Williams College Department of Computer Science

The Web:
Technologies and Techniques


Why GIF? Why JPEG?

Slides in this section:
  • "RGB" COLOR
  • WHY 255?
  • 24-BIT COLOR
  • A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF "GREEN EGGS AND HAM"
  • KEEPING THE DIGITS IN DIGITAL
  • LOW-FAT EGGS AND HAM
  • 8-BIT COLOR
  • 8-BIT VS. 24-BIT
  • "LOSSLESS" COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES
  • "LOSSY" COMPRESSION
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