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3This file was part of the Independent JPEG Group's software:
4Copyright (C) 1994-2013, Thomas G. Lane, Guido Vollbeding.
5libjpeg-turbo Modifications:
6Copyright (C) 2010, 2014-2017, D. R. Commander.
7Copyright (C) 2015, Google, Inc.
8For conditions of distribution and use, see the accompanying README.ijg file.
9
10
11This file describes how to use the IJG JPEG library within an application
12program. Read it if you want to write a program that uses the library.
13
14The file example.txt provides heavily commented skeleton code for calling the
15JPEG library. Also see jpeglib.h (the include file to be used by application
16programs) for full details about data structures and function parameter lists.
17The library source code, of course, is the ultimate reference.
18
19Note that there have been *major* changes from the application interface
20presented by IJG version 4 and earlier versions. The old design had several
21inherent limitations, and it had accumulated a lot of cruft as we added
22features while trying to minimize application-interface changes. We have
23sacrificed backward compatibility in the version 5 rewrite, but we think the
24improvements justify this.
25
26
27TABLE OF CONTENTS
28-----------------
29
30Overview:
31 Functions provided by the library
32 Outline of typical usage
33Basic library usage:
34 Data formats
35 Compression details
36 Decompression details
37 Partial image decompression
38 Mechanics of usage: include files, linking, etc
39Advanced features:
40 Compression parameter selection
41 Decompression parameter selection
42 Special color spaces
43 Error handling
44 Compressed data handling (source and destination managers)
45 I/O suspension
46 Progressive JPEG support
47 Buffered-image mode
48 Abbreviated datastreams and multiple images
49 Special markers
50 ICC profiles
51 Raw (downsampled) image data
52 Really raw data: DCT coefficients
53 Progress monitoring
54 Memory management
55 Memory usage
56 Library compile-time options
57 Portability considerations
58
59You should read at least the overview and basic usage sections before trying
60to program with the library. The sections on advanced features can be read
61if and when you need them.
62
63
64OVERVIEW
65========
66
67Functions provided by the library
68---------------------------------
69
70The IJG JPEG library provides C code to read and write JPEG-compressed image
71files. The surrounding application program receives or supplies image data a
72scanline at a time, using a straightforward uncompressed image format. All
73details of color conversion and other preprocessing/postprocessing can be
74handled by the library.
75
76The library includes a substantial amount of code that is not covered by the
77JPEG standard but is necessary for typical applications of JPEG. These
78functions preprocess the image before JPEG compression or postprocess it after
79decompression. They include colorspace conversion, downsampling/upsampling,
80and color quantization. The application indirectly selects use of this code
81by specifying the format in which it wishes to supply or receive image data.
82For example, if colormapped output is requested, then the decompression
83library automatically invokes color quantization.
84
85A wide range of quality vs. speed tradeoffs are possible in JPEG processing,
86and even more so in decompression postprocessing. The decompression library
87provides multiple implementations that cover most of the useful tradeoffs,
88ranging from very-high-quality down to fast-preview operation. On the
89compression side we have generally not provided low-quality choices, since
90compression is normally less time-critical. It should be understood that the
91low-quality modes may not meet the JPEG standard's accuracy requirements;
92nonetheless, they are useful for viewers.
93
94A word about functions *not* provided by the library. We handle a subset of
95the ISO JPEG standard; most baseline, extended-sequential, and progressive
96JPEG processes are supported. (Our subset includes all features now in common
97use.) Unsupported ISO options include:
98 * Hierarchical storage
99 * Lossless JPEG
100 * DNL marker
101 * Nonintegral subsampling ratios
102We support both 8- and 12-bit data precision, but this is a compile-time
103choice rather than a run-time choice; hence it is difficult to use both
104precisions in a single application.
105
106By itself, the library handles only interchange JPEG datastreams --- in
107particular the widely used JFIF file format. The library can be used by
108surrounding code to process interchange or abbreviated JPEG datastreams that
109are embedded in more complex file formats. (For example, this library is
110used by the free LIBTIFF library to support JPEG compression in TIFF.)
