
The Science of Information: From Language to Black Holes
Encoding Images and Sounds
Documentary · Jun 1, 2020 · 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection
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S1, E6: Learn how some data can be compressed beyond the minimum amount of information required by the entropy of the source. Typically used for images, music, and video, these techniques drastically reduce the size of a file without significant loss of quality. See how this works in the MP3, JPEG, and MPEG formats.
Documentary · Jun 1, 2020 · 30 min