Items tagged with guetzli

by Brittany Goetting - Sat, Mar 18, 2017

Google Announces Guetzli Open Source JPEG Encoder That Reduces Image Size By 35 Percent

Google just released Guetzli (guɛtsli), a new JPEG encoder for digital images and web graphics. Its latest open source algorithm produces JPEG images with file sizes that are 35% smaller than what is currently available elsewhere. Their goal is to help webmasters create web pages that load faster and consume less data.According to Google, “It is our hope that webmasters and graphic designers will find Guetzli useful and apply it to their photographic content, making users’ experience smoother on image-heavy websites in addition to reducing load times and bandwidth costs for mobile users”. Guetzli, or “cookie” in Swiss German”, allows developers to produce JPEGs that are smaller, but still... Read more...