111
112
113Outline of typical usage
114------------------------
115
116The rough outline of a JPEG compression operation is:
117
118 Allocate and initialize a JPEG compression object
119 Specify the destination for the compressed data (eg, a file)
120 Set parameters for compression, including image size & colorspace
121 jpeg_start_compress(...);
122 while (scan lines remain to be written)
123 jpeg_write_scanlines(...);
124 jpeg_finish_compress(...);
125 Release the JPEG compression object
126
127A JPEG compression object holds parameters and working state for the JPEG
128library. We make creation/destruction of the object separate from starting
129or finishing compression of an image; the same object can be re-used for a
130series of image compression operations. This makes it easy to re-use the
131same parameter settings for a sequence of images. Re-use of a JPEG object
132also has important implications for processing abbreviated JPEG datastreams,
133as discussed later.
134
135The image data to be compressed is supplied to jpeg_write_scanlines() from
136in-memory buffers. If the application is doing file-to-file compression,
137reading image data from the source file is the application's responsibility.
138The library emits compressed data by calling a "data destination manager",
139which typically will write the data into a file; but the application can
140provide its own destination manager to do something else.
141
142Similarly, the rough outline of a JPEG decompression operation is:
143
144 Allocate and initialize a JPEG decompression object
145 Specify the source of the compressed data (eg, a file)
146 Call jpeg_read_header() to obtain image info
147 Set parameters for decompression
148 jpeg_start_decompress(...);
149 while (scan lines remain to be read)
150 jpeg_read_scanlines(...);
151 jpeg_finish_decompress(...);
152 Release the JPEG decompression object
153
154This is comparable to the compression outline except that reading the
155datastream header is a separate step. This is helpful because information
156about the image's size, colorspace, etc is available when the application
157selects decompression parameters. For example, the application can choose an
158output scaling ratio that will fit the image into the available screen size.
159
160The decompression library obtains compressed data by calling a data source
161manager, which typically will read the data from a file; but other behaviors
162can be obtained with a custom source manager. Decompressed data is delivered
163into in-memory buffers passed to jpeg_read_scanlines().
164
165It is possible to abort an incomplete compression or decompression operation
166by calling jpeg_abort(); or, if you do not need to retain the JPEG object,
167simply release it by calling jpeg_destroy().
168
169JPEG compression and decompression objects are two separate struct types.
170However, they share some common fields, and certain routines such as
171jpeg_destroy() can work on either type of object.
172
173The JPEG library has no static variables: all state is in the compression
174or decompression object. Therefore it is possible to process multiple
175compression and decompression operations concurrently, using multiple JPEG
176objects.
177
178Both compression and decompression can be done in an incremental memory-to-
179memory fashion, if suitable source/destination managers are used. See the
180section on "I/O suspension" for more details.
181
182
183BASIC LIBRARY USAGE
184===================
185
186Data formats
187------------
188
189Before diving into procedural details, it is helpful to understand the
190image data format that the JPEG library expects or returns.
191
192The standard input image format is a rectangular array of pixels, with each
193pixel having the same number of "component" or "sample" values (color
194channels). You must specify how many components there are and the colorspace
195interpretation of the components. Most applications will use RGB data
196(three components per pixel) or grayscale data (one component per pixel).
197PLEASE NOTE THAT RGB DATA IS THREE SAMPLES PER PIXEL, GRAYSCALE ONLY ONE.
198A remarkable number of people manage to miss this, only to find that their
199programs don't work with grayscale JPEG files.
200
201There is no provision for colormapped input. JPEG files are always full-color
202or full grayscale (or sometimes another colorspace such as CMYK). You can
203feed in a colormapped image by expanding it to full-color format. However
204JPEG often doesn't work very well with source data that has been colormapped,
205because of dithering noise. This is discussed in more detail in the JPEG FAQ
206and the other references mentioned in the README.ijg file.
