Optimizing Images for the Web

  • This web page displays how image file size increases dramatically when the JPEG quality factor is greater than 70%.
  • The version of the image displayed changes as the point on the graph moves.
  • The vertical axis on the graph is the image size (KB), and the horizontal axis is the JPEG quality factor.
  • The jpeg compression algorithm is so good that it is difficult to notice a difference even when the jpeg quality factor is low.
  • If you look carefully at the plastic box near the lemons, you might notice that it looks slightly blotchy when the quality level is < 20.