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1 libjpeg-turbo note: This is the legacy document from the original libjpeg v6b | 1 libjpeg-turbo note: This file is mostly taken from the libjpeg v8b README |
2 release, which is included for reference. The Internet addresses given below | 2 file, and it is included only for reference. Some parts of it may not apply to |
3 are likely non-functional. For more information about the libjpeg project, | 3 libjpeg-turbo. Please see README-turbo.txt for information specific to the |
4 please see http://www.ijg.org. For more information about libjpeg-turbo, | 4 turbo version. |
5 please see http://libjpeg-turbo.virtualgl.org. | |
6 | 5 |
7 | 6 |
8 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG software | 7 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG software |
9 ========================================== | 8 ========================================== |
10 | 9 |
11 README for release 6b of 27-Mar-1998 | 10 This distribution contains a release of the Independent JPEG Group's free JPEG |
12 ==================================== | 11 software. You are welcome to redistribute this software and to use it for any |
| 12 purpose, subject to the conditions under LEGAL ISSUES, below. |
13 | 13 |
14 This distribution contains the sixth public release of the Independent JPEG | 14 This software is the work of Tom Lane, Guido Vollbeding, Philip Gladstone, |
15 Group's free JPEG software. You are welcome to redistribute this software and | 15 Bill Allombert, Jim Boucher, Lee Crocker, Bob Friesenhahn, Ben Jackson, |
16 to use it for any purpose, subject to the conditions under LEGAL ISSUES, below. | 16 Julian Minguillon, Luis Ortiz, George Phillips, Davide Rossi, Ge' Weijers, |
17 | 17 and other members of the Independent JPEG Group. |
18 Serious users of this software (particularly those incorporating it into | |
19 larger programs) should contact IJG at jpeg-info@uunet.uu.net to be added to | |
20 our electronic mailing list. Mailing list members are notified of updates | |
21 and have a chance to participate in technical discussions, etc. | |
22 | |
23 This software is the work of Tom Lane, Philip Gladstone, Jim Boucher, | |
24 Lee Crocker, Julian Minguillon, Luis Ortiz, George Phillips, Davide Rossi, | |
25 Guido Vollbeding, Ge' Weijers, and other members of the Independent JPEG | |
26 Group. | |
27 | 18 |
28 IJG is not affiliated with the official ISO JPEG standards committee. | 19 IJG is not affiliated with the official ISO JPEG standards committee. |
29 | 20 |
30 | 21 |
31 DOCUMENTATION ROADMAP | 22 DOCUMENTATION ROADMAP |
32 ===================== | 23 ===================== |
33 | 24 |
34 This file contains the following sections: | 25 This file contains the following sections: |
35 | 26 |
36 OVERVIEW General description of JPEG and the IJG software. | 27 OVERVIEW General description of JPEG and the IJG software. |
37 LEGAL ISSUES Copyright, lack of warranty, terms of distribution. | 28 LEGAL ISSUES Copyright, lack of warranty, terms of distribution. |
38 REFERENCES Where to learn more about JPEG. | 29 REFERENCES Where to learn more about JPEG. |
39 ARCHIVE LOCATIONS Where to find newer versions of this software. | 30 ARCHIVE LOCATIONS Where to find newer versions of this software. |
40 RELATED SOFTWARE Other stuff you should get. | |
41 FILE FORMAT WARS Software *not* to get. | 31 FILE FORMAT WARS Software *not* to get. |
42 TO DO Plans for future IJG releases. | 32 TO DO Plans for future IJG releases. |
43 | 33 |
44 Other documentation files in the distribution are: | 34 Other documentation files in the distribution are: |
45 | 35 |
46 User documentation: | 36 User documentation: |
47 install.doc How to configure and install the IJG software. | 37 install.txt How to configure and install the IJG software. |
48 usage.doc Usage instructions for cjpeg, djpeg, jpegtran, | 38 usage.txt Usage instructions for cjpeg, djpeg, jpegtran, |
49 rdjpgcom, and wrjpgcom. | 39 rdjpgcom, and wrjpgcom. |
50 *.1 Unix-style man pages for programs (same info as usage.doc). | 40 *.1 Unix-style man pages for programs (same info as usage.txt). |
51 wizard.doc Advanced usage instructions for JPEG wizards only. | 41 wizard.txt Advanced usage instructions for JPEG wizards only. |
52 change.log Version-to-version change highlights. | 42 change.log Version-to-version change highlights. |
53 Programmer and internal documentation: | 43 Programmer and internal documentation: |
