Lossy Compression - Important Concepts in Signal Processing, Image Processing and Data Compression - page 69

leaving a smaller, lossily compressed, file. Such formats include MPEG-4 SLS (Scalable
to Lossless), WavPack, and OptimFROG DualStream.

Methods

Graphics

Image

Cartesian Perceptual Compression: Also known as CPC

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DjVu

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Fractal compression

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HAM, hardware compression of color information used in Amiga computers

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ICER, used by the Mars Rovers: related to JPEG 2000 in its use of wavelets

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JPEG

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JPEG 2000, JPEG's successor format that uses wavelets, for Lossy or Lossless
compression.

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JBIG2

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PGF, Progressive Graphics File (lossless or lossy compression)

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Wavelet compression

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S3TC texture compression for 3D computer graphics hardware

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Video

H.261 

H.263

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H.264

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MNG (supports JPEG sprites)

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Motion JPEG

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MPEG-1 Part 2

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MPEG-2 Part 2

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MPEG-4 Part 2 and Part 10 (AVC)

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Ogg Theora (noted for its lack of patent restrictions)

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Dirac

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Sorenson video codec

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VC-1

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Audio

Music

AAC

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ADPCM 

ATRAC

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Dolby AC-3

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