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Nyerguds http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Run-length_encoding&diff=33252&oldid=prev 2019-09-04T17:38:13Z

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Jsummers http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Run-length_encoding&diff=25049&oldid=prev 2016-03-17T15:42:04Z

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Jsummers http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Run-length_encoding&diff=25048&oldid=prev 2016-03-17T15:41:24Z

<p></p> <table class='diff diff-contentalign-left'> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr valign='top'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black;">Revision as of 15:41, 17 March 2016</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''Run-length encoding''' ('''RLE''') is a simple kind of data compression, in which a run of consecutive equal data values is replaced by a code indicating the run length and the data value.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>'''Run-length encoding''' ('''RLE''') is a simple kind of data compression, in which a run of consecutive equal data values is replaced by a code indicating the run length and the data value.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background: #eee; 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Jsummers http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Run-length_encoding&diff=22926&oldid=prev 2015-06-25T02:23:09Z

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Jsummers http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Run-length_encoding&diff=13154&oldid=prev 2013-08-30T23:29:25Z

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Jsummers http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Run-length_encoding&diff=11022&oldid=prev 2013-04-16T15:09:00Z

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Jsummers http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Run-length_encoding&diff=10293&oldid=prev 2013-03-07T06:28:59Z

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Jsummers http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/index.php?title=Run-length_encoding&diff=9949&oldid=prev 2013-02-23T13:54:43Z

<p>Created page with &quot;{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Compression }} &#039;&#039;&#039;Run-length encoding&#039;&#039;&#039; (RLE) is a simple kind of data compression, in which a run of consecutive equal data value...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{FormatInfo<br /> |formattype=electronic<br /> |subcat=Compression<br /> }}<br /> '''Run-length encoding''' (RLE) is a simple kind of data compression, in which a run of consecutive equal data values is replaced by a code indicating the run length and the data value.<br /> <br /> RLE can be effective for some types of data, or as part of a more sophisticated algorithm, but by itself it is a poor general purpose compression algorithm.<br /> <br /> Formats which can use some form of RLE include<br /> * [[TIFF]] (compression type 32773: PackBits)<br /> * [[BMP]] (compression types RLE4 and RLE8)<br /> * [[TGA]]<br /> * [[PCX]]<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * [[Wikipedia:Run-length encoding|Wikipedia article]]</div>

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