Advances in Image Compression: From JPEG to WebP, HEVC, WXAM, SHARP, and Guetzli Optimizations at Tencent TPS
The article reviews recent developments in image compression formats such as JPEG, WebP, HEVC, and Tencent's proprietary WXAM/SHARP, explains Guetzli's perceptual encoding, details extensive GPU‑based performance optimizations, and demonstrates how these techniques dramatically reduce bandwidth usage in Tencent's massive image storage platform.