This technique is called 'quantization'.īy reducing the number of colors, 24-bit PNG files can be converted to much smaller 8-bit indexed color images. How does it work?Įxcellent question! When you upload a PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file, similar colors in your image are combined. It will use less bandwidth and load faster. Use TinyPNG to shrink images for your apps and sites. The format uses compression, but the files can still be large. The effect is nearly invisible but it makes a very large difference in file size! Why should I use TinyPNG? PNG is useful because it's the only widely supported format that can store partially transparent images. By selectively decreasing the number of colors in the image, fewer bytes are required to store the data. TinyPNG uses smart lossy compression techniques to reduce the file size of your PNG files.
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