jpeg-6b.txt       Independent JPEG Group's JPEG software
Posted by Michael Temari, 21 April 2000

See also qcam.txt and qcam.tar.Z for Minix support for the Connectix Quick Cam.

[The following is extracted from the README for release 6b of 27-Mar-1998]

This distribution contains the sixth public release of the Independent JPEG
Group's free JPEG software.  You are welcome to redistribute this software and
to use it for any purpose, subject to the conditions [stated in full README].
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IJG is not affiliated with the official ISO JPEG standards committee.
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This package contains C software to implement JPEG image compression and
decompression.  JPEG (pronounced "jay-peg") is a standardized compression
method for full-color and gray-scale images.  JPEG is intended for compressing
"real-world" scenes; line drawings, cartoons and other non-realistic images
are not its strong suit.  JPEG is lossy, meaning that the output image is not
exactly identical to the input image.  Hence you must not use JPEG if you
have to have identical output bits.  However, on typical photographic images,
very good compression levels can be obtained with no visible change, and
remarkably high compression levels are possible if you can tolerate a
low-quality image.  For more details, see the references, or just experiment
with various compression settings.

[end of abstract from README]

There is much more documentation, includding copyright and warranty
information, in the full README.  There is additional documentation in
the jpeg-6b.tar.Z archive.