JBIG2

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Revision as of 21:41, 11 November 2015

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.

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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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