.. index:: JPEG
.. index:: .jpg

JPEG
===============================================================================

Extensions: .jpg

Developer: `Independent JPEG Group <http://www.ijg.org/>`_


**Support**


BSD-licensed: |yes|

Export: |yes|

Officially Supported Versions: 

Reader: JPEGReader (:bsd-reader:`Source Code <JPEGReader.java>`, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields </metadata/JPEGReader>`)

Writer: JPEGWriter (:bsd-writer:`Source Code <JPEGWriter.java>`)



We currently have:

* a `JPEG specification document <http://www.w3.org/Graphics/JPEG/jfif3.pdf>`_ (v1.04, from 1992 September 1, in PDF) 
* numerous JPEG datasets 
* the ability to produce more datasets

We would like to have:


**Ratings**


Pixels: |Very good|

Metadata: |Very good|

Openness: |Outstanding|

Presence: |Outstanding|

Utility: |Poor|

**Additional Information**


Bio-Formats can save individual planes as JPEG. 
Bio-Formats uses the `Java Image I/O <http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/imageio/>`_ API to read and write JPEG files. 
JPEG stands for "Joint Photographic Experts Group". 

.. seealso:: 
  `JPEG homepage <http://www.jpeg.org/jpeg/index.html>`_