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Stop blaming your internet: Why Netflix's 4K compression is the real problem

Paying for 4k and tools for Netflix doesn't guarantee a great stream, unfortunately, thanks to some behind-the-scenes ways ...
IEEE

A Predictive Method for Estimating the Limits of Lossless Data Compression

Abstract: In this paper, we address the limitations of current measures for estimating the lossless compression limits. Shannon entropy, while practical, assumes a known data distribution and does not ...
IEEE

Irreversible Compression of Medical Images with a Rigorous Error Bound

Abstract: For the archiving of mammograms, the FDA requires lossless image compression. Using near-lossless compressors for temporary examination of medical images could be advantageous “if the ...
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My music sounded completely wrong until I turned off an audio setting I didn't know was on

Dolby Atmos and spatial audio might look like great listening modes on paper, but these listening modes could be ruining ...