JBIG
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Overview
JBIG, also called JBIG1, is a lossless image compression algorithm and data format. The compression algorithm is based on arithmetic coding.
It is named after the organization which developed the format, Joint Bi-level Image experts Group.
JBIG is primarily used for bi-level images, but an image may have multiple "planes" which can be combined and interpreted as grayscale, or presumably even full color.
JBIG works best when contained in some other file format. It can be stored in a file by itself, but that's risky, because the specification does not fully describe how to interpret the colors of the pixels. Reasonably-portable JBIG files are probably limited to bi-level and grayscale, and even then, don't be surprised if black and white get reversed.
See also
Specifications
- ITU-T Rec. T.82
- ITU-T Rec. T.85 - Defines a subformat ("application profile") of JBIG.
Software
External Links
- Wikipedia article
- JBIG Homepage
- JBIG Compression, from the Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats
