Tag archive: JPEG

WebP (pronounced weppy) has been under development by Google and reduces file sizes by 40 percent compared to JPEGs. That means faster downloads from websites and less strain on networks. Richard Rabbat, product manager at Google explains why they made the decision to develop WebP, “Most of the common image formats on the web today were established over a decade ago and are based on technology from around that time. Some engineers at… Read More

Back in March of this year, Microsoft unveiled HD Photo, a new high-end image format which promised higher image quality and better compression than current image standards, while adding features explicitly designed to support future digital cameras and image editing programs. Today, Microsoft announced that it has formally offered HD Photo for consideration as an international standard by JPEG, the Joint Photographic Experts Group. If… Read More

“Forgent Networks has added Microsoft to the list of companies it has sued alleging infringement of a patent for a data compression technique it claims is used in the JPEG digital image standard.   The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, comes after Forgent was unable to negotiate a licensing agreement with the Redmond, Washington-based software maker, says Michael Noonan,… Read More

Quote from the review at Enscape.net: “Now some 1000 pictures after purchase I have a few things to look at with ranging styles from Landscape, Macro, Portrait, DOF etc. With the different settings of the camera you can pick from a range of JPEG settings or the Canon RAW format which for now I have decided against, for one it uses a lot more space and I only have 1 x 512Mb CF card and 50 pictures isn't enough for a trip out.… Read More

The MQ2100 Controller enables OEMs to easily incorporate high-end multimedia capabilities into products without having to redesign and re-qualify the entire handset. The resulting savings inproduction and development costs enable OEMs to deliver high-resolution color graphics and camera handsets at a price point that is appealing to consumers. The MQ2100 offers handset manufacturers one of the first powerful hardware acceleration engines for… Read More