What is Lossy Compression? A guide for creatives.
Take a lot of photos? You’ll know that digital storage space fills up quick.
Lossy compression can trim excess data from your images, so you can fit more on your hard-drive, website or cloud storage. This makes it a potentially useful tool for your digital photography kitbag — but is it always the right way to go?
If you’re at a loss when it comes to lossy compression, this guide’s here to help. We’ll run through its pros, cons and meaning— and give you some useful tips for compressing your own images.