# Image formats: Pixel data from encoders to decoders

DevFeed: [Image formats: Pixel data from encoders to decoders](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/image-formats-pixel-data-from-encoders-to-decoders-4067.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/image-formats-pixels-graphics/>)

Author: polina-gurtovaia

Published: 2025-08-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [MDN Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mdn-blog.md>)

Topics: [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>), [modern web development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modern-web-development.md>)

Tags: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [devices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devices.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/images.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [techniques](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/techniques.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

An overview of image pixels, color data, image formats, and how pixel information is represented and manipulated in JavaScript.

## Source excerpt

From individual pixels to fully decoded images on your screen, raw pixel data gets transformed, compressed, and efficiently delivered. Learn about the techniques and optimizations that shrink image information without any perceivable loss in quality.