Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Learning Task 08: Image Compression

In this task, I was required to take two differently composed photos; one that is busy and detailed, and one that is plain with very minimal interesting features. I was asked to explain why images like these which are taken with the same camera settings can vary in file size.



'Busy' image

'Plain' image














The reason why images which are taken with identical camera settings and resolution differ in file size is because the system creates an algorithm with an 8x8 pixel grid. The algorithm recognizes the pixel information and organizes how important the information is for viewing purposes. It then removes bits of unimportant information which makes the image size smaller.











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