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DjVu: a Compression Method for Distributing Scanned Documents in Color over the Internet
Yann LeCun
Léon Bottou
Patrick Haffner
Paul G. Howard
  DOI :  10.2352/CIC.1998.6.1.art00047  Published Online :  January 1998
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We present a newimage compression technique called “DjVu” that is specifically geared towards the compression of scanned documents in color at high revolution. DjVu enable any screen connected to the Internet to access and display images of scanned pages while faithfully reproducing the font, color, drawings, pictures, and paper texture. With DjVu, a typical magazine page in color at 300dpi can be compressed down to between 40 to 60 KB, approximately 5 to 10 times better than JPEGfor a similar level of subjective quality. A real-time, memory efficient version of the decoder is available as a plug-in for popular web browsers.

Journal Title : Color and Imaging Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Yann LeCun, Léon Bottou, Patrick Haffner, Paul G. Howard, "DjVu: a Compression Method for Distributing Scanned Documents in Color over the Internet"  in Proc. IS&T 6th Color and Imaging Conf.,  1998,  pp 220 - 223,  https://doi.org/10.2352/CIC.1998.6.1.art00047

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Articles
DjVu: a Compression Method for Distributing Scanned Documents in Color over the Internet
LeCunYann
BottouLéon
HaffnerPatrick
HowardPaul G.
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1998
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We present a newimage compression technique called “DjVu” that is specifically geared towards the compression of scanned documents in color at high revolution. DjVu enable any screen connected to the Internet to access and display images of scanned pages while faithfully reproducing the font, color, drawings, pictures, and paper texture. With DjVu, a typical magazine page in color at 300dpi can be compressed down to between 40 to 60 KB, approximately 5 to 10 times better than JPEGfor a similar level of subjective quality. A real-time, memory efficient version of the decoder is available as a plug-in for popular web browsers.