54 libjpeg.doc How to use the JPEG library in your own programs. | 44 libjpeg.txt How to use the JPEG library in your own programs. |
55 example.c Sample code for calling the JPEG library. | 45 example.c Sample code for calling the JPEG library. |
56 structure.doc Overview of the JPEG library's internal structure. | 46 structure.txt Overview of the JPEG library's internal structure. |
57 filelist.doc Road map of IJG files. | 47 filelist.txt Road map of IJG files. |
58 coderules.doc Coding style rules --- please read if you contribute code. | 48 coderules.txt Coding style rules --- please read if you contribute code. |
59 | 49 |
60 Please read at least the files install.doc and usage.doc. Useful information | 50 Please read at least the files install.txt and usage.txt. Some information |
61 can also be found in the JPEG FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) article. See | 51 can also be found in the JPEG FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) article. See |
62 ARCHIVE LOCATIONS below to find out where to obtain the FAQ article. | 52 ARCHIVE LOCATIONS below to find out where to obtain the FAQ article. |
63 | 53 |
64 If you want to understand how the JPEG code works, we suggest reading one or | 54 If you want to understand how the JPEG code works, we suggest reading one or |
65 more of the REFERENCES, then looking at the documentation files (in roughly | 55 more of the REFERENCES, then looking at the documentation files (in roughly |
66 the order listed) before diving into the code. | 56 the order listed) before diving into the code. |
67 | 57 |
68 | 58 |
69 OVERVIEW | 59 OVERVIEW |
70 ======== | 60 ======== |
71 | 61 |
72 This package contains C software to implement JPEG image compression and | 62 This package contains C software to implement JPEG image encoding, decoding, |
73 decompression. JPEG (pronounced "jay-peg") is a standardized compression | 63 and transcoding. JPEG (pronounced "jay-peg") is a standardized compression |
74 method for full-color and gray-scale images. JPEG is intended for compressing | 64 method for full-color and gray-scale images. JPEG's strong suit is compressing |
75 "real-world" scenes; line drawings, cartoons and other non-realistic images | 65 photographic images or other types of images which have smooth color and |
76 are not its strong suit. JPEG is lossy, meaning that the output image is not | 66 brightness transitions between neighboring pixels. Images with sharp lines or |
77 exactly identical to the input image. Hence you must not use JPEG if you | 67 other abrupt features may not compress well with JPEG, and a higher JPEG |
78 have to have identical output bits. However, on typical photographic images, | 68 quality may have to be used to avoid visible compression artifacts with such |
79 very good compression levels can be obtained with no visible change, and | 69 images. |
80 remarkably high compression levels are possible if you can tolerate a | 70 |
81 low-quality image. For more details, see the references, or just experiment | 71 JPEG is lossy, meaning that the output pixels are not necessarily identical to |
82 with various compression settings. | 72 the input pixels. However, on photographic content and other "smooth" images, |
| 73 very good compression ratios can be obtained with no visible compression |
| 74 artifacts, and extremely high compression ratios are possible if you are |
| 75 willing to sacrifice image quality (by reducing the "quality" setting in the |
| 76 compressor.) |
83 | 77 |
84 This software implements JPEG baseline, extended-sequential, and progressive | 78 This software implements JPEG baseline, extended-sequential, and progressive |
85 compression processes. Provision is made for supporting all variants of these | 79 compression processes. Provision is made for supporting all variants of these |
86 processes, although some uncommon parameter settings aren't implemented yet. | 80 processes, although some uncommon parameter settings aren't implemented yet. |
87 For legal reasons, we are not distributing code for the arithmetic-coding | 81 We have made no provision for supporting the hierarchical or lossless |
88 variants of JPEG; see LEGAL ISSUES. We have made no provision for supporting | 82 processes defined in the standard. |
89 the hierarchical or lossless processes defined in the standard. | |
90 | 83 |
