DPC/BL JPEG2000 joint workshop 25th June 2007 (fwd)

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Date: 27 April 2007 03:54 +0200
From: Carol Jackson <carol@...>
To: DIGITAL-PRESERVATION@...
Subject: DPC/BL JPEG2000 joint workshop 25th June 2007

***Apologies for Cross Posting***

DPC/BL JPEG200 joint workshop 25th June 2007 10.00am -- 16.30pm

Introduction:

The JPEG2000 image compression technique has been cited by experts as a new
archiving format for digital images. It is both a preservation and delivery
format, and has been seen as a possible alternative to the TIFF format
which most institutions use as a long-term archiving standard. Produced by
both imaging experts and the Joint Photographic Experts Group, it is now a
recognised ISO standard. The standard JPEG file format which is so widely
in use is not yet an ISO standard.

JPEG 2000 allows a wide range of uses and can support a wide range of
formats and multiple resolutions. It can also offer both lossy and lossless
compression modes. Most importantly it is a flexible file format which
allows metadata to be built in to the file, a vital element of the digital
preservation process.

However, the standard is not yet widely in use and there is as yet no
native support for it in internet browsers. More investigation and
practical implementations of the standard are yet to be seen but it could
be used as a potential archival standard.

The workshop:

This forum will look more into the details of the standard and expert
speakers who are familiar with the standard or have implemented it will
share their experiences. The forum will also include industry experts to
talk about the creation of the file formats. Delegates will learn about the
benefits of the standard, especially with regard to digital preservation
and whether it is worth implementing it within their own institutions as an
image storage format.  Guest speakers include Bill Comstock, Harvard
College Library, Christoph Becker, Vienna University of Technology, Manfred
Thaller, Cologne University and Jim King, Adobe.

Who should attend the workshop?

Digital Repository Developers, Library and Archives professionals, Digital
Preservation (technology watchers) future trends, Information Managers
(public sector) and anyone with large numbers of images within their
institutions or companies.

Registration

Registration and more details on this event including the full programme
can be found on the DPC website;

http://www.dpconline.org/graphics/events/0706jpeg2000wkshop.html

Registration fees are £60 for DPC members and £100 for non DPC members.

Carol Jackson

Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC)

Innovation Centre

York Science Park

Heslington

YORK YO10 5DG

T: +44 (0) 1904 435 362

F: +44 (0) 1904 43 5135

E: info@...

www.dpconline.org

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