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- From: boshoff@sunvax.sun.ac.za (Hendrik Boshoff)
- Newsgroups: comp.compression
- Subject: new book: Fractal Image Compression
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.191755.5674@sunvax.sun.ac.za>
- Date: 7 Jan 93 17:17:55 GMT
- References: <9301061849.AA05997@nettlerash.berkeley.edu>
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- I am crossposting this from comp.theory.dynamic-sys.
- Sorry if it has already appeared in comp.compression,
- but I didn't see it and I know of many people who
- are eagerly awaiting this book.
-
- In article <9301061849.AA05997@nettlerash.berkeley.edu>,
- hurd@MATH.GATECH.EDU (Lyman Hurd) writes:
- > I am pleased to announce the arrival of the book:
- >
- > Fractal Image Compression
- > by Michael Barnsley and Lyman Hurd.
- >
- > hardbound 244 pages, 16 color plates
- >
- >
- > A sequel to Fractals Everywhere, Fractal Image Compression describes the
- > mathematics underlying the Fractal Transform an image compression method
- > discovered by Michael Barnsley and developed at Iterated Systems. Topics
- > include:
- >
- > * Iterated Function Systems
- >
- > * Local IFS and the Black and White Fractal Transform
- >
- > * The Grayscale Fractal Transform
- >
- > * Information Theory
- >
- > * Huffman codes
- >
- > * Arithmetic Codes
- >
- > * JPEG Image Compression
- >
- > Example programs in C are interspersed throughout the text.
- >
- > Copies can be ordered directly from the publisher by the following
- > methods:
- >
- > 1) Email: send a message to kpeters@math.harvard.edu with name address and
- > a Mastercard or Visa card number WITH EXPIRATION DATE.
- >
- > 2) Mail: Check or money order or the above credit card information to:
- >
- > AK Peters, Ltd.
- > 289 Linden St.
- > Wellesley, MA 02181
- >
- > 3) Phone (credit card orders) (617) 235-2210 (voice) (617) 235-2404 (fax)
- >
- > The book is $49.95 including shipping. Residents of Massachusetts please
- > add 5% sales tax.
-