91 We provide a set of library routines for reading and writing JPEG image files, | 84 We provide a set of library routines for reading and writing JPEG image files, |
92 plus two sample applications "cjpeg" and "djpeg", which use the library to | 85 plus two sample applications "cjpeg" and "djpeg", which use the library to |
93 perform conversion between JPEG and some other popular image file formats. | 86 perform conversion between JPEG and some other popular image file formats. |
94 The library is intended to be reused in other applications. | 87 The library is intended to be reused in other applications. |
95 | 88 |
96 In order to support file conversion and viewing software, we have included | 89 In order to support file conversion and viewing software, we have included |
97 considerable functionality beyond the bare JPEG coding/decoding capability; | 90 considerable functionality beyond the bare JPEG coding/decoding capability; |
98 for example, the color quantization modules are not strictly part of JPEG | 91 for example, the color quantization modules are not strictly part of JPEG |
99 decoding, but they are essential for output to colormapped file formats or | 92 decoding, but they are essential for output to colormapped file formats or |
100 colormapped displays. These extra functions can be compiled out of the | 93 colormapped displays. These extra functions can be compiled out of the |
101 library if not required for a particular application. We have also included | 94 library if not required for a particular application. |
102 "jpegtran", a utility for lossless transcoding between different JPEG | 95 |
103 processes, and "rdjpgcom" and "wrjpgcom", two simple applications for | 96 We have also included "jpegtran", a utility for lossless transcoding between |
104 inserting and extracting textual comments in JFIF files. | 97 different JPEG processes, and "rdjpgcom" and "wrjpgcom", two simple |
| 98 applications for inserting and extracting textual comments in JFIF files. |
105 | 99 |
106 The emphasis in designing this software has been on achieving portability and | 100 The emphasis in designing this software has been on achieving portability and |
107 flexibility, while also making it fast enough to be useful. In particular, | 101 flexibility, while also making it fast enough to be useful. In particular, |
108 the software is not intended to be read as a tutorial on JPEG. (See the | 102 the software is not intended to be read as a tutorial on JPEG. (See the |
109 REFERENCES section for introductory material.) Rather, it is intended to | 103 REFERENCES section for introductory material.) Rather, it is intended to |
110 be reliable, portable, industrial-strength code. We do not claim to have | 104 be reliable, portable, industrial-strength code. We do not claim to have |
111 achieved that goal in every aspect of the software, but we strive for it. | 105 achieved that goal in every aspect of the software, but we strive for it. |
112 | 106 |
113 We welcome the use of this software as a component of commercial products. | 107 We welcome the use of this software as a component of commercial products. |
114 No royalty is required, but we do ask for an acknowledgement in product | 108 No royalty is required, but we do ask for an acknowledgement in product |
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127 program, you must acknowledge somewhere in your documentation that | 121 program, you must acknowledge somewhere in your documentation that |
128 you've used the IJG code. | 122 you've used the IJG code. |
129 | 123 |
130 In legalese: | 124 In legalese: |
131 | 125 |
132 The authors make NO WARRANTY or representation, either express or implied, | 126 The authors make NO WARRANTY or representation, either express or implied, |
133 with respect to this software, its quality, accuracy, merchantability, or | 127 with respect to this software, its quality, accuracy, merchantability, or |
134 fitness for a particular purpose. This software is provided "AS IS", and you, | 128 fitness for a particular purpose. This software is provided "AS IS", and you, |
135 its user, assume the entire risk as to its quality and accuracy. | 129 its user, assume the entire risk as to its quality and accuracy. |
136 | 130 |
137 This software is copyright (C) 1991-1998, Thomas G. Lane. | 131 This software is copyright (C) 1991-2010, Thomas G. Lane, Guido Vollbeding. |
138 All Rights Reserved except as specified below. | 132 All Rights Reserved except as specified below. |