207
208Pixels are stored by scanlines, with each scanline running from left to
209right. The component values for each pixel are adjacent in the row; for
210example, R,G,B,R,G,B,R,G,B,... for 24-bit RGB color. Each scanline is an
211array of data type JSAMPLE --- which is typically "unsigned char", unless
212you've changed jmorecfg.h. (You can also change the RGB pixel layout, say
213to B,G,R order, by modifying jmorecfg.h. But see the restrictions listed in
214that file before doing so.)
215
216A 2-D array of pixels is formed by making a list of pointers to the starts of
217scanlines; so the scanlines need not be physically adjacent in memory. Even
218if you process just one scanline at a time, you must make a one-element
219pointer array to conform to this structure. Pointers to JSAMPLE rows are of
220type JSAMPROW, and the pointer to the pointer array is of type JSAMPARRAY.
221
222The library accepts or supplies one or more complete scanlines per call.
223It is not possible to process part of a row at a time. Scanlines are always
224processed top-to-bottom. You can process an entire image in one call if you
225have it all in memory, but usually it's simplest to process one scanline at
226a time.
227
228For best results, source data values should have the precision specified by
229BITS_IN_JSAMPLE (normally 8 bits). For instance, if you choose to compress
230data that's only 6 bits/channel, you should left-justify each value in a
231byte before passing it to the compressor. If you need to compress data
232that has more than 8 bits/channel, compile with BITS_IN_JSAMPLE = 12.
233(See "Library compile-time options", later.)
234
235
236The data format returned by the decompressor is the same in all details,
237except that colormapped output is supported. (Again, a JPEG file is never
238colormapped. But you can ask the decompressor to perform on-the-fly color
239quantization to deliver colormapped output.) If you request colormapped
240output then the returned data array contains a single JSAMPLE per pixel;
241its value is an index into a color map. The color map is represented as
242a 2-D JSAMPARRAY in which each row holds the values of one color component,
243that is, colormap[i][j] is the value of the i'th color component for pixel
244value (map index) j. Note that since the colormap indexes are stored in
245JSAMPLEs, the maximum number of colors is limited by the size of JSAMPLE
246(ie, at most 256 colors for an 8-bit JPEG library).
247
248
249Compression details
250-------------------
251
252Here we revisit the JPEG compression outline given in the overview.
253
2541. Allocate and initialize a JPEG compression object.
255
256A JPEG compression object is a "struct jpeg_compress_struct". (It also has
257a bunch of subsidiary structures which are allocated via malloc(), but the
258application doesn't control those directly.) This struct can be just a local
259variable in the calling routine, if a single routine is going to execute the
260whole JPEG compression sequence. Otherwise it can be static or allocated
261from malloc().
262
263You will also need a structure representing a JPEG error handler. The part
264of this that the library cares about is a "struct jpeg_error_mgr". If you
265are providing your own error handler, you'll typically want to embed the
266jpeg_error_mgr struct in a larger structure; this is discussed later under
267"Error handling". For now we'll assume you are just using the default error
268handler. The default error handler will print JPEG error/warning messages
269on stderr, and it will call exit() if a fatal error occurs.
270
271You must initialize the error handler structure, store a pointer to it into
272the JPEG object's "err" field, and then call jpeg_create_compress() to
273initialize the rest of the JPEG object.
274
275Typical code for this step, if you are using the default error handler, is
276
277 struct jpeg_compress_struct cinfo;
278 struct jpeg_error_mgr jerr;
279 ...
280 cinfo.err = jpeg_std_error(&jerr);
281 jpeg_create_compress(&cinfo);
282
283jpeg_create_compress allocates a small amount of memory, so it could fail
284if you are out of memory. In that case it will exit via the error handler;
285that's why the error handler must be initialized first.
286
287
2882. Specify the destination for the compressed data (eg, a file).
289
290As previously mentioned, the JPEG library delivers compressed data to a
291"data destination" module. The library includes one data destination
292module which knows how to write to a stdio stream. You can use your own
293destination module if you want to do something else, as discussed later.
