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Home › Photography Videos › How Does JPG Compression Work?

How Does JPG Compression Work?

May 25, 2015 • Updated Jan 17, 2026 • Photography Videos • 1 min read

Nerd Alert! If you are really smart and want to understand how JPG compression works check out this video from Computerphile. It’s way over my head and I just shoot raw but I thought I’d post this just in case you care about this!

All I know is, thank god for people like this. Without brilliant folks like this there would be no digital photography!

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