What is Image Compression?
Image compression is a way to make image files smaller in size without losing too much of the image quality.
There are two main types of compression:
Lossless Compression: This makes the file size smaller but maintains 100% of the original image quality. It removes extra metadata that is not needed.
Lossy Compression: This type of compression causes some loss in image quality by removing some of the image metadata permanently. JPEG files use this compression.
Why Compress Images?
The main reasons to compress images are:
Takes up less storage space on devices and disks
Makes the images faster to transfer over the internet as the files weigh less
In simple terms, image compression aims to shrink images down to smaller files, without deteriorating too much visible quality. This makes them easy to store, send and work with digitally.