GIF Compression (1 of 5)

Compare the image quality in the the following two images. Notice how much better the one on the right is. GIFs use lossless compression (no image data is discarded). As the file is compressed (to reduce file size), the color palette is reduced resulting in visible dots.

4 color, 7k

4 color palette.
About 7k.

256 color, 36k

256 color palette.
About 36k.

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Jedi Master Yoda designed by Fumiaki Kawahata
Folded by Alec Fehl