JPEG2000: Image Compression Fundamentals, Standards and Practice (The International Series in Engineering and Computer Science) (Hardcover)

~ David Taubman (Editor), Michael Marcellin (Editor) "For our purposes an image is a two dimensional sequence of sample values, x [n1, n2], 0 n1 < N1, 0 n2 < N2, having..." (more)
Key Phrases: translated impulse responses, first coding pass, coding passes, Color Specification, Image Header, Channel Definition (more...)

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`JPEG2000 is more than an image compression standard, it is a whole new way to represent and interact with digital imagery. The standard provides the quality and flexibility required for modern imaging applications. No other authors have a more comprehensive and intuitive knowledge of JPEG2000 than Drs. Taubman and Marcellin.'
Martin Boliek, Editor, JPEG2000 Parts 1 and 2
`...the authors have produced a comprehensive book that covers a broad range of technologies and issues around wavelet compression. This book is a substantial contribution that fills the void between theory and the practice of JPEG2000. Although at times it's a bit too complex for the novice, this book should be considered as a mandatory companion to the JPEG2000 standard document for any serious practitioner of the standard.'
Journal of Electronic Imaging, April (2002):11(2)

Product Description

JPEG2000: Image Compression Fundamentals, Standards and Practice is an essential reference for professional engineers and academic researchers in the fields of communication, image processing, signal processing, information theory, and multimedia. It has specific applications for those involved in the development of software and hardware solutions for multimedia, internet, and medical imaging applications, and for those pursuing research in image and video compression. The book is suitable as a primary text for a course in image compression; it would also be helpful in the context of a more general class covering multimedia compression at an in-depth level. Final year engineering undergraduate students pursuing projects in multimedia compression and/or communication would also find the book a useful tool. JPEG2000: Image Compression Fundamentals, Standards and Practice is written in four parts, to serve the interests of a wide readership. Representing about half the total text, Part I of the book provides a thorough and up-to-date background in the fundamentals of image compression, including topics not previously brought together in a single volume. Part 2 contains a complete description of the JPEG2000 standard. This description is written in such a way as to be completely self-contained from an implementation perspective, while it contains numerous references to the fundamental developments in Part 1. Together, Parts 1 and 2 serve the complementary roles of explanation and exposition in relation to both the JPEG2000 standard and modern image compression techniques. Part 3 of the book is devoted to the implementation and exploitation of the JPEG2000 standard, containing guidelines, suggestions, and analyses for both software and hardware oriented applications. Part 4 describes other key image compression standards, namely JPEG and JPEG-LS. The purpose of this material is to allow the reader to compare the capabilities and complexity associated with these standards with those of JPEG2000. This final part of the book also serves to provide a practical demonstration of some of the fundamental techniques introduced in Part 1 which are not demonstrated by the JPEG2000 standard. About the CD-ROM: Included with the book is a compact disc containing documentation, binaries, and all source code to the Kakadu software tools. This software provides a complete C++ implementation of JPEG2000 Part 1, demonstrating many of the principles described in the text itself. The software is frequently referenced from the text as an additional resource for understanding complex or subtle aspects of the standard. Conversely, the software makes frequent reference to the text and has been written to mesh with the terminology and notation employed therein.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 800 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 079237519X
• ISBN-13: 978-0792375197
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #611,681 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Know why you're buying this book, May 4, 2002

By	fred doh - See all my reviews

This book is quite good but any potential buyer should know exactly why he would buy it and if it really matches his expectations. Indeed, this book is hardly a helper in implementing jpeg2000, but more a reference book for highly skilled image processing professionals/researchers. It is divided in two parts: the first part is about general image processing topics and provide some explanation about the choices made for jpeg2000. It is the "theorical" part. The second part is about jpeg2000 itself. The latter could have been much more practical and better directed to implementors. In fact, I was thinking of this book being able to clarify some aspects of the norm that are quite blur, but I find the way it is written, even for the second part, overly complicated and scientifically oriented, not "engineering" oriented. Most of the topics are better explained in the norm itself than in this book, even if the latter is much more detailed. Clearly there is room for another book on the topic but this time directed to implementors, with less theory, less scientific notations, are more, much more, real world examples working on real bit-streams.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I don't see how and to whom this book could possibly be helpful, February 14, 2009

By	calvinnme "Texan refugee" (Fredericksburg, Va) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

This book is divided into four parts. The first part of the book is about every signal processing subject under the sun that touches the JPEG2000 standard - in 400 pages. This is too much if what you want to do is code/decode existing JPEG2000 files. It is not nearly enough if you don't understand these topics in the first place. At this point you finally see a chapter with JPEG2000 in the title. This is followed by 175 pages that basically "plug" the standard when, finally, on page 573 you get to the JPEG file format, or so the chapter title says. However, there isn't enough information to code and decode a JPEG2000 file.

This is not a book you'd want if you want to work with existing files, and it is not a book you'd want if you want to create JPEG2000 files. It is more about the underlying science of JPEG2000 at a very high level and is intended to sell you on the standard's value versus JPEG. The author even tells you this in the preface.

My advice is - if you have to do this professionally get your company to buy this overpriced tome as a sometimes reference and most-of-the-time doorstop. As for yourself, google "JPEG2000 Tutorial". There are a number of clear tutorials out there for the DSP-aware that want to know something about the technology behind J2K and why it is an improvement over JPEG. For the programming part, look for the javadocs on Java Advanced Imaging. It has a JPEG2000 decoder/encoder and once you know the basics of the technology, the parameters you feed the decoder/encoder will make more sense. All of this will cost you a grand total of nothing.

11 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The book is one of the worst of books I have read, April 2, 2003

By	saiwaifengyun (Japan) - See all my reviews

If one wants to learn jpeg2000, he can look for some papers and source codes which are better than this book.
If one wants to learn theory of image coding, he can read some other books much better than this book.

This book is only for fools.