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The Image Compression Manager

This chapter describes the QuickTime Image Compression Manager (ICM), which compresses images by invoking image compressor components and decompresses images using image decompressor components.

The Image Compression Manager enables your application to perform a variety of tasks, including the storage of compressed image data in pictures, compression of image sequences, display of compressed image files, and so on.

Contents:

Overview of the ICM
Data That Is Suitable for Compression
Storing Images
Working With Pictures
Understanding Compressor Components
Banding and Extending Images
Fast Dithering

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