GoogleChromeLabs/squoosh

Reduce palette - alpha only

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#819 opened on Sep 5, 2020

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Description

WebP and JPEG-XL encode alpha data 'losslessly'. I'm not 100% sure with JPEG-XL, but WebP's compression benefits from palette reduction.

It'd be good to add a toggle to palette reduction that makes it only act on the alpha channel of the image.

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Research direction
Investigate how WebP and JPEG XL handle alpha channel compression. Familiarize yourself with Squoosh's palette reduction code (likely in lib/codecs or processors). Implement a checkbox or toggle that applies palette reduction only to the alpha channel. Test with images containing transparency to verify compression benefits.
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typescript
Domain
frontend
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Mostly clear
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TypeScriptImage compression fundamentals
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65