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- From: mikemiller@dsm1.dsmnet.com
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Fractal compression for Amiga?
- Date: 23 Mar 1996 19:07:33 GMT
- Organization: DES MOINES INTERNET, DES MOINES, IA
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- In article <472.6656T105T1583@mbox200.swipnet.se>, videoking@mbox200.swipnet.se (Johan Otterstrom) writes:
- >I've been reading about fractal compression for images. And from what I heard
- >images compressed 100:1 still looks good, aposed to JPEG the really messes up
- >pictures.
- >
- >I've even seen that Kodak is offering PC owners to get their film developed
- >and all images on one! disk, complete with display software.
- >
- >I also heard that the American police uses this compression to get images of
- >suspects to police in the field.
- >
- >Is there any program on the Amiga for this compression?
- >
- Not sure about fractal compression, but there is supposed to be a wavlet
- compression system for the Amiga in the works - saw a mention of it, but
- I'll have to go looking for it again.
-
- Mike
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