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Compression Methods

This document discusses different types of compression formats for images, audio, and video files. It explains that lossy compression removes some data to reduce file sizes, while lossless compression encodes files without quality loss. Common lossy formats are JPEG for images, MP3 for audio, and MP4 for video. Lossless formats include PNG for images and PDF for documents. The document also provides details on which format to use for different file types and purposes, such as JPEG for photos and PNG for images with layers or transparency.

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Compression Methods

This document discusses different types of compression formats for images, audio, and video files. It explains that lossy compression removes some data to reduce file sizes, while lossless compression encodes files without quality loss. Common lossy formats are JPEG for images, MP3 for audio, and MP4 for video. Lossless formats include PNG for images and PDF for documents. The document also provides details on which format to use for different file types and purposes, such as JPEG for photos and PNG for images with layers or transparency.

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ComputingXplained

Compression
Methods

Types of Compression
Lossy A form of compression that reduces digital file
sizes by removing data.
Lossless A form of compression that encodes digital
files without losing detail. Files can be also restored to
their uncompressed quality.

File formats

File format and file


extension

Type

Usage

JPEG Joint Picture Electronics


Group
.jpeg / .jpg

Lossy

Used to compress images. Works well


with
photographs but not well on images
with sudden
changes in colour such as black text
on white

MPEG Motion Picture Electronics


Group
.mp4 / .mpeg / mpg

Lossy

Used to compress video and audio.


Various
standards have been made. Used for
digital TV,
DVD (MPEG2) and most online video
(MPEG4)

MP3 MPEG audio layer 3


.mp3

Lossy

Used to compress audio. It is the


audio part of the
MPEG2 video standard. The newer
AAC (Advanced
Audio Coding) has better sound
quality

GIF Graphics Interchange Format


.gif

Lossless

Used for compression of images and


also allows
for short animation

PDF Portable Document Format


.pdf

Lossless

Now an open standard for text, fonts,


graphics
and layout. Used for books and

What are the correct file formats to


use?
PDF
JPEG
mp3
PNG
mp4

Types of compressed image


files

PNG is a lossless compression type. It is often used where the


graphic might be changed by another person or where the
image contains layers of graphics that need to be kept
separate from each other. It is high quality.
JPEG is often used for digital camera images because it has a
fairly small file size for the quality that it displays. JPEG is a
lossy format that offers a higher compression rate than PNG in
the trade off for quality
GIFcompresses images to a maximum 8-bitcolour depth,
making it unsuitable for high-quality photographs. GIF is often
used where transparency is needed on the graphic. GIF can
also be used to store simple animated images.

Questions
a)
(1920 x 1080 x 24 8) 10242
=

5.93 MB

b)
5.93 x 24
= 142.32

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