139 | 133 |
140 Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute this | 134 Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute this |
141 software (or portions thereof) for any purpose, without fee, subject to these | 135 software (or portions thereof) for any purpose, without fee, subject to these |
142 conditions: | 136 conditions: |
143 (1) If any part of the source code for this software is distributed, then this | 137 (1) If any part of the source code for this software is distributed, then this |
144 README file must be included, with this copyright and no-warranty notice | 138 README file must be included, with this copyright and no-warranty notice |
145 unaltered; and any additions, deletions, or changes to the original files | 139 unaltered; and any additions, deletions, or changes to the original files |
146 must be clearly indicated in accompanying documentation. | 140 must be clearly indicated in accompanying documentation. |
147 (2) If only executable code is distributed, then the accompanying | 141 (2) If only executable code is distributed, then the accompanying |
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170 ansi2knr.c is NOT covered by the above copyright and conditions, but instead | 164 ansi2knr.c is NOT covered by the above copyright and conditions, but instead |
171 by the usual distribution terms of the Free Software Foundation; principally, | 165 by the usual distribution terms of the Free Software Foundation; principally, |
172 that you must include source code if you redistribute it. (See the file | 166 that you must include source code if you redistribute it. (See the file |
173 ansi2knr.c for full details.) However, since ansi2knr.c is not needed as part | 167 ansi2knr.c for full details.) However, since ansi2knr.c is not needed as part |
174 of any program generated from the IJG code, this does not limit you more than | 168 of any program generated from the IJG code, this does not limit you more than |
175 the foregoing paragraphs do. | 169 the foregoing paragraphs do. |
176 | 170 |
177 The Unix configuration script "configure" was produced with GNU Autoconf. | 171 The Unix configuration script "configure" was produced with GNU Autoconf. |
178 It is copyright by the Free Software Foundation but is freely distributable. | 172 It is copyright by the Free Software Foundation but is freely distributable. |
179 The same holds for its supporting scripts (config.guess, config.sub, | 173 The same holds for its supporting scripts (config.guess, config.sub, |
180 ltconfig, ltmain.sh). Another support script, install-sh, is copyright | 174 ltmain.sh). Another support script, install-sh, is copyright by X Consortium |
181 by M.I.T. but is also freely distributable. | 175 but is also freely distributable. |
182 | |
183 It appears that the arithmetic coding option of the JPEG spec is covered by | |
184 patents owned by IBM, AT&T, and Mitsubishi. Hence arithmetic coding cannot | |
185 legally be used without obtaining one or more licenses. For this reason, | |
186 support for arithmetic coding has been removed from the free JPEG software. | |
187 (Since arithmetic coding provides only a marginal gain over the unpatented | |
188 Huffman mode, it is unlikely that very many implementations will support it.) | |
189 So far as we are aware, there are no patent restrictions on the remaining | |
190 code. | |
191 | 176 |
192 The IJG distribution formerly included code to read and write GIF files. | 177 The IJG distribution formerly included code to read and write GIF files. |
193 To avoid entanglement with the Unisys LZW patent, GIF reading support has | 178 To avoid entanglement with the Unisys LZW patent, GIF reading support has |
194 been removed altogether, and the GIF writer has been simplified to produce | 179 been removed altogether, and the GIF writer has been simplified to produce |
195 "uncompressed GIFs". This technique does not use the LZW algorithm; the | 180 "uncompressed GIFs". This technique does not use the LZW algorithm; the |
196 resulting GIF files are larger than usual, but are readable by all standard | 181 resulting GIF files are larger than usual, but are readable by all standard |
197 GIF decoders. | 182 GIF decoders. |
198 | 183 |
199 We are required to state that | 184 We are required to state that |
200 "The Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of | 185 "The Graphics Interchange Format(c) is the Copyright property of |
