Handling Large Blobs medium
How does a 'Progressive JPEG' differ from a 'Baseline JPEG'?
- A It is smaller.
- B It loads from top-to-bottom line by line.
- C It loads a blurry full version immediately, then sharpens as more data arrives. Improving perceived performance.
- D It supports transparency.
Answer: C. It loads a blurry full version immediately, then sharpens as more data arrives. Improving perceived performance.
Interlacing scans. Baseline loads line-by-line (revealing content slowly).
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