ISO/IEC 21122-1:2024
(Main)Information technology — JPEG XS low-latency lightweight image coding system — Part 1: Core coding system
Information technology — JPEG XS low-latency lightweight image coding system — Part 1: Core coding system
This document specifies the syntax and an accompanying decompression process that is capable to represent continuous-tone grey-scale, or continuous-tone colour digital images without visual loss at moderate compression rates. Typical compression rates are between 2:1 and 18:1 but can also be higher depending on the nature of the image. In particular, the syntax and the decoding process specified in this document allow lightweight encoder and decoder implementations that limit the end-to-end latency to a fraction of the frame size. However, the definition of transmission channel buffer models necessary to ensure such latency is beyond the scope of this document. This document: — specifies decoding processes for converting compressed image data to reconstructed image data; — specifies a codestream syntax containing information for interpreting the compressed image data; — provides guidance on encoding processes for converting source image data to compressed image data.
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ISO/IEC 21122-1
Third edition
Information technology — JPEG
2024-07
XS low-latency lightweight image
coding system —
Part 1:
Core coding system
Technologies de l'information — Système de codage d'images
léger à faible latence JPEG XS —
Partie 1: Système de codage de noyau
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions, abbreviated terms and symbols . 1
3.1 Terms and definitions .1
3.2 Abbreviated terms .6
3.3 Symbols .6
4 Conventions . 10
4.1 Conformance language .10
4.2 Operators .10
4.2.1 Arithmetic operators .10
4.2.2 Logical operators .10
4.2.3 Relational operators .10
4.2.4 Precedence order of operators .10
4.2.5 Mathematical functions .11
5 Functional concepts . .11
5.1 Sample grid, sampling and components .11
5.2 Interpretation of CFA data . 12
5.3 Wavelet decomposition . 12
5.4 Codestream. 13
6 Encoder requirements .13
7 Decoder .13
7.1 Decoding process general provisions . 13
7.2 Decoder requirements . 15
Annex A (normative) Codestream syntax .16
Annex B (normative) Image data structures .32
Annex C (normative) Entropy decoding .45
Annex D (normative) Quantization .65
Annex E (normative) Discrete wavelet transformation .70
Annex F (normative) Multiple component transformations .80
Annex G (normative) DC level shifting, non-linear transform and output clipping.91
Annex H (normative) Frame buffer . .98
Annex I (informative) Example weight tables .106
Bibliography .114
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This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO/IEC 21122-1:2022), which has been
technically revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— coding tools for improving the compression rates for screen content images have been added;
— coding tools that enable lossless coding of images with up to 16 bits per sample have been added.
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International Standard ISO/IEC 21122-1:2024(en)
Information technology — JPEG XS low-latency lightweight
image coding system —
Part 1:
Core coding system
1 Scope
This document specifies the syntax and an accompanying decompression process that is capable to represent
continuous-tone grey-scale, or continuous-tone colour digital images without visual loss at moderate
compression rates. Typical compression rates are between 2:1 and 18:1 but can also be higher depending
on the nature of the image. In particular, the syntax and the decoding process specified in this document
allow lightweight encoder and decoder implementations that limit the end-to-end latency to a fraction of the
frame size. However, the definition of transmission channel buffer models necessary to ensure such latency
is beyond the scope of this document.
This document:
— specifies decoding processes for converting compressed image data to reconstructed image data;
— specifies a codestream syntax containing information for interpreting the compressed image data;
— provides guidance on encoding processes for converting source image data to compressed image data.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions, abbreviated terms and symbols
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
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3.1.1
band
input data to a specific wavelet filter type (3.1.54) that contributes to the generation of one of the components
(3.1.14) of the image
3.1.2
band type
single number collapsing the information on the component, and horizontal and vertical wavelet filter types
that are applied in the filter cascade reconstructing spatial image samples from inversely quantized wavelet
coefficients
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3.1.3
bit
binary choice encoded as either 0 or 1
3.1.4
bitplane
array of bits having all the same significance
3.1.5
bitplane count
number of significant bitplanes of a code group, counting from the LSB up to the most significant, non-empty
bitplane
3.1.6
bitplane count subpacket
subset of a packet which decodes to the bitplane counts of all code groups within a packet, followed by
padding and optional filler bytes
Note 1 to entry: See subclause C.5.3.
3.1.7
byte
group of 8 bits
3.1.8
colour filter array
CFA
rectangular array of sensor elements yielding a 1-component image where the colour to which a sensor
element is sensitive to depends on the position of the sensor element
3.1.9
codestream
compressed image data representation that includes all necessary data to allow a (full or approximate)
reconstruction of the sample values of a digital image
3.1.10
code group
group of quantization indices in sign-magnitude representation before inverse quantization
3.1.11
coefficient
input value to the inverse wavelet transformation resulting from inverse quantization
3.1.12
coefficient group
number of horizontally adjacent wavelet coefficients from the same band
3.1.13
column
set of vertically aligned precincts
3.1.14
component
two-dimensional array of samples having the same designation such as red, green or blue in the output or
display device
3.1.15
compression
process of reducing the number of bits used to represent source image data
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