201 CompuServe Incorporated. GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of | 186 CompuServe Incorporated. GIF(sm) is a Service Mark property of |
202 CompuServe Incorporated." | 187 CompuServe Incorporated." |
203 | 188 |
204 | 189 |
205 REFERENCES | 190 REFERENCES |
206 ========== | 191 ========== |
207 | 192 |
208 We highly recommend reading one or more of these references before trying to | 193 We recommend reading one or more of these references before trying to |
209 understand the innards of the JPEG software. | 194 understand the innards of the JPEG software. |
210 | 195 |
211 The best short technical introduction to the JPEG compression algorithm is | 196 The best short technical introduction to the JPEG compression algorithm is |
212 Wallace, Gregory K. "The JPEG Still Picture Compression Standard", | 197 Wallace, Gregory K. "The JPEG Still Picture Compression Standard", |
213 Communications of the ACM, April 1991 (vol. 34 no. 4), pp. 30-44. | 198 Communications of the ACM, April 1991 (vol. 34 no. 4), pp. 30-44. |
214 (Adjacent articles in that issue discuss MPEG motion picture compression, | 199 (Adjacent articles in that issue discuss MPEG motion picture compression, |
215 applications of JPEG, and related topics.) If you don't have the CACM issue | 200 applications of JPEG, and related topics.) If you don't have the CACM issue |
216 handy, a PostScript file containing a revised version of Wallace's article is | 201 handy, a PostScript file containing a revised version of Wallace's article is |
217 available at ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/wallace.ps.gz. The file (actually | 202 available at http://www.ijg.org/files/wallace.ps.gz. The file (actually |
218 a preprint for an article that appeared in IEEE Trans. Consumer Electronics) | 203 a preprint for an article that appeared in IEEE Trans. Consumer Electronics) |
219 omits the sample images that appeared in CACM, but it includes corrections | 204 omits the sample images that appeared in CACM, but it includes corrections |
220 and some added material. Note: the Wallace article is copyright ACM and IEEE, | 205 and some added material. Note: the Wallace article is copyright ACM and IEEE, |
221 and it may not be used for commercial purposes. | 206 and it may not be used for commercial purposes. |
222 | 207 |
223 A somewhat less technical, more leisurely introduction to JPEG can be found in | 208 A somewhat less technical, more leisurely introduction to JPEG can be found in |
224 "The Data Compression Book" by Mark Nelson and Jean-loup Gailly, published by | 209 "The Data Compression Book" by Mark Nelson and Jean-loup Gailly, published by |
225 M&T Books (New York), 2nd ed. 1996, ISBN 1-55851-434-1. This book provides | 210 M&T Books (New York), 2nd ed. 1996, ISBN 1-55851-434-1. This book provides |
226 good explanations and example C code for a multitude of compression methods | 211 good explanations and example C code for a multitude of compression methods |
227 including JPEG. It is an excellent source if you are comfortable reading C | 212 including JPEG. It is an excellent source if you are comfortable reading C |
228 code but don't know much about data compression in general. The book's JPEG | 213 code but don't know much about data compression in general. The book's JPEG |
229 sample code is far from industrial-strength, but when you are ready to look | 214 sample code is far from industrial-strength, but when you are ready to look |
230 at a full implementation, you've got one here... | 215 at a full implementation, you've got one here... |
231 | 216 |
232 The best full description of JPEG is the textbook "JPEG Still Image Data | 217 The best currently available description of JPEG is the textbook "JPEG Still |
233 Compression Standard" by William B. Pennebaker and Joan L. Mitchell, published | 218 Image Data Compression Standard" by William B. Pennebaker and Joan L. |
234 by Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993, ISBN 0-442-01272-1. Price US$59.95, 638 pp. | 219 Mitchell, published by Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993, ISBN 0-442-01272-1. |
235 The book includes the complete text of the ISO JPEG standards (DIS 10918-1 | 220 Price US$59.95, 638 pp. The book includes the complete text of the ISO JPEG |
236 and draft DIS 10918-2). This is by far the most complete exposition of JPEG | 221 standards (DIS 10918-1 and draft DIS 10918-2). |
