WSQ
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Revision as of 20:17, 26 October 2014
WSQ (Wavelet Scalar Quantization), also known as FBI Fingerprint Format, is a raster image file format used for storing images of fingerprints. It uses lossy wavelet compression, and supports only grayscale images.
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Format
WSQ is similar to JPEG format, though it is not compatible with it.
Identification
Files begin with bytes FF A0, and end with FF A1.
Specifications
- WSQ Specification v3 (1997-12-19)
- WSQ Specification v3.1 (2010-10-04)
Links
- FBI Fingerprint Format (from archive.org)
- Wikipedia article
