JBIG2
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| − | + | '''JBIG2''' is a [[Patents|patent-encumbered]] standard for lossy and lossless compression of bi-level images. | |
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A JBIG2 codestream may appear in a file by itself, or embedded in another format such as [[PDF]]. | A JBIG2 codestream may appear in a file by itself, or embedded in another format such as [[PDF]]. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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* [http://jbig2dec.sourceforge.net/ jbig2dec] | * [http://jbig2dec.sourceforge.net/ jbig2dec] | ||
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* [[Wikipedia:JBIG2|Wikipedia article]] | * [[Wikipedia:JBIG2|Wikipedia article]] | ||
| + | * [http://www.dkriesel.com/en/blog/2013/0802_xerox-workcentres_are_switching_written_numbers_when_scanning Xerox scanners/photocopiers randomly alter numbers in scanned documents] | ||
[[Category:Compression]] | [[Category:Compression]] | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 23 August 2014
JBIG2 is a patent-encumbered standard for lossy and lossless compression of bi-level images.
A JBIG2 codestream may appear in a file by itself, or embedded in another format such as PDF.
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Identification
JBIG2 files begin with an 8-byte signature: 97 4A 42 32 0D 0A 1A 0A.
See also
- JBIG (predecessor format)
