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Profile 1 for JPEG 2000, Part 1, Core Coding

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Identification and description
Local use
Sustainability factors
Quality and functionality factors
File type signifiers
Notes
Format specifications
Useful references
Format Description Properties
• ID: fdd000196
• Short name: J2K_C_Profile_1
• Content categories: still image
• Format category: bitstream encoding
• Last significant update: 2005-08-18
• Draft status: Full

Identification and description Explanation of format description terms

Full nameISO/IEC 15444-1:2000. Information technology -- JPEG 2000 image coding system -- Part 1: Core coding system, Amendment 1, Codestream Restrictions (2002), Profile 1 (formal name)
JPEG 2000 Profile 1 (common name)
DescriptionImplementation of JPEG 2000 Core Coding (Part 1) that constrains the use of variables in the specification ("restricts the codestream") but has been designed to serve most commercial applications. One restriction limits image tiles to 1,024 pixels in each dimension; another limit (shared with profile 0) requires that the low resolution element in the image (LLD) also be 128 pixels in each dimension, facilitating the rapid construction of a thumbnail by most decompressors.

Additional general information about JPEG 2000 profiles is provided in J2K_C Notes.
  Production phase  See J2K_C
Relationship to other formats 
  Subtype ofJ2K_C, JPEG 2000 Part 1, Core Coding System
  Used byJP2_J2K_C_Profile_1, JP2 File with JPEG 2000 Core Coding, Profile 1

Local use Explanation of format description terms

LC experience or existing holdingsSee J2K_C
LC preferenceSee J2K_C

Sustainability factors Explanation of format description terms

DisclosureOpen standard. See J2K_C
  DocumentationISO/IEC 15444-1:2000. Information technology -- JPEG 2000 image coding system -- Part 1: Core coding system, Amendment 1, Codestream Restrictions (2002)
AdoptionThe compiler of this document has not found information that characterizes the extent of adoption of J2K_C_Profile_1; Comments welcome.
  Licensing and patent claimsSee J2K_C
TransparencySee J2K_C
Self-documentationSee JP2_FF
External dependenciesSee J2K_C
Technical protection considerationsSee JP2_FF

Quality and functionality factors (video) Explanation of format description terms

Normal renderingSee J2K_C
Clarity (support for high image resolution)See J2K_C. It is possible albeit unlikely that some of the profile 1 constraints would limit clarity; Comments welcome.
Color maintenanceSee J2K_C
Support for graphic effects and typographySee JP2_FF
Functionality beyond normal image renderingSee J2K_C and JP2_FF

File type signifiers Explanation of format description terms

Tag typeValueNote
Filename Extensionj2cExtension for raw codestreams; see also JP2_FF
Internet Media Type See JP2_FF
Magic numbers See JP2_FF
Profile indicator2Rsiz value in the SIZ marker segment.
[Ought this have been 1, or ought the indicators for profiles 3 and 4 been 2 and 3?]

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Last Updated: 03/ 7/2007