Salvado,José; Roque,Bruno - Evaluation of transform based image coders, using different transforms and techniques in the transform domain. WSEAS Transactions on Computers. ISSN 1109-2750. Vol. 3, nº 1 (January 2004), p. 241-249
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Evaluation of transform based image coders, using different transforms and techniques in the transform domain
This paper addresses the most relevant aspects of lossy image coding techniques, and presents an
evaluation study on this subject, using several transforms and different methods in the transform domain. We
developed different transform based image coders/decoders (codecs) using different transforms, such as the
discrete cosine transform, the discrete wavelet transform and the S transform. Besides JPEG Baseline, we also
use other techniques and methods in the transform domain such as a DWT based JPEG-like (JPEG DWT), a
JPEG DWT with visual threshold (JPEG-VT), a JPEG–like coder based on the ST, and an EZW coder. The
codecs were programmed in MATLAB™, using custom and built-in functions. The structures of the codecs
are presented, also as some experimental results which allow us evaluate them, and support this study.
