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Grok (JPEG 2000)

Summary

In computer software, Grok is a library to encode and decode images in the JPEG 2000 format. It fully implements Part 1 of the ISO/IEC 15444-1 technical standard. It is designed for stability, high performance, and low memory usage. Grok is free and open-source software released under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) version 3.

Grok
Developer(s)Aaron Boxer
Initial releaseJanuary 1, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-01)
Stable release
10.0.1 / September 13, 2022; 18 months ago (2022-09-13)[1]
Repository
  • github.com/GrokImageCompression/grok Edit this at Wikidata
Written inC++
Operating systemmacOS, Windows, POSIX
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, AArch64
Available inEnglish
TypeGraphics software
LicenseAGPL v3
Websitegithub.com/GrokImageCompression/grok


Features edit

  1. High performance - grk_decompress is currently over 1/2 the speed of Kakadu, one of the leading commercial JPEG 2000 libraries
  2. Fast sub-tile decode
  3. Supports decoding to stdout for png, jpeg, bmp, pnm, and raw output formats
  4. Supports TLM code stream marker for fast single-tile and sub-tile decoding of large tiled images
  5. Supports PLT code stream marker for fast sub-tile decoding of large single-tile images
  6. Full support for ICC profiles and other meta-data such as XML, IPTC and XMP
  7. Supports new Part 15 of the standard, aka High Throughput JPEG 2000, which promises up to a 10x speed up over the original Part 1 of the JPEG 2000 standard

Integration edit

Grok has been integrated into a number of other open source projects, including:

  1. Cantaloupe image server
  2. IIPSrv image server
  3. Horos medical image viewer

References edit

  1. ^ "Releases · GrokImageCompression/grok". github.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.

Further reading edit

  • "JPEG2000 Image Compression Fundamentals, Standards and Practice", by David S. Taubman, Michael W. Marcellin. ISBN 0-7923-7519-X
  • Johan van der Knijff (2011). "JPEG 2000 for Long-term Preservation: JP2 as a Preservation Format". D-Lib Magazine. 17 (5/6). doi:10.1045/may2011-vanderknijff.
  • Johan van der Knijff (2022). "Generating lossy access JP2s from lossless preservation masters". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links edit

  • Official website
  • User guide

See also edit