Editing Fractal compression (section)

{{Short description|Compression method for digital images}}
[[File:Zasada dzialania ifs 1.svg|thumb|2 triangles, example to show how fractal compression works]]

'''Fractal compression''' is a [[lossy compression]] method for [[digital image]]s, based on [[fractal]]s. The method is best suited for textures and natural images, relying on the fact that parts of an image often resemble other parts of the same image.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=May |first1=Mike |title=Fractal Image Compression |journal=American Scientist |date=1996 |volume=84 |issue=5 |pages=442–451 |id={{ProQuest|215266230}} |jstor=29775747 |bibcode=1996AmSci..84..442M }}</ref> Fractal [[algorithms]] convert these parts into mathematical data called "fractal codes" which are used to recreate the encoded image.