# Help me understand image compression

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 8, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-me-understand-image-compression/274297 "2023-08-08T03:32:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-me-understand-image-compression/274297/3 "2023-08-08T07:57:17Z")

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Because topic is named in very general way I don’t start new topic 😙 but what does `client-side optimization` mean in practice - an OS of device will make its mind if it will do or not something? But that will lead to the situation where a giga big image must transfer to a client before its size will change to decent scale, or am I totally lost now?

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