JPEG 2000 Format Guide

JPEG 2000 - A wavelet-based compression standard with better performance than JPEG.

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Basic Information

File Extensions:

.jp2.j2k.jpx

MIME Type

image/jp2

Key Features:

Superior compressionLossless optionRegion of interest

Use Cases:

Medical imaging, Archiving, Digital cinema

Technical Support
Read Support: Supported
Write Support: Supported

Notes: Requires OpenJPEG library. Supports raw codestreams (.j2k) and boxed files (.jp2).