File Formats: JPEG and LEAD Compressed (JPG, J2K, JP2, CMP, and CMW)

JPEG and LEAD Compressed (JPG, J2K, JP2, CMP, and CMW)

LEADTOOLS reads and writes the following LEAD and JPEG compressed formats:

$image\sqrblit.gif$ LEAD. This is the LEAD CMP compressed format for grayscale and color images. This format results in smaller files and better image quality than industry-standard formats. In addition, LEAD also supports CMW files, which use Wavelet CMP compression in 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Progressive LEAD. This is a LEAD format that is useful for transmitting images, because the first part of the file contains the full dimensions of the image. Therefore, in a paint-while-load routine, you can display the whole image, then progressively clarify it as the rest of the file loads. In this format you can read and write 8 or 24 bits per pixel, where 8 is for grayscale and 24 is for color.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Lossy JFIF. This is the JPEG File Interchange Format. LEADTOOLS supports YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1 color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Lossless JFIF. This is the JPEG File Interchange Format. LEADTOOLS supports 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color spacing. Please note that not all applications support Lossless JPEG. Before saving a file using Lossless JPEG, make sure your reader supports it.

Both JPEG 4:4:4 and Lossless JPEG will be recognized when getting file information.

12 and 16-bit grayscale images are only supported in the Document/Medical toolkits.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Progressive JPEG. This is a JFIF format that is useful for transmitting images, because the first part of the file contains the full dimensions of the image. Therefore, in a paint-while-load routine, you can display the whole image, then progressively clarify it as the rest of the file loads. LEADTOOLS supports YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1 color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Lossy JTIF. This is the JPEG Tagged Interchange Format. LEADTOOLS supports YUV 4:4:4, 4:2:2, and 4:1:1 color spacing, and YUV 4:0:0 for grayscale.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ Lossless JTIF. This is the JPEG Tagged Interchange Format. LEADTOOLS supports 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color spacing. Please note that not all applications support Lossless JPEG. Before saving a file using Lossless JPEG, make sure your reader supports it.

Both TIFF JPEG 4:4:4 and Lossless JPEG will be recognized when getting file information.

12 and 16-bit grayscale images are only supported in the Document/Medical toolkits.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ J2K – Lossy or Lossless. This is a JPEG 2000 Format. LEADTOOLS can read 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24 and 48--bit color images. LEADTOOLS can save 8 - 16-bit grayscale and 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45 and 48--bit color images. The J2K format contains only a stream of image data. Support for this format is only available in the LEADTOOLS JPEG 2000 Plug in. (12 and 16-bit grayscale support is only in Document/Medical toolkits)

$image\sqrblit.gif$ JP2 – Lossy or Lossless. This is a JPEG 2000 Format. LEADTOOLS can read 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24 and 48--bit color images. LEADTOOLS can save 8 - 16-bit grayscale and 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45 and 48--bit color images. The JP2 format contains a stream of image data, plus extra data about the organization and contents of the file. Support for this format is only available in the LEADTOOLS JPEG 2000 Plug in.

$image\sqrblit.gif$ TIF J2K – Lossy or Lossless. This is a Tagged Image File with JPEG 2000 Compression. This file format contains only a stream of image data. LEADTOOLS supports 8, 12, and 16-bit grayscale and 24-bit color spacing. Support for this format is only available in the LEADTOOLS JPEG 2000 Plug in. (12 and 16-bit grayscale support is only in Document/Medical toolkits)

For general information, refer to Compression Using LEAD and JPEG Formats. For instructions for implementing progressive formats, refer to Controlling Progressive Loads and Saves. JPEG and LEAD files can contain many comment fields of various types. You can use the LFile::ReadComment function to read comments in an existing file. Before writing a file, you can use the LFileSettings::SetComment function to create an array of comments to be saved in the file.

Please note that the LTCLR DLL is required for loading JPEG CMYK images and for loading and saving JPEG LAB images.

For more information about the LEADTOOLS JPEG 2000 Plug in, refer to Implementing JPEG 2000 Plug in Features.

File constants associated with this file format are:

Constant	Read Support	Write Support	Description
FILE_CMP	8 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	8 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	[5] LEAD CMP compressed format.
FILE_JPEG	8, 12, 16 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	8, 12, 16 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	[10] JPEG File Interchange Format.
FILE_JPEG_411	8 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	8 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	[21] JPEG File Interchange Format, 4:1:1.
FILE_JPEG_422	8 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	8 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	[21] JPEG File Interchange Format, 4:2:2.
FILE_JPEG_LAB	24 BPP	24 BPP	[171] JPEG File Interchange Format, CieLAB 4:4:4.
FILE_JPEG_LAB_411	24 BPP	24 BPP	[172] JPEG File Interchange Format, CieLAB 4:1:1.
FILE_JPEG_LAB_422	24 BPP	24 BPP	[173] JPEG File Interchange Format, CieLAB 4:2:2.
FILE_JPEG_RGB	24 BPP	24 BPP	[182] JPEG File Interchange Format, RGB 4:4:4.
FILE_JP2	8, 16 BPP (Grayscale) 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48 BPP	8, 16 BPP (Grayscale) 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48 BPP	[163] JPEG 2000 File.
FILE_J2K	8, 16 BPP (Grayscale) 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48 BPP	8, 16 BPP (Grayscale) 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48 BPP	[164] JPEG 2000 Stream.
FILE_CMW	8, 12, 16 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	8, 12, 16 BPP (Grayscale) 24 BPP	[165] LEAD Wavelet CMP compressed format.

Required DLL: For a listing of the exact DLLs needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.