.. index:: JPEG 2000
.. index:: .jp2
JPEG 2000
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Extensions: .jp2
Developer: `Independent JPEG Group `_
**Support**
BSD-licensed: |yes|
Export: |yes|
Officially Supported Versions:
Reader: JPEG2000Reader (:bsd-reader:`Source Code `, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields `)
Writer: JPEG2000Writer (:bsd-writer:`Source Code `)
Freely Available Software:
- `JJ2000 (JPEG 2000 library for Java) `_
We currently have:
* a JPEG 2000 specification document (free draft from 2000, no longer available online)
* a few .jp2 files
We would like to have:
**Ratings**
Pixels: |Very good|
Metadata: |Poor|
Openness: |Outstanding|
Presence: |Good|
Utility: |Poor|
**Additional Information**
Bio-Formats uses the `JAI Image I/O Tools `_ library to read JP2 files.
JPEG stands for "Joint Photographic Experts Group".