Main info: |
| JPEG.org |
The main source of information about JPEG2000 standard. |
| Wikipedia |
JPEG2000 article in Wikipedia. |
Comparisons: |
| Cmp #1 |
JPEG vs JPEG2000 real-time demos by Aware, Inc. |
| Cmp #2 |
Side-by side comparison of 16k JPEG and JPEG 2000 files |
| Cmp #3 |
JPEG2000 vs JPEG (vs TIFF) by PhotoZone.de |
| Cmp #4 |
JPEG and JPEG 2000 Artifacts |
Software: |
| IrfanView |
Good image viewer that supports JPEG2000. Freeware. |
| fnord j2k |
Freeware Photoshop plug-in. Though the interface is simple, this plugin supports alpha channel. |
| Morgan |
Freeware JPEG2000 plugin for Internet Explorer. |
| Kakadu |
Most sophisticated and most expensive codec. Non-commercial evaluation version alone costs $500. Speed pack costs $5,000. For the full price you have to request a quote. |
| JJ2000 |
J2K codec in Java. One of the two reference implementations, recommended by the J2K standard. |
| JasPer |
A free library with C source code. The second reference implementation, recommended by the standard. Poorly written and very slow. No support. |
| OpenJPEG |
Open-source JPEG2000 codec written in C language. Based on JasPer and has the same major drawback - it is very slow. |
| DotImage |
DotImage JPEG2000 codec (Microsoft .NET Framework). Price: $3,000 + $1,000 per each developer. |
| 2KAN |
Open-source software implementation of JPEG2000 Parts 8, 9, 10 and 11 (JPSEC, JPIP, JP3D, JPWL extensions). |
Hardware: |
| ADV202 |
Analog Devices: JPEG2000 hardware chip (ADV202) product page. |
| ADV212 |
Analog Devices: new JPEG2000 chip (ADV212) product page. |
| AD Devs |
Analog Devices: JPEG2000 third-party developers list. |
| intoPIX |
intoPIX offers powerful and flexible JPEG2000 hardware for Broadcast, Video Transmission, Production, Archiving, Digital Cinema applications and more. |
| Barco Silex |
Hardware JPEG2000 solutions from Barco Silex. |