Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by nightcracker 1725 days ago
PNG is lossless, so it really does.
1 comments
fallingknife 1725 days ago
It has a compression parameter though
link
calibas 1725 days ago
An image can be compressed and still lossless.
link
fallingknife 1725 days ago
Right but it lets you adjust the level so I assumed it was lossy. But I googled it and it's not
link
Dylan16807 1725 days ago
Yeah, all kinds of lossless compression let you adjust how much CPU time is spent.

For png, you end up with a variety of settings all the way from "very weak" up to "weak".

link