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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
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Farley Flud wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

> Don't you just hate it when these digital idiots present charts,
> graphs, and even text imagery as JPEG files?  I sure as fuck do.
>
> Do to the nature of the compression (which I won't describe) JPEG
> compression is not suitable for charts, graphs, and text.  But that
> doesn't stop the digital idiots.
>
> However, FOSS has an answer:
>
> https://github.com/victorvde/jpeg2png
>
> From the link:
>
> "jpeg2png gives best results for pictures that should never be saved
> as JPEG. Examples are charts, logo's, and cartoon-style digital drawings."

    Installation

    A compiled Windows version is available on the "Releases" page.

(It's jpeg2png.exe).

    Under Windows, you can also drag-and-drop JPEG files onto the program.

Also, the example graphics really don't show any benefit. The first example,
"Lena", the encoding is better than the bogus GIMP conversion, but the jpeg2png
is worse than the original. Why not use an original JPEG as the base. And show
numbers (file sizes).

Just my quick assessment.

-- 
An eye in a blue face
Saw an eye in a green face.
"That eye is like this eye"
Said the first eye,
"But in low place,
Not in high place."