JPEG

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
	This application gives the basic introduction to JPEG compression
	algorithm. Users can learn the steps of the JPEG compression algorithm:
	color space transformation, discrete cosine transformation,
	quantization and entropy encoding. 

LANGUAGE USED:
	The language used is JAVA (JDK 1.2)

REQUIREMENTS TO RUN THE PROGRAM:
	Computer:	Any type of computer which can run the java 
			virtual machine
	Software:	JDK1.2 
		    	MS-DOS to type the command lines


HOW TO RUN (START) THE PROGRAM:
			* Go to DOS prompt 
			* Go to the directory where the JPEG package files are 
			  stored. In that directory run the 
			  program using jdk1.2.
	
        	Example:  
			Go to the directory
			c:\>cd JPEG
			c:\JPEG>java JPEG
			
			Application will appear on your screen

REFERENCE:
			"JPEG: Still Image Data Compression Standard",
			by Pennebaker, W. and Mitchell, J.
			Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996.

			"The JPEG Still Picture Compression Standard",
                        by Wallace, G.			
			Communications of the ACM, April 1991.

                        "Interactive Packages for Learning Image Compression
                        Algorithms"
                        by Khuri, S. and Hsu, H.
                        Proceedings of the 5th ITiCSE, Helsinki, Finland,
                        July 2000.

COMMENTS:               E-mail to khuri@cs.sjsu.edu
