Neil Fraser: Software: Image to HTML Converter

Neil Fraser: Software: Image to HTML Converter:
"Most web pages are made up of HTML files linked to separate image files. Here's a way to embed an image directly into an HTML file."

"How does it work?
A table is created which is filled with large numbers of 1x1 cells. Each cell has a background colour of the corresponding pixel in the image. That's all it is; just a massive grid of coloured table cells. View the source to see the details.

Why does it take so long to load?
Tables are an inefficient way of encoding detailed graphics. A normal image file takes about two bytes to encode each pixel. By contrast the HTML version takes nearly fifty bytes to do the same. This means the size of the file is very large."