J Wavelet Image Codec

File Format
Name	J Wavelet Image Codec
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Graphics J Wavelet Image Codec
Extension(s)	.wic
Released	≤2000

J Wavelet Image Codec format, or JWIC file format, is a raster image format associated with the JavaWIC and JWICTranslator software by Sasha Chukov. It uses wavelet compression. The J stands for Java. It is notable in that it is supported by XnView.

Identification

One version of the format starts with signature bytes 1b 7a fb 30.

A later version starts with fa de ba be.

Software

• XnView (read/write)
• Sasha's BeOS software page → JWICTranslator... (Some sample images might be NSFW.)