JP2 File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Format JP2 (JPEG 2000 Core Image File)
MIME Type image/jp2
Compression Type Wavelet-based Compression
File Extension .jp2
Color Depth Supports up to 24-bit color and 16-bit grayscale
Lossy Compression Yes
Lossless Compression Yes
Multi-Resolution Representations Supported
Progressive Decoding Supported
Alpha Channel Supported
Tile-based Structure Supported
Region of Interest Coding Supported
Random Access to Image Regions Supported
Error Resilience High
Metadata Handling Extensive (including EXIF, XML, and IPTC)
Encoding Tools Available in various software (both free and proprietary)
Typical Usage High-quality image storage, digital cinema, medical imaging
Advantages over JPEG Better compression efficiency, quality, and flexibility
Standardization ISO/IEC 15444-1
Scalability Resolution, quality, component
Creator Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)