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diff --git a/graphics/jbigkit/pkg-descr b/graphics/jbigkit/pkg-descr index 2fd920b..83ce745 100644 --- a/graphics/jbigkit/pkg-descr +++ b/graphics/jbigkit/pkg-descr @@ -1,26 +1,24 @@ -JBIG-KIT implements a highly effective data compression algorithm for -bi-level high-resolution images such as fax pages or scanned -documents. +JBIG-KIT implements a highly effective data compression algorithm for +bi-level high-resolution images such as fax pages or scanned documents. -JBIG-KIT provides a portable library of compression and decompression -functions with a documented interface that you can very easily include -into your image or document processing software. In addition, JBIG-KIT -provides ready-to-use compression and decompression programs with a -simple command line interface (similar to the converters found in Jef -Poskanzer's PBM graphics file conversion package). +This is a portable library of compression and decompression functions +with a documented interface that can be included into your image or +document processing software. Also provided are ready-to-use compression +and decompression programs with a simple command line interface (similar +to the converters found in Jef Poskanzer's PBM conversion package). JBIG-KIT implements the specification - International Standard ISO/IEC 11544:1993 and ITU-T Recommendation - T.82(1993), "Information technology - Coded representation of picture - and audio information - progressive bi-level image compression", + International Standard ISO/IEC 11544:1993 and ITU-T Recommendation + T.82(1993), "Information technology - Coded representation of picture + and audio information - progressive bi-level image compression", <http://www.itu.ch/itudoc/itu-t/rec/t/t82_23822.html>, -which is commonly referred to as the "JBIG standard". JBIG (Joint -Bi-level Image experts Group) is the committee which developed this -international standard for the lossless compression of images using -arithmetic coding. Like the well-known compression algorithms JPEG and -MPEG, also JBIG has been developed and published by the International -Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International -Telecommunication Union (ITU) (see also <http://www.iso.ch/> and +which is commonly referred to as the "JBIG standard". JBIG (Joint +Bi-level Image experts Group) is the committee which developed this +international standard for the lossless compression of images using +arithmetic coding. Like the well-known compression algorithms JPEG and +MPEG, also JBIG has been developed and published by the International +Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International +Telecommunication Union (ITU) (see also <http://www.iso.ch/> and <http://www.itu.ch/>). |
