The book "JPEG2000 Image Compression Fundamentals, Standards and Practice" by David S. Taubman and Michael W. Marcellin is a comprehensive guide to the JPEG2000 image compression standard. It is divided into four parts: 1. **Fundamental Concepts**: This part covers the basics of image compression, including digital images, lossless and lossy compression, entropy and coding techniques, quantization, image transforms, rate control, filter banks, wavelets, zero-tree coding, and highly scalable compression. 2. **The JPEG2000 Standard**: This part provides a detailed description of the JPEG2000 standard, including its architecture, sample data transformations, partitions, coding, code-stream syntax, file format, and extensions. 3. **Working with JPEG2000**: This part addresses practical considerations for implementing and utilizing the JPEG2000 standard, including performance guidelines, implementation strategies, compliance testing, and hardware considerations. 4. **Other Standards**: This part introduces other image compression standards such as JPEG and JPEG-LS, providing a comparative analysis and practical examples. The book also includes a compact disc with documentation, binaries, and source code for the Kakadu software tools, which implement the JPEG2000 standard. The authors acknowledge the contributions of various individuals and organizations involved in the development of the JPEG2000 standard and express gratitude to their families for their support.The book "JPEG2000 Image Compression Fundamentals, Standards and Practice" by David S. Taubman and Michael W. Marcellin is a comprehensive guide to the JPEG2000 image compression standard. It is divided into four parts: 1. **Fundamental Concepts**: This part covers the basics of image compression, including digital images, lossless and lossy compression, entropy and coding techniques, quantization, image transforms, rate control, filter banks, wavelets, zero-tree coding, and highly scalable compression. 2. **The JPEG2000 Standard**: This part provides a detailed description of the JPEG2000 standard, including its architecture, sample data transformations, partitions, coding, code-stream syntax, file format, and extensions. 3. **Working with JPEG2000**: This part addresses practical considerations for implementing and utilizing the JPEG2000 standard, including performance guidelines, implementation strategies, compliance testing, and hardware considerations. 4. **Other Standards**: This part introduces other image compression standards such as JPEG and JPEG-LS, providing a comparative analysis and practical examples. The book also includes a compact disc with documentation, binaries, and source code for the Kakadu software tools, which implement the JPEG2000 standard. The authors acknowledge the contributions of various individuals and organizations involved in the development of the JPEG2000 standard and express gratitude to their families for their support.