Compressing and Saving the Pixel

The math that smuggled pixels through the internet — Fourier transforms, the DCT, JPEG, GIFs — plus the archivists rescuing lost games and the formats we almost lost.

Playlist by @pixel_history

11 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. But what is the Fourier Transform? A visual introduction. — 3Blue1Brown
2. How are Images Compressed? [46MB ↘↘ 4.07MB] JPEG In Depth — Branch Education
3. JPEG DCT, Discrete Cosine Transform (JPEG Pt2)- Computerphile — Computerphile
4. The Unreasonable Effectiveness of JPEG: A Signal Processing Approach — Reducible
5. Image File Formats - JPEG, GIF, PNG — Techquickie
6. The Image Format That Made The Internet — New Mind
7. Every Screen Resolution Explained in 8 Minutes — Byte Sized Explainer
8. CD / Aspect Ratio — Captain Disillusion
9. Where Did These Weird 3D GIFs Come From? — Lugalan
10. Lost Video Games That Were Found — DidYouKnowGaming
11. Emulation - Computerphile — Computerphile