ZX60.8

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ZX60.8 is a multipurpose lossy codec which can encode any type of information with an efficiency factor rivaling that of all other modern codecs by several orders of magnitude.

ZX60.8 achieves record compression ratios through "conceptual encoding", which records data at the same level of complexity that it is experienced by the human brain, but much more efficiently.

When compression ratios past "EUL" or "effectively undifferentiable loss" are chosen, errors may be noticeable in the compressed media. However, they do not take the form of standard compression errors. For instance in a picture file, the compression errors from a standard codec may result in pixelization, blurryness, discolored areas, etc. ZX60.8 compression errors are quite different.

Figure 1.1 - JPG compression with quality set to 90.

Figure 1.2 - JPG compression with quality set to 20. Visual noise appears around the edges of objects.

Figure 1.3 - ZX60.8 compression set to .8 EUL. The man is less hunched over, and the objects on the desk are arranged differently. Also note the room appears to be slightly larger.

Compression ratios below .23 EUL are strongly disrecommended due to the possibility of psychological damage.

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