294
295If you use the standard destination module, you must open the target stdio
296stream beforehand. Typical code for this step looks like:
297
298 FILE *outfile;
299 ...
300 if ((outfile = fopen(filename, "wb")) == NULL) {
301 fprintf(stderr, "can't open %s\n", filename);
302 exit(1);
303 }
304 jpeg_stdio_dest(&cinfo, outfile);
305
306where the last line invokes the standard destination module.
307
308WARNING: it is critical that the binary compressed data be delivered to the
309output file unchanged. On non-Unix systems the stdio library may perform
310newline translation or otherwise corrupt binary data. To suppress this
311behavior, you may need to use a "b" option to fopen (as shown above), or use
312setmode() or another routine to put the stdio stream in binary mode. See
313cjpeg.c and djpeg.c for code that has been found to work on many systems.
314
315You can select the data destination after setting other parameters (step 3),
316if that's more convenient. You may not change the destination between
317calling jpeg_start_compress() and jpeg_finish_compress().
318
319
3203. Set parameters for compression, including image size & colorspace.
321
322You must supply information about the source image by setting the following
323fields in the JPEG object (cinfo structure):
324
325 image_width Width of image, in pixels
326 image_height Height of image, in pixels
327 input_components Number of color channels (samples per pixel)
328 in_color_space Color space of source image
329
330The image dimensions are, hopefully, obvious. JPEG supports image dimensions
331of 1 to 64K pixels in either direction. The input color space is typically
332RGB or grayscale, and input_components is 3 or 1 accordingly. (See "Special
333color spaces", later, for more info.) The in_color_space field must be
334assigned one of the J_COLOR_SPACE enum constants, typically JCS_RGB or
335JCS_GRAYSCALE.
336
337JPEG has a large number of compression parameters that determine how the
338image is encoded. Most applications don't need or want to know about all
339these parameters. You can set all the parameters to reasonable defaults by
340calling jpeg_set_defaults(); then, if there are particular values you want
341to change, you can do so after that. The "Compression parameter selection"
342section tells about all the parameters.
343
344You must set in_color_space correctly before calling jpeg_set_defaults(),
345because the defaults depend on the source image colorspace. However the
346other three source image parameters need not be valid until you call
347jpeg_start_compress(). There's no harm in calling jpeg_set_defaults() more
348than once, if that happens to be convenient.
349
350Typical code for a 24-bit RGB source image is
351
352 cinfo.image_width = Width; /* image width and height, in pixels */
353 cinfo.image_height = Height;
354 cinfo.input_components = 3; /* # of color components per pixel */
355 cinfo.in_color_space = JCS_RGB; /* colorspace of input image */
356
357 jpeg_set_defaults(&cinfo);
358 /* Make optional parameter settings here */
359
360
3614. jpeg_start_compress(...);
362
363After you have established the data destination and set all the necessary
364source image info and other parameters, call jpeg_start_compress() to begin
365a compression cycle. This will initialize internal state, allocate working
366storage, and emit the first few bytes of the JPEG datastream header.
367
368Typical code:
369
370 jpeg_start_compress(&cinfo, TRUE);
371
372The "TRUE" parameter ensures that a complete JPEG interchange datastream
373will be written. This is appropriate in most cases. If you think you might
374want to use an abbreviated datastream, read the section on abbreviated
375datastreams, below.
376
377Once you have called jpeg_start_compress(), you may not alter any JPEG
378parameters or other fields of the JPEG object until you have completed
379the compression cycle.
380
381
3825. while (scan lines remain to be written)
383 jpeg_write_scanlines(...);
384
385Now write all the required image data by calling jpeg_write_scanlines()
386one or more times. You can pass one or more scanlines in each call, up
387to the total image height. In most applications it is convenient to pass
388just one or a few scanlines at a time. The expected format for the passed
389data is discussed under "Data formats", above.
