JPEG2000
JPEG2000 is an image compression standard and coding system developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) as a successor to the original JPEG format. It uses wavelet-based compression techniques to provide superior image quality at high compression ratios, supporting features like lossless and lossy compression, progressive transmission, and region-of-interest coding. It is commonly used in medical imaging, digital cinema, and archival applications where high fidelity and scalability are critical.
Developers should learn and use JPEG2000 when working on projects that require high-quality image compression with advanced features, such as in medical imaging systems where lossless compression is needed for diagnostic accuracy, or in digital cinema for efficient storage and streaming of high-resolution content. It is also valuable in archival and cultural heritage digitization due to its robust compression and support for metadata embedding, making it suitable for long-term preservation of visual data.