#131·guetzli

Color of JPG changes significantly

Author: raphaelschaadCreated Mar 26, 2017Updated May 9, 2020

The file size compression worked well and I don't see any artifacts but the colors changed "significantly" (for the field of photography) in all three examples I tested. One is attached (original and Guetzli-compressed -- best seen when downloaded and switched back and forth in place). All Guetzi-compressed ones seemed more red. What is the reason for that and can color somehow be preserved?

PS: As I was opening both images in Chrome browser tabs and switching back and forth, I didn't notice the red-shift. I suspect the experienced difference might stem from the way I previewed the files (e.g. using macOS quick look)?

Photo by VisibleCommunities.mit.edu / CC BY 4.0

Original: dsc00096

Guetzli-compressed: dsc00096-guetzli