The fractal image compression technique models a natural image using a contractive mapping called fractal mapping in the image space. In this paper, we demonstrate that the fractal image coding algorithm is compatible with other image coding methods. In other words, we can encode only part of the image using fractal technique and model the remaining part using other algorithms. According to suc...

In this paper we analyse the effects that JPEG and JPEG2000 compression have on subspace appearance-based face recognition algorithms. This is the first comprehensive study of standard JPEG2000 compression effects on face recognition, as well as an extension of existing experiments for JPEG compression. A wide range of bitrates (compression ratios) was used on probe images and results are repor...

A simple parallel algorithm for decoding a Huffman encoded file is presented, exploiting the tendency of Huffman codes to resynchronize quickly, i.e. recovering after possible decoding errors, in most cases. The average number of bits that have to be processed until synchronization is analyzed and shows good agreement with empirical data. As Huffman coding is also a part of the JPEG image compr...

This paper presents a series of possible improvement strategies and/or implementations related to the JPEG 2000 standard for imaging devices. A comparative study relative to various coding options is presented together with some brief considerations about rate-ctrl techniques and perceptive improvement strategies. Index Terms — Classification, compression standard, contentdependent optimization...

The efficiency of compressing color-quantized images using general purpose lossless image coding methods depends on the degree of smoothness of the index images. A wellknown and very effective approach for increasing smoothness relies on palette reordering techniques. In this paper, we show that these reordering methods may leave some room for further improvements in the compression performance...

Among the different modes of operations allowed in the current JPEG standard, the sequential and progressive modes are the most widely used. While the sequential JPEG mode yields essentially the same level of compression performance for most encoder implementations, the performance of progressive JPEG depends highly upon the designed encoder structure. This is due to the flexibility the standar...

In this paper, we evaluate the impact of accurate 802.11 based wireless channel modeling on the efficiency of dynamic Forward Error Correction (FEC) schemes in Motion JPEG 2000 video streaming systems. We derive a compromise on the suitable trace length for practical estimation of Packet Error Rate (PER) at decoder side. We demonstrate the validity of the derived trade-off using a real JPEG 200...

In this paper, we present an integrated system for smart encoding in video surveillance. This system, developed within the European IST WCAM project, aims at defining an optimized JPEG 2000 codestream organization directly based on the semantic content of the video surveillance analysis module. The proposed system produces a fully compliant Motion JPEG 2000 stream that contains regions of inter...

Studies and user reports claim JPEG 2000 to be – or at least will become – the next archiving format for digital images [1]. The format offers new possibilities, such as streaming, and reduces storage consumption through lossless and lossy compression [2]. Another often claimed advantage of JPEG 2000 is that the master image can possibly serve as the access copy as well, and thus replace derive...

Proprietary compression schemes have a cost and risk associated with their support, end of life and interoperability. Standards reduce this cost and risk. The new JPEG-LS process (ISO/IEC 14495-1), and the lossless mode of the proposed JPEG 2000 scheme (ISO/IEC CD15444-1), new standard schemes that may be incorporated into DICOM, are evaluated here. Three thousand, six hundred and seventy-nine ...