Lossy Loop

Unleash the power of compression with Lossy Loop!

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About

This app repeatedly compresses your uploaded JPG image up to 1000 times, showcasing the fascinating effects of lossy compression.
Watch as your photo evolves (or devolves) into a cascade of artifacts and degraded pixels.
Explore the beauty of destruction—one pixel at a time!

Installation

Go (1.23.3)

• Install Golang Latest
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Docker

• Docker Desktop
• Docker CE (Ubuntu)

Usage

Go

• Save your photo in ./input
• Set up
  • go mod init github.com/cyokozai/lossyloop
  • go mod tidy
• Run code
  • go run ./src/main.go [quality] [iteration] [method]
    • quality: 1 ~ 100 (default: 10) or random
    • iteration: 1 ~ 1000 (default: 200)
    • method: jpg (jpeg) or webp (default: jpg)
• Build code
  • cd ./src
  • go build -v -o ../lossyloop
  • cd ..
  • ./lossyloop [quality] [method]
    • quality: 1 ~ 100 (default: 10) or random
    • iteration: 1 ~ 1000 (default: 200)
    • method: jpg (jpeg) or webp (default: jpg)

Docker

• Save your photo in ./input
• Compose up
  • docker compose up -d --build

Example