Physics and image data compression

Adolph E. Smith; Michael J. Gormish; Martin P. Boliek

doi:10.1117/12.58361

19 May 1992 Physics and image data compression

Adolph E. Smith, Michael J. Gormish, Martin P. Boliek

Proceedings Volume 1657, Image Processing Algorithms and Techniques III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58361
Event: SPIE/IS&T 1992 Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1992, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We show how several basic image compression methods (predictive coding, transform coding, and pyramid coding) are based on self-similarity, and a 1/f2 power law. Phase transitions often show self-similarity which is characterized by a spectral power law. Natural images often show a self-similarity which is also characterized by a power law spectrum which is near 1/f2. Exploring physical analogs leads to greater unity among current methods of compression and perhaps lead to improved techniques.

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Adolph E. Smith, Michael J. Gormish, and Martin P. Boliek "Physics and image data compression", Proc. SPIE 1657, Image Processing Algorithms and Techniques III, (19 May 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58361

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