237 in existence, and we highly recommend it. | |
238 | 222 |
239 The JPEG standard itself is not available electronically; you must order a | 223 The original JPEG standard is divided into two parts, Part 1 being the actual |
240 paper copy through ISO or ITU. (Unless you feel a need to own a certified | 224 specification, while Part 2 covers compliance testing methods. Part 1 is |
241 official copy, we recommend buying the Pennebaker and Mitchell book instead; | 225 titled "Digital Compression and Coding of Continuous-tone Still Images, |
242 it's much cheaper and includes a great deal of useful explanatory material.) | |
243 In the USA, copies of the standard may be ordered from ANSI Sales at (212) | |
244 642-4900, or from Global Engineering Documents at (800) 854-7179. (ANSI | |
245 doesn't take credit card orders, but Global does.) It's not cheap: as of | |
246 1992, ANSI was charging $95 for Part 1 and $47 for Part 2, plus 7% | |
247 shipping/handling. The standard is divided into two parts, Part 1 being the | |
248 actual specification, while Part 2 covers compliance testing methods. Part 1 | |
249 is titled "Digital Compression and Coding of Continuous-tone Still Images, | |
250 Part 1: Requirements and guidelines" and has document numbers ISO/IEC IS | 226 Part 1: Requirements and guidelines" and has document numbers ISO/IEC IS |
251 10918-1, ITU-T T.81. Part 2 is titled "Digital Compression and Coding of | 227 10918-1, ITU-T T.81. Part 2 is titled "Digital Compression and Coding of |
252 Continuous-tone Still Images, Part 2: Compliance testing" and has document | 228 Continuous-tone Still Images, Part 2: Compliance testing" and has document |
253 numbers ISO/IEC IS 10918-2, ITU-T T.83. | 229 numbers ISO/IEC IS 10918-2, ITU-T T.83. |
254 | 230 |
255 Some extensions to the original JPEG standard are defined in JPEG Part 3, | |
256 a newer ISO standard numbered ISO/IEC IS 10918-3 and ITU-T T.84. IJG | |
257 currently does not support any Part 3 extensions. | |
258 | |
259 The JPEG standard does not specify all details of an interchangeable file | 231 The JPEG standard does not specify all details of an interchangeable file |
260 format. For the omitted details we follow the "JFIF" conventions, revision | 232 format. For the omitted details we follow the "JFIF" conventions, revision |
261 1.02. A copy of the JFIF spec is available from: | 233 1.02. JFIF 1.02 has been adopted as an Ecma International Technical Report |
262 » Literature Department | 234 and thus received a formal publication status. It is available as a free |
263 » C-Cube Microsystems, Inc. | 235 download in PDF format from |
264 » 1778 McCarthy Blvd. | 236 http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/techreports/E-TR-098.htm. |
265 » Milpitas, CA 95035 | 237 A PostScript version of the JFIF document is available at |
266 » phone (408) 944-6300, fax (408) 944-6314 | 238 http://www.ijg.org/files/jfif.ps.gz. There is also a plain text version at |
267 A PostScript version of this document is available by FTP at | 239 http://www.ijg.org/files/jfif.txt.gz, but it is missing the figures. |
268 ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jfif.ps.gz. There is also a plain text | |
269 version at ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jfif.txt.gz, but it is missing | |
270 the figures. | |
271 | 240 |
272 The TIFF 6.0 file format specification can be obtained by FTP from | 241 The TIFF 6.0 file format specification can be obtained by FTP from |
273 ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/tiff/TIFF6.ps.gz. The JPEG incorporation scheme | 242 ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/tiff/TIFF6.ps.gz. The JPEG incorporation scheme |
274 found in the TIFF 6.0 spec of 3-June-92 has a number of serious problems. | 243 found in the TIFF 6.0 spec of 3-June-92 has a number of serious problems. |
275 IJG does not recommend use of the TIFF 6.0 design (TIFF Compression tag 6). | 244 IJG does not recommend use of the TIFF 6.0 design (TIFF Compression tag 6). |
276 Instead, we recommend the JPEG design proposed by TIFF Technical Note #2 | 245 Instead, we recommend the JPEG design proposed by TIFF Technical Note #2 |
277 (Compression tag 7). Copies of this Note can be obtained from ftp.sgi.com or | 246 (Compression tag 7). Copies of this Note can be obtained from |
