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not the same since it's not for compression but there are lots of examples of encoding text or data into the low bits of an image. For example pico-8 does this.
by nox101 3y ago
not the same since it's not for compression but there are lots of examples of encoding text or data into the low bits of an image. For example pico-8 does this. The "cartridges" it saves are a PNG file that is a screenshot of the game with the data encoded in the low bits of the image
- jdthedisciple 3y agoyou are referring to steganography different topic
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- vintermann 3y agoPico 8 isn't trying to hide anything. It's arbitrary data encoded in an image, it's the same topic.
- jdthedisciple 3y agooh alright, my bad
- lioeters 3y ago> PNG file that is a screenshot of the game Ooh, that's neat. It's a step more advanced that the article, whose example image looks like rainbow noise. > data encoded in the low bits of the image Don't the "low bits" also affect the resulting image? Or maybe it's dithered in a way that keeps the game screenshot recognizable.
- lioeters 3y agoHere's a technical description of the PICO-8 cartridge format. https://pico-8.fandom.com/wiki/P8PNGFileFormat https://pico-8.fandom.com/wiki/P8PNGFileFormat