Image Formats

Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP)

PTP is Picture Transfer Protocol. It is a platform-independent and transport-independent standard for communicating with digital photography devices. It is composed of a set of standard operations, responses, events, device properties, and required behaviors for devices that wish to communicate in order to fulfill basic digital imaging connectivity scenarios.

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DIG2000

JPEG 2000 and I3A: The Picture of Compatibility

Part 1 of the JPEG 2000 standard includes a next-generation, full-featured compression algorithm combined with an optional file format. That file format breaks new ground with respect to other formats, by specifying how images can be used accurately and appropriately across a wide range of applications.

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Flashpix

As the name suggests, the Flashpix format makes working with digital images faster and easier than ever before - while also delivering superior results. Images in the Flashpix format literally burst on-screen. They transform instantly when edited, move rapidly over phone lines and look great coming off the printer.

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