossy compression |
| Lossy compression | SWPP Photographic Glossary | Friday 18th October 2024 |
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Lossy compressionWhere pixels are removed (lost) to make the file size of a digital image smaller. When compressing images using the JPEG format you have the option of varying the level of compression. A higher level makes the file size much smaller but removes more pixels.
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