Joint Photographic Experts Group
JPEG
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<image, body, file format, standard> (JPEG) The original name
of the committee that designed the standard {image}
{compression} {algorithm}. JPEG is designed for compressing
either {full-colour} or {grey-scale} {digital} images of
"natural", real-world scenes. It does not work so well on
non-realistic images, such as cartoons or line drawings. JPEG
does not handle compression of black-and-white (1
bit-per-pixel) images or {moving pictures}. Standards for
compressing those types of images are being worked on by other
committees, named {JBIG} and {MPEG}.
(http://jpeg.org/).
{Filename extension}: .jpg, .jpeg.
See also {PJPEG}.
(2000-09-11)