390
391Image data should be written in top-to-bottom scanline order. The JPEG spec
392contains some weasel wording about how top and bottom are application-defined
393terms (a curious interpretation of the English language...) but if you want
394your files to be compatible with everyone else's, you WILL use top-to-bottom
395order. If the source data must be read in bottom-to-top order, you can use
396the JPEG library's virtual array mechanism to invert the data efficiently.
397Examples of this can be found in the sample application cjpeg.
398
399The library maintains a count of the number of scanlines written so far
400in the next_scanline field of the JPEG object. Usually you can just use
401this variable as the loop counter, so that the loop test looks like
402"while (cinfo.next_scanline < cinfo.image_height)".
403
404Code for this step depends heavily on the way that you store the source data.
405example.txt shows the following code for the case of a full-size 2-D source
406array containing 3-byte RGB pixels:
407
408 JSAMPROW row_pointer[1]; /* pointer to a single row */
409 int row_stride; /* physical row width in buffer */
410
411 row_stride = image_width * 3; /* JSAMPLEs per row in image_buffer */
412
413 while (cinfo.next_scanline < cinfo.image_height) {
414 row_pointer[0] = &image_buffer[cinfo.next_scanline * row_stride];
415 jpeg_write_scanlines(&cinfo, row_pointer, 1);
416 }
417
418jpeg_write_scanlines() returns the number of scanlines actually written.
419This will normally be equal to the number passed in, so you can usually
420ignore the return value. It is different in just two cases:
421 * If you try to write more scanlines than the declared image height,
422 the additional scanlines are ignored.
423 * If you use a suspending data destination manager, output buffer overrun
424 will cause the compressor to return before accepting all the passed lines.
425 This feature is discussed under "I/O suspension", below. The normal
426 stdio destination manager will NOT cause this to happen.
427In any case, the return value is the same as the change in the value of
428next_scanline.
429
430
4316. jpeg_finish_compress(...);
432
433After all the image data has been written, call jpeg_finish_compress() to
434complete the compression cycle. This step is ESSENTIAL to ensure that the
435last bufferload of data is written to the data destination.
436jpeg_finish_compress() also releases working memory associated with the JPEG
437object.
438
439Typical code:
440
441 jpeg_finish_compress(&cinfo);
442
443If using the stdio destination manager, don't forget to close the output
444stdio stream (if necessary) afterwards.
445
446If you have requested a multi-pass operating mode, such as Huffman code
447optimization, jpeg_finish_compress() will perform the additional passes using
448data buffered by the first pass. In this case jpeg_finish_compress() may take
449quite a while to complete. With the default compression parameters, this will
450not happen.
451
452It is an error to call jpeg_finish_compress() before writing the necessary
453total number of scanlines. If you wish to abort compression, call
454jpeg_abort() as discussed below.
455
456After completing a compression cycle, you may dispose of the JPEG object
457as discussed next, or you may use it to compress another image. In that case
458return to step 2, 3, or 4 as appropriate. If you do not change the
459destination manager, the new datastream will be written to the same target.
460If you do not change any JPEG parameters, the new datastream will be written
461with the same parameters as before. Note that you can change the input image
462dimensions freely between cycles, but if you change the input colorspace, you
463should call jpeg_set_defaults() to adjust for the new colorspace; and then
464you'll need to repeat all of step 3.
465
466
4677. Release the JPEG compression object.
468
469When you are done with a JPEG compression object, destroy it by calling
470jpeg_destroy_compress(). This will free all subsidiary memory (regardless of
471the previous state of the object). Or you can call jpeg_destroy(), which
472works for either compression or decompression objects --- this may be more
473convenient if you are sharing code between compression and decompression
474cases. (Actually, these routines are equivalent except for the declared type
475of the passed pointer. To avoid gripes from ANSI C compilers, jpeg_destroy()
476should be passed a j_common_ptr.)
477
478If you allocated the jpeg_compress_struct structure from malloc(), freeing
479it is your responsibility --- jpeg_destroy() won't. Ditto for the error
480handler structure.
