How to compress and retrive image before storing in datatbase

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I am storing image in database . It store as binary data in database. My database become heavy as i store it directly.
Help me what to do to reduce database.
I don't want to save image in folder.

Posted 3-Aug-15 23:25pm

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CPallini · Answer 1 · 2015-08-03T23:45:00

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You may save space just if images aren't already compressed (for instance, JPEG images are already compressed). If it is your case then System.IO.Compression[^] namespace is your friend.

Posted 3-Aug-15 23:45pm

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OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2015-08-03T23:49:00

Probably, you can't - not without losing detail or reducing the image size. Most images formats are already compressed using either a lossy or non-lossy compression technique, and it's hard (or even impossible) to compress the data further without changing the size or throwing away data - certainly there is no generic "this works for all images" solution. Compressing images may even make them larger as it adds a small amount of decompression overhead!

I'd strongly suggest that you don't store images in your DB - a folder is a much better solution in most cases, even if you don't want to do that!