JPEG 2000

Extensions: .jp2

Developer: Independent JPEG Group

Support

BSD-licensed:

Export:

Officially Supported Versions:

Reader: JPEG2000Reader (Source Code, Supported Metadata Fields)

Writer: JPEG2000Writer (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:

Metadata:

Openness:

Presence:

Utility:

Additional Information

Bio-Formats uses the JAI Image I/O Tools library to read JP2 files. JPEG stands for “Joint Photographic Experts Group”.