Ask HN: JPEG Compression - Which tool makes the smallest files?

2 pointsby casebashvor 13 Jahren1 comments

There are a number of tools for compressing JPEG files. Do some compress better than others? If so, which tends to compress the best?

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provitovor 13 Jahren

I don't think there are actually that much differences between different tools, because the JPEG compression is standardized. If your default image tool (I prefer GIMP), supports a level-based compression control, you just need to figure out how much details you are willing to lose. Here is a good article on that: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/07/a-comparison-of-jpe...