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  1. imgmin is a CLI app uses a lossless mechanism to generate the
  2. optimized images by manipulating pixel blocks. imgmin offers an
  3. automated means for enforcing image quality as a standalone tool
  4. and as a webserver module. imgmin determines the optimal balance of
  5. image quality and filesize, often greatly reducing image size while
  6. retaining quality for casual use, which translates into more efficient
  7. use of storage and network bandwidth, which saves money and improves
  8. user experience.
  9. The JPEG quality settings most used by graphics professionals tend
  10. to be highly conservative because Compression and image quality are
  11. inversely proportional and graphics people are interested in utmost
  12. visual quality and not in spending time worrying about network
  13. efficiency.
  14. The result of overly conservative JPEG compression and webservers'
  15. inability to compress them any further means that many images on the
  16. web are too large. JPEG's overwhelming popularity as the most common
  17. image format means that many pages contain dozens of JPEG images.
  18. These bloated images take longer to transfer, leading to extended load
  19. time, which does not produce a good viewer experience.
  20. This software is licensed under the MIT license.