Graphics

Internet Image Degradation

Do things grow old in cyberspace? The answer is "yes"...

When pictures are constantly copied from website to website, and recompressed and rescaled every time, an interesting loss of quality occurs gradually over time. This page tries to simulate and display this gradual devolution. The first picture is the original.

First someone resized the image to 447 pixels and compressed the image at 38% jpeg quality.

After that and they reduced to a 57 color gif.

Then someone reduced to a 37 color gif.

Then they reduced to a 62 color gif.

Someone else resized the image to 565 pixels and compressed the image at 38% jpeg quality.

Someone reduced to a 26 color gif.

Someone else reduced to a 31 color gif.

Someone resized the image to 573 pixels and compressed the image at 15% jpeg quality.

Someone else reduced to a 41 color gif.

Someone else resized the image to 579 pixels and compressed the image at 21% jpeg quality.

Someone resized the image to 516 pixels and compressed the image at 25% jpeg quality.

Then someone resized the image to 503 pixels, compressed the image at 22% jpeg quality and then someone resized the image to 326 pixels and compressed the image at 13% jpeg quality.

Then someone reduced to a 17 color gif and after that, they resized the image to 358 pixels and compressed the image at 35% jpeg quality.

Someone resized the image to 382 pixels, compressed the image at 20% jpeg quality and then they resized the image to 409 pixels and compressed the image at 24% jpeg quality.

After that, they resized the image to 320 pixels, compressed the image at 14% jpeg quality and then they resized the image to 492 pixels and compressed the image at 35% jpeg quality.

Someone reduced to a 30 color gif and after that, they resized the image to 486 pixels and compressed the image at 31% jpeg quality.

Then they reduced to a 48 color gif and someone else resized the image to 572 pixels and compressed the image at 20% jpeg quality.

Someone resized the image to 308 pixels, compressed the image at 15% jpeg quality and someone else added a bit of contrast, resized the image to 428 pixels and compressed the image at 31% jpeg quality.

Then they resized the image to 483 pixels, compressed the image at 28% jpeg quality and then someone resized the image to 507 pixels and compressed the image at 29% jpeg quality.

Someone resized the image to 454 pixels and compressed the image at 12% jpeg quality and someone else reduced to a 26 color gif.

Finally someone reduced to a 40 color gif.

Oh my, that got pretty bad.

Website by Joachim Michaelis