481
482Typical code:
483
484 jpeg_destroy_compress(&cinfo);
485
486
4878. Aborting.
488
489If you decide to abort a compression cycle before finishing, you can clean up
490in either of two ways:
491
492* If you don't need the JPEG object any more, just call
493 jpeg_destroy_compress() or jpeg_destroy() to release memory. This is
494 legitimate at any point after calling jpeg_create_compress() --- in fact,
495 it's safe even if jpeg_create_compress() fails.
496
497* If you want to re-use the JPEG object, call jpeg_abort_compress(), or call
498 jpeg_abort() which works on both compression and decompression objects.
499 This will return the object to an idle state, releasing any working memory.
500 jpeg_abort() is allowed at any time after successful object creation.
501
502Note that cleaning up the data destination, if required, is your
503responsibility; neither of these routines will call term_destination().
504(See "Compressed data handling", below, for more about that.)
505
506jpeg_destroy() and jpeg_abort() are the only safe calls to make on a JPEG
507object that has reported an error by calling error_exit (see "Error handling"
508for more info). The internal state of such an object is likely to be out of
509whack. Either of these two routines will return the object to a known state.
510
511
512Decompression details
513---------------------
514
515Here we revisit the JPEG decompression outline given in the overview.
516
5171. Allocate and initialize a JPEG decompression object.
518
519This is just like initialization for compression, as discussed above,
520except that the object is a "struct jpeg_decompress_struct" and you
521call jpeg_create_decompress(). Error handling is exactly the same.
522
523Typical code:
524
525 struct jpeg_decompress_struct cinfo;
526 struct jpeg_error_mgr jerr;
527 ...
528 cinfo.err = jpeg_std_error(&jerr);
529 jpeg_create_decompress(&cinfo);
530
531(Both here and in the IJG code, we usually use variable name "cinfo" for
532both compression and decompression objects.)
533
534
5352. Specify the source of the compressed data (eg, a file).
536
537As previously mentioned, the JPEG library reads compressed data from a "data
538source" module. The library includes one data source module which knows how
539to read from a stdio stream. You can use your own source module if you want
540to do something else, as discussed later.
541
542If you use the standard source module, you must open the source stdio stream
543beforehand. Typical code for this step looks like:
544
545 FILE *infile;
546 ...
547 if ((infile = fopen(filename, "rb")) == NULL) {
548 fprintf(stderr, "can't open %s\n", filename);
549 exit(1);
550 }
551 jpeg_stdio_src(&cinfo, infile);
552
553where the last line invokes the standard source module.
554
555WARNING: it is critical that the binary compressed data be read unchanged.
556On non-Unix systems the stdio library may perform newline translation or
557otherwise corrupt binary data. To suppress this behavior, you may need to use
558a "b" option to fopen (as shown above), or use setmode() or another routine to
559put the stdio stream in binary mode. See cjpeg.c and djpeg.c for code that
560has been found to work on many systems.
561
562You may not change the data source between calling jpeg_read_header() and
563jpeg_finish_decompress(). If you wish to read a series of JPEG images from
564a single source file, you should repeat the jpeg_read_header() to
565jpeg_finish_decompress() sequence without reinitializing either the JPEG
566object or the data source module; this prevents buffered input data from
567being discarded.
568
569
5703. Call jpeg_read_header() to obtain image info.
571
572Typical code for this step is just
573
574 jpeg_read_header(&cinfo, TRUE);
575
576This will read the source datastream header markers, up to the beginning
577of the compressed data proper. On return, the image dimensions and other
578info have been stored in the JPEG object. The application may wish to
579consult this information before selecting decompression parameters.
580
581More complex code is necessary if
582 * A suspending data source is used --- in that case jpeg_read_header()
583 may return before it has read all the header data. See "I/O suspension",
584 below. The normal stdio source manager will NOT cause this to happen.
585 * Abbreviated JPEG files are to be processed --- see the section on
586 abbreviated datastreams. Standard applications that deal only in
587 interchange JPEG files need not be concerned with this case either.
