Mozilla working on a project for image compression and speed up the Internet

Mozilla announced on Wednesday for a new project for image compression of JPEG format by 10 % , and thus speed up the loading web pages.The project name mozjpeg, and aspiring Mozilla from which to develop the encryption tool to compress JPEG files more intelligently , as Josh pointed out Ace of Mozilla to the widespread availability of images on the Internet, which means that the downsizing will help increase the speed of the Internet .The project takes advantage of the open source tool called libjpeg-turbo, used for the formation of files JPEG, as well as a tool called jpgcrush, characterized by excellent choices for image compression without affecting the quality.During the test the new Mozilla for its tool , I managed to squeeze in a 1500 portrait Wikimedia rate of 10 % , has also been reduced from PNG format images at a rate ranging from 2 % to 6 % .The company introduced the first version of its tool , and promised to using new technologies to improve the degree of compression of files in versions to come.And is seeking other companies to speed up the Internet through the development of techniques to reduce the size of images , such as Google , which announced last year, has initiated using standard image compression , which it called WebP, which features that contribute significantly to the reduction of the amount of consumption data online