Preserved Topic: JPEG 2000 file format out!!

Well it's out and free But mac only for now, grab it at the link below:-
http://www.fnordware.com/

Don't know if it's all go with it tho, just passing the link off maccentral so you all know about it .

Hmm... moving on from the mac-only fact, I read it's only 16 bits? Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't regular JPGs able to go 32?

njuice42 Cell # 551
icq 957255

I think it meant it *can* do 16 bits if you want smaller files.

This looks interesting, especially the partial transparency, but it'll be years before enough browsers support it. =(

Ahh, makes sense. If it hits it big, cool. If not... I'm happy with my regular "old school" JPGs

njuice42 Cell # 551
icq 957255

yeah, but it has some nifty features.
Depending on the encoding you choose, either the image grows the more of it's data is transmitted (easy, bandwidth saving thumbnails!), or it's resolution goes up, or it adds the colors one after the other...
btw. it's a wavelet based compression algorithm, I think. (ok, maybe it has a few different algorithms, but most are patented by some group.)