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Lossy compression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Data compression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In computer science and information theory, data compression or source coding is the process of encoding information using fewer bits (or other information-bearing units) than an unencoded represe...
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Lossless and lossy compression are terms that describe whether or not, in the compression of a file, all original data can be recovered when the file is uncompressed. ... - Lossless and lossy compression are terms that describe whether or not, in the compression of a file, all original data can be recovered when the file...
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Lossy Encoders vs Lossless Compressors ... Files compressed with a lossless codec can be compared to the RAW file format, which also employs lossless compression. MP3's on the other hand can be compared to JPEGs, which offer various degrees of lossy compression.
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An interesting article on codecs focusing on audio compression. Discusses pros and cons of lossy vs. lossless compression and has a good sidebar explaining compression concepts.
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Lossy vs. Lossless compression; Some compression methods (typically multimedia formats such as JPEG and MP3) discard information (loss) to achieve smaller file sizes. This type of compression can’t be reversed and the resulting file will never match the original.
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File compression can be lossy or lossless. ... Lossy: Lossy compression is a data reduction method that reduces the amount of data during the coding process, but retains enough information to be useful. For example, an MP3 file is a lossy music file that discards some of the original data but is ... lossy vs lossless audio...
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