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New Mozilla Encoder Improves JPEG Compression
jlp2097 writes "As reported by Heise, Mozilla has introduced a new JPEG encoder (German [Google-translated to English]) called mozjpeg. Mozjpeg promises to be a 'production-quality JPEG encoder that improves compression while maintaining compatibility with the vast majority of deployed decoders.' The Mozilla Research blog states that Mozjpeg is based on libjpeg-turbo with functionality added from jpgcrush. They claim an average of 2-6% of additional compression for files encoded with libjpeg and 10% additional compression for a sample of 1500 jpegs from Wikipedia — while maintaining the same image quality."
Wikipedia might care.
It is what it is.
If 2-6% is nothing, why not donate that percentage of your monthly salary to a good cause?
If Pandora's box is destined to be opened, *I* want to be the one to open it.
Anyone with a metered internet connection. Which is a depressingly large set of people, and signs are that it's going to get larger.
PNG is great for everything but actual photos, and should be used for just that: everything but photos. But photos really do need the extra boost from lossy compression.
Seems like a negligible improvement..
Yes WebP would be a better choice
It's a shame JPEG2000 debuted dead on arrival thanks to patent encumbrances. Creation of a superior open lossy image compression standard seems to have been left behind in favor of video. We have PNG and Theora, but nothing free that improves on jpeg.
Intellectual Property is a monopolistic, selfish, and defective concept. It is "tyranny over the mind of man"
Because I remember watching graphics load line by line and that sucked.
Time to offend someone