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- From: cs89cmh@brunel.ac.uk (Chris Holland)
- Newsgroups: comp.graphics
- Subject: Re: Fractal Compression of Images
- Message-ID: <Bz7EHI.4Dn@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: 13 Dec 92 15:17:41 GMT
- References: <BywJAz.534@optimla.aimla.com>
- Organization: Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
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- John VanHoozer (jc@optimla.aimla.com) wrote:
- : Hi all!
-
- : Read an article/review in PC Magazine recently about a graphics
- : compression algorithm that uses Fractal mathematics instead of DCT's
- : (ala JPEG/MPEG) to achieve some really impressive compression ratios.
- : Could someone point me to some more information on this technique?
-
- :
-
- Get hold of a demo disk from...
- Iterated Systems Inc
- Norcross
- GA (404) 840-0130
-
- called Fractal Transform Demo Disk v1.0 for Dos and Windows.
-
- I don't normally promote stuff on the Net, and I don't really know how good
- this system is compared to others (if they exist) - but we were seriously
- impressed with this demo and the compression ratios etc... And I think it is
- worth a quick plug.
-
- Chris
- cs89cmh@brunel.ac.uk
-