JPEG 2000

Extensions: .jp2, .j2k, .jpf

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

Ratings

Pixels:

Metadata:

Openness:

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Additional Information

Bio-Formats uses the JAI Image I/O Tools library to read JP2 files. Conflicting versions of this no-longer-maintained library may cause errors, see JAI ImageIO component for details.

JPEG stands for “Joint Photographic Experts Group”.