JBIG2

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== Overview ==
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'''JBIG2''' is a [[Patents|patent-encumbered]] standard for lossy and lossless compression of bi-level images.
'''JBIG2''' is a standard for lossy and lossless compression of bi-level images.
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A JBIG2 codestream may appear in a file by itself, or embedded in another format such as [[PDF]].
 
A JBIG2 codestream may appear in a file by itself, or embedded in another format such as [[PDF]].
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[JBIG]]
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* [[JBIG]] (predecessor format)
  
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
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* [http://jbig2dec.sourceforge.net/ jbig2dec]
 
* [http://jbig2dec.sourceforge.net/ jbig2dec]
  
== Resources ==
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== Links ==
 
* [[Wikipedia:JBIG2|Wikipedia article]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:JBIG2|Wikipedia article]]
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* [http://www.dkriesel.com/en/blog/2013/0802_xerox-workcentres_are_switching_written_numbers_when_scanning Xerox scanners/photocopiers randomly alter numbers in scanned documents]
  
 
[[Category:Compression]]
 
[[Category:Compression]]

Revision as of 16:55, 23 August 2014

File Format
Name JBIG2
Ontology
Extension(s) .jb2, .jbig2
Released 2000

JBIG2 is a patent-encumbered standard for lossy and lossless compression of bi-level images.

A JBIG2 codestream may appear in a file by itself, or embedded in another format such as PDF.

Contents

Identification

JBIG2 files begin with an 8-byte signature: 97 4A 42 32 0D 0A 1A 0A.

See also

  • JBIG (predecessor format)

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