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This module is an introduction about image coding.
Image Coding (often more correctly known as Image Compression) is the art / science of representing images with the least information (no. of bits) consistent with achieving an acceptable image quality / usefulness .
In order to do this, we try to take advantage of:
- Physiological characteristics of human vision;
- Statistical characteristics of typical images;
- Efficient binary source coding methods.
OpenStax, Image coding. OpenStax CNX. Jan 22, 2004 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10206/1.3
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