Use WEBP instead of JPEG

udacity · Mar 23, 2021 · e892971 · e892971
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diff --git a/data/nyc.webp b/data/nyc.webp
diff --git a/data/paris.webp b/data/paris.webp
diff --git a/src/TrafficSimulator-Final.cpp b/src/TrafficSimulator-Final.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 void createTrafficObjects_Paris(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Street>> &streets, std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Intersection>> &intersections, std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Vehicle>> &vehicles, std::string &filename, int nVehicles)
 {
     // assign filename of corresponding city map
+    // Note: You can use the webp format instead of jpeg
+    // According to Google - WebP lossless images are 26% smaller in size compared to PNGs. 
+    // WebP lossy images are 25-34% smaller than comparable JPEG images at equivalent SSIM quality index. 
     filename = "../data/paris.jpg";
 
     // init traffic objects
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ void createTrafficObjects_Paris(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Street>> &streets, s
 void createTrafficObjects_NYC(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Street>> &streets, std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Intersection>> &intersections, std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Vehicle>> &vehicles, std::string &filename, int nVehicles)
 {
     // assign filename of corresponding city map
+    // Note: You can use the webp format instead of jpeg
     filename = "../data/nyc.jpg";
 
     // init traffic objects