278 from ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/. It is expected that the next revision | 247 http://www.ijg.org/files/. It is expected that the next revision |
279 of the TIFF spec will replace the 6.0 JPEG design with the Note's design. | 248 of the TIFF spec will replace the 6.0 JPEG design with the Note's design. |
280 Although IJG's own code does not support TIFF/JPEG, the free libtiff library | 249 Although IJG's own code does not support TIFF/JPEG, the free libtiff library |
281 uses our library to implement TIFF/JPEG per the Note. libtiff is available | 250 uses our library to implement TIFF/JPEG per the Note. |
282 from ftp://ftp.sgi.com/graphics/tiff/. | |
283 | 251 |
284 | 252 |
285 ARCHIVE LOCATIONS | 253 ARCHIVE LOCATIONS |
286 ================= | 254 ================= |
287 | 255 |
288 The "official" archive site for this software is ftp.uu.net (Internet | 256 The "official" archive site for this software is www.ijg.org. |
289 address 192.48.96.9). The most recent released version can always be found | 257 The most recent released version can always be found there in |
290 there in directory graphics/jpeg. This particular version will be archived | 258 directory "files". This particular version will be archived as |
291 as ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz. If you don't have | 259 http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v8b.tar.gz, and in Windows-compatible |
292 direct Internet access, UUNET's archives are also available via UUCP; contact | 260 "zip" archive format as http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsr8b.zip. |
293 help@uunet.uu.net for information on retrieving files that way. | |
294 | 261 |
295 Numerous Internet sites maintain copies of the UUNET files. However, only | 262 The JPEG FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) article is a source of some |
296 ftp.uu.net is guaranteed to have the latest official version. | 263 general information about JPEG. |
297 | |
298 You can also obtain this software in DOS-compatible "zip" archive format from | |
299 the SimTel archives (ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/graphics/), or | |
300 on CompuServe in the Graphics Support forum (GO CIS:GRAPHSUP), library 12 | |
301 "JPEG Tools". Again, these versions may sometimes lag behind the ftp.uu.net | |
302 release. | |
303 | |
304 The JPEG FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) article is a useful source of | |
305 general information about JPEG. It is updated constantly and therefore is | |
306 not included in this distribution. The FAQ is posted every two weeks to | |
307 Usenet newsgroups comp.graphics.misc, news.answers, and other groups. | |
308 It is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/jpeg-faq/ | 264 It is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/jpeg-faq/ |
309 and other news.answers archive sites, including the official news.answers | 265 and other news.answers archive sites, including the official news.answers |
310 archive at rtfm.mit.edu: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/jpeg-faq/. | 266 archive at rtfm.mit.edu: ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/jpeg-faq/. |
311 If you don't have Web or FTP access, send e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu | 267 If you don't have Web or FTP access, send e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu |
312 with body | 268 with body |
313 send usenet/news.answers/jpeg-faq/part1 | 269 send usenet/news.answers/jpeg-faq/part1 |
314 send usenet/news.answers/jpeg-faq/part2 | 270 send usenet/news.answers/jpeg-faq/part2 |
315 | 271 |
316 | 272 |
317 RELATED SOFTWARE | |
318 ================ | |
319 | |
320 Numerous viewing and image manipulation programs now support JPEG. (Quite a | |
321 few of them use this library to do so.) The JPEG FAQ described above lists | |
322 some of the more popular free and shareware viewers, and tells where to | |
323 obtain them on Internet. | |
324 | |
325 If you are on a Unix machine, we highly recommend Jef Poskanzer's free | |
326 PBMPLUS software, which provides many useful operations on PPM-format image | |
327 files. In particular, it can convert PPM images to and from a wide range of | |
328 other formats, thus making cjpeg/djpeg considerably more useful. The latest | |
329 version is distributed by the NetPBM group, and is available from numerous | |
330 sites, notably ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/graphics/graphics/packages/NetPBM/. | |
