stackyFACTSTo make massive image files small enough to send over the internet, JPEG compression actively throws away subtle color variations that it assumes you will not notice. Every single time you save a JPEG, it fundamentally degrades the picture quality, slowly turning a crisp photograph into a blocky, unrecognizable artifact.
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