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IDCT prescale + Lanczos3  vs  pure Lanczos3

Input: Torre-Mozza_Toscana.jpg (3888×2592). --idct-min-factor 2.5. Images render at intrinsic pixel size — no CSS scaling.
Firefox would take the IDCT path on this image — 3888 × 2592 is a whole number of MCU blocks (8 × 8). The renders below reflect what would ship.
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1/2 barely target 778 × 518 · IDCT 1/2 → 1944×1296 · Lanczos ratio ˜ 2.50×
IDCT pure
IDCT ● click to flick PURE ● click to flick
IDCT+Lanczos ⇄ pure Lanczos @ 778×518
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pixel delta, amplified 10×
1/2 heavy target 390 × 260 · IDCT 1/2 → 1944×1296 · Lanczos ratio ˜ 4.98×
IDCT pure
IDCT ● click to flick PURE ● click to flick
IDCT+Lanczos ⇄ pure Lanczos @ 390×260
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pixel delta, amplified 10×
1/4 barely target 389 × 259 · IDCT 1/4 → 972×648 · Lanczos ratio ˜ 2.50×
IDCT pure
IDCT ● click to flick PURE ● click to flick
IDCT+Lanczos ⇄ pure Lanczos @ 389×259
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pixel delta, amplified 10×
1/4 heavy target 195 × 130 · IDCT 1/4 → 972×648 · Lanczos ratio ˜ 4.98×
IDCT pure
IDCT ● click to flick PURE ● click to flick
IDCT+Lanczos ⇄ pure Lanczos @ 195×130
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pixel delta, amplified 10×
1/8 barely target 194 × 130 · IDCT 1/8 → 486×324 · Lanczos ratio ˜ 2.51×
IDCT pure
IDCT ● click to flick PURE ● click to flick
IDCT+Lanczos ⇄ pure Lanczos @ 194×130
diff abs diff ×10
pixel delta, amplified 10×
1/8 heavy target 97 × 65 · IDCT 1/8 → 486×324 · Lanczos ratio ˜ 5.01×
IDCT pure
IDCT ● click to flick PURE ● click to flick
IDCT+Lanczos ⇄ pure Lanczos @ 97×65
diff abs diff ×10
pixel delta, amplified 10×