.. index:: JPEG
.. index:: .jpg
JPEG
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Extensions: .jpg
Developer: `Independent JPEG Group `_
**Support**
BSD-licensed: |yes|
Export: |yes|
Officially Supported Versions:
Reader: JPEGReader (:bsd-reader:`Source Code `, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields `)
Writer: JPEGWriter (:bsd-writer:`Source Code `)
We currently have:
* a `JPEG specification document `_ (v1.04, from 1992 September 1, in PDF)
* numerous JPEG datasets
* the ability to produce more datasets
**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 `_ API to read and write JPEG files.
JPEG stands for "Joint Photographic Experts Group".
.. seealso::
`JPEG homepage `_