Decoding compression with reversible embedded wavelets (CREW) codestreams
Abstract
As the applications of digital imagery expand in resolution and pixel fidelity there is a greater need for more efficient compression and extraction of images and subimages. No longer is it sufficient to compress and decompress an image for a specific target device. The ability to handle many types of image data, extract images at different resolutions and quality, lossless and lossy, zoom and pan, and extract regions-of-interest are the new measures of image compression system performance. Compression with reversible embedded wavelets (CREW) is a high-quality image compression system that is progressive from high compression to lossless, and pyramidal in resolution. CREW supports regions-of-interest, and multiple image types, such as bi-level and continuous-tone. This paper describes the CREW system and format, shows how the correct data can be quickly extracted from a CREW file to support a variety of target devices, describes the mechanisms needed for panning, zooming, and fixed-size compression, and explains the superior performance on bi- level and graphic images.
- Publication:
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Journal of Electronic Imaging
- Pub Date:
- July 1998
- DOI:
- 10.1117/1.482653
- Bibcode:
- 1998JEI.....7..402B