Re: Chaos Theory - Yes!

Deadman (jaguyer@nospam.socs.uts.edu.au)
Fri, 19 Jul 1996 00:23:04 +1000 (EST)

On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, Ryan Heise wrote:

> http://www.iterated.com/
>
> They have created a new image format which uses the method of fractal
> compression to make image files so small, you no longer need to wait yonks
> for graphics to download from the internet. It compresses image files by
> a factor of 50:1

So the propaganda says neway. They neglect 2 mention that u have to sacrifice
quality for compression just like for jpegs (100% quality means bigger
files than u started with). And although they allow you to zoom without
loss of clarity a couple of times, they quickly break down into ummm
surrealism.

Jon
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