Khalid Sayood's textbook Introduction to Data Compression is a guide to all types of compression schemes. Each chapter establishes a mathematical algorithm covering basic compression techniques, including lossless and lossy compression, and lays an information-theoretic foundation for general forms of compression (the book includes all relevant formulas).
One of the strengths of this book is the analysis of various compression systems, including their advantages, disadvantages, and best working modes. An introduction to data compression technology starts with the lossless compression system and describes Huffman coding, arithmetic coding and dictionary coding technology. Additionally, the author also uses lossless compression for image compression.
For lossy compression, Sayood discusses methods using quantization. He also describes scalar, vector, and differential coding and fractal compression techniques, with the final chapter looking at video encryption.
Features:
·Includes the application of lossy and lossless compression techniques in image, speech, text, audio and video compression.
· Discusses formal video, audio, text, and fax compression standards to illustrate technologies including JPEG, MPEG, G.728, H.261, and Group 3 and 4 fax standards.
· Each new concept or algorithm is followed by detailed examples.
· Software implementation and experimental data are available.
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