331 Unfortunately PBMPLUS/NETPBM is not nearly as portable as the IJG software is; | |
332 you are likely to have difficulty making it work on any non-Unix machine. | |
333 | |
334 A different free JPEG implementation, written by the PVRG group at Stanford, | |
335 is available from ftp://havefun.stanford.edu/pub/jpeg/. This program | |
336 is designed for research and experimentation rather than production use; | |
337 it is slower, harder to use, and less portable than the IJG code, but it | |
338 is easier to read and modify. Also, the PVRG code supports lossless JPEG, | |
339 which we do not. (On the other hand, it doesn't do progressive JPEG.) | |
340 | |
341 | |
342 FILE FORMAT WARS | 273 FILE FORMAT WARS |
343 ================ | 274 ================ |
344 | 275 |
345 Some JPEG programs produce files that are not compatible with our library. | 276 The ISO JPEG standards committee actually promotes different formats like |
346 The root of the problem is that the ISO JPEG committee failed to specify a | 277 "JPEG 2000" or "JPEG XR" which are incompatible with original DCT-based |
347 concrete file format. Some vendors "filled in the blanks" on their own, | 278 JPEG. IJG therefore does not support these formats (see REFERENCES). Indeed, |
348 creating proprietary formats that no one else could read. (For example, none | |
349 of the early commercial JPEG implementations for the Macintosh were able to | |
350 exchange compressed files.) | |
351 | |
352 The file format we have adopted is called JFIF (see REFERENCES). This format | |
353 has been agreed to by a number of major commercial JPEG vendors, and it has | |
354 become the de facto standard. JFIF is a minimal or "low end" representation. | |
355 We recommend the use of TIFF/JPEG (TIFF revision 6.0 as modified by TIFF | |
356 Technical Note #2) for "high end" applications that need to record a lot of | |
357 additional data about an image. TIFF/JPEG is fairly new and not yet widely | |
358 supported, unfortunately. | |
359 | |
360 The upcoming JPEG Part 3 standard defines a file format called SPIFF. | |
361 SPIFF is interoperable with JFIF, in the sense that most JFIF decoders should | |
362 be able to read the most common variant of SPIFF. SPIFF has some technical | |
363 advantages over JFIF, but its major claim to fame is simply that it is an | |
364 official standard rather than an informal one. At this point it is unclear | |
365 whether SPIFF will supersede JFIF or whether JFIF will remain the de-facto | |
366 standard. IJG intends to support SPIFF once the standard is frozen, but we | |
367 have not decided whether it should become our default output format or not. | |
368 (In any case, our decoder will remain capable of reading JFIF indefinitely.) | |
369 | |
370 Various proprietary file formats incorporating JPEG compression also exist. | |
371 We have little or no sympathy for the existence of these formats. Indeed, | |
372 one of the original reasons for developing this free software was to help | 279 one of the original reasons for developing this free software was to help |
373 force convergence on common, open format standards for JPEG files. Don't | 280 force convergence on common, interoperable format standards for JPEG files. |
374 use a proprietary file format! | 281 Don't use an incompatible file format! |
| 282 (In any case, our decoder will remain capable of reading existing JPEG |
| 283 image files indefinitely.) |
375 | 284 |
376 | 285 |
377 TO DO | 286 TO DO |
378 ===== | 287 ===== |
379 | 288 |
380 The major thrust for v7 will probably be improvement of visual quality. | 289 Please send bug reports, offers of help, etc. to jpeg-info@uc.ag. |
381 The current method for scaling the quantization tables is known not to be | |
382 very good at low Q values. We also intend to investigate block boundary | |
383 smoothing, "poor man's variable quantization", and other means of improving | |
384 quality-vs-file-size performance without sacrificing compatibility. | |
385 | |
386 In future versions, we are considering supporting some of the upcoming JPEG | |
387 Part 3 extensions --- principally, variable quantization and the SPIFF file | |
388 format. | |
389 | |
390 As always, speeding things up is of great interest. | |
391 | |
392 Please send bug reports, offers of help, etc. to jpeg-info@uunet.uu.net. | |
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