Lenna -- The Controverial Centerfold Image Used To Test Compression Algorithms

This site tells the story of the infamous Lenna image. The photo, originally published in the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine, was used by researchers to test image compression algorithms. A fun fact, this was also the most sold issue of Playboy ever with 7,161,561 copies sold. The link is safe to click, you won't see anything naughty if you do check it out. The site layout and style is very Old Web basic HTML formatting.

First Edition:

10/01/96

Last Update:

11/03/01