Web · 2018-09-24

AI compressed images: startup assures superior quality – #Startup

Many a image optimization tool has been launched but not all live up to their assurances.

Be it plugins, apps or image optimization platforms, there will always be a need for better image compression, resizing tools & techniques to cut down Online transmission or storage cost. Nonetheless, it all needs to be executed without compromising the picture quality.

‘PixelDrive’ claims to incorporate Machine Learning (ML) to compress photos. Though images are compressed to smaller file sizes, the startup asserts that it does so without affecting its quality & resolution.

Generic compression methods not only strip images of their data, but also affect the color quality & resolution among other things. However, PixelDrive claims otherwise, as here they employ Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help compress images & store them with original resolution & enhanced visual quality.



Moreover, these AI compressed images are not only aesthetically enhanced but are storage-friendly too. Therefore, you can store these images on the Cloud & also share them on social media in a jiffy as the startup states that the data needed for transmission is considerably lower.

ML-based image compression codecs

The makers claim their image compression codecs are top notch. The startup has been benchmarked against 2 metrics (MS-SSIM & PSNR) & stood tall amidst all published performance results for ML-based compression, states the Website.

PixelDrive codecs compress PNGs upto 20x & JPEGs upto 5x without tempering with the image quality & resolution.

No data breach

The startup assures to keep the user data & privacy protected at all times. And therefore, they have a subscription-based model that discourages exploiting the data for creating targeted adverts, thereby respecting user privacy. The web-based platform is also free from annoying commercials, pop-ups & so on.

Post the soft launch, the startup offers to introduce an array of new features on its Web-based platform.

 

– This is a startup profile based on publicly available material & not a review – 

 

Image Credit: PixelDrive

 


 

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