Basic Methods of Still Image Coding and International Standards

Author: Hu Dong
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Image compression coding has evolved over more than half a century and has moved from research laboratories into our daily lives. When we sit at our desks, browsing through various stunning images on websites using a web browser; when we go on family outings, capturing breathtaking landscapes with digital cameras; when we enter medical imaging rooms, performing imaging examinations with digital CI; and when the "Shenzhou 5" spacecraft sends mysterious cosmic images from the distant universe to us, we are all enjoying the conveniences brought by image coding technology. This book primarily introduces three main standards widely used for continuous-tone still image coding, namely JPEG, JPEG-LS, and JPEG2000. To facilitate readers' understanding of each standard, the content of this book is divided into two main parts: The first part covers the basic knowledge of still image coding, including theoretical foundations and some fundamental concepts and main coding methods involved in the standards; the second part provides a detailed introduction to the basic algorithms and stream syntax of each standard. This book is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students majoring in information-related fields in ordinary universities and colleges, as well as for engineering and technical personnel engaged in application development in image-related fields.