Skyler_ : Is fractal compression a new technique ? i was reading wavelet and came to it "fractal compression" is a term for a wide variety of overhyped ideas that didn't pan out Skyler_: fractal compression may be overhyped, but I love the concept. Useless, but ingenious plus it was the first encoder I ever try to implemented erm tried to implement Manao : is it something like wavelet ? To reduce unimportant details ? we've secretly replaced your unimportant details with sparkling folger's crystals. let's see if anyone can tell the difference we've secretly replaced your details with a self-similar scale-independent iterated function system...