Saving you bandwidth on Google+ through machine learning
Using a new technology called RAISR, Rapid and Accurate Image Super-Resolution, Google are sending much smaller images down the wire and having the tool return them to their full glory. The image example goes from an optimised 100kb down to just 25kb.
Ironically, however, the image they use to showcase this great work on the blog is a PNG of a raster image that weighs in at 2MB. *sigh*
To help everyone be able to see the beautiful photos that photographers share to Google+ in their full glory, we’ve turned to machine learning and a new technology called RAISR. RAISR, which was introduced in November, uses machine learning to produce great quality versions of low-resolution images, allowing you to see beautiful photos as the photographers intended them to be seen. By using RAISR to display some of the large images on Google+, we’ve been able to use up to 75 percent less bandwidth per image we’ve applied it to.
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