588
589It is permissible to stop at this point if you just wanted to find out the
590image dimensions and other header info for a JPEG file. In that case,
591call jpeg_destroy() when you are done with the JPEG object, or call
592jpeg_abort() to return it to an idle state before selecting a new data
593source and reading another header.
594
595
5964. Set parameters for decompression.
597
598jpeg_read_header() sets appropriate default decompression parameters based on
599the properties of the image (in particular, its colorspace). However, you
600may well want to alter these defaults before beginning the decompression.
601For example, the default is to produce full color output from a color file.
602If you want colormapped output you must ask for it. Other options allow the
603returned image to be scaled and allow various speed/quality tradeoffs to be
604selected. "Decompression parameter selection", below, gives details.
605
606If the defaults are appropriate, nothing need be done at this step.
607
608Note that all default values are set by each call to jpeg_read_header().
609If you reuse a decompression object, you cannot expect your parameter
610settings to be preserved across cycles, as you can for compression.
611You must set desired parameter values each time.
612
613
6145. jpeg_start_decompress(...);
615
616Once the parameter values are satisfactory, call jpeg_start_decompress() to
617begin decompression. This will initialize internal state, allocate working
618memory, and prepare for returning data.
619
620Typical code is just
621
622 jpeg_start_decompress(&cinfo);
623
624If you have requested a multi-pass operating mode, such as 2-pass color
625quantization, jpeg_start_decompress() will do everything needed before data
626output can begin. In this case jpeg_start_decompress() may take quite a while
627to complete. With a single-scan (non progressive) JPEG file and default
628decompression parameters, this will not happen; jpeg_start_decompress() will
629return quickly.
630
631After this call, the final output image dimensions, including any requested
632scaling, are available in the JPEG object; so is the selected colormap, if
633colormapped output has been requested. Useful fields include
634
635 output_width image width and height, as scaled
636 output_height
637 out_color_components # of color components in out_color_space
638 output_components # of color components returned per pixel
639 colormap the selected colormap, if any
640 actual_number_of_colors number of entries in colormap
641
642output_components is 1 (a colormap index) when quantizing colors; otherwise it
643equals out_color_components. It is the number of JSAMPLE values that will be
644emitted per pixel in the output arrays.
645
646Typically you will need to allocate data buffers to hold the incoming image.
647You will need output_width * output_components JSAMPLEs per scanline in your
648output buffer, and a total of output_height scanlines will be returned.
649
650Note: if you are using the JPEG library's internal memory manager to allocate
651data buffers (as djpeg does), then the manager's protocol requires that you
652request large buffers *before* calling jpeg_start_decompress(). This is a
653little tricky since the output_XXX fields are not normally valid then. You
654can make them valid by calling jpeg_calc_output_dimensions() after setting the
655relevant parameters (scaling, output color space, and quantization flag).
656
657
6586. while (scan lines remain to be read)
659 jpeg_read_scanlines(...);
660
661Now you can read the decompressed image data by calling jpeg_read_scanlines()
662one or more times. At each call, you pass in the maximum number of scanlines
663to be read (ie, the height of your working buffer); jpeg_read_scanlines()
664will return up to that many lines. The return value is the number of lines
665actually read. The format of the returned data is discussed under "Data
666formats", above. Don't forget that grayscale and color JPEGs will return
667different data formats!
668
669Image data is returned in top-to-bottom scanline order. If you must write
670out the image in bottom-to-top order, you can use the JPEG library's virtual
671array mechanism to invert the data efficiently. Examples of this can be
672found in the sample application djpeg.
673
674The library maintains a count of the number of scanlines returned so far
675in the output_scanline field of the JPEG object. Usually you can just use
676this variable as the loop counter, so that the loop test looks like
677"while (cinfo.output_scanline < cinfo.output_height)". (Note that the test
678should NOT be against image_height, unless you never use scaling. The
679image_height field is the height of the original unscaled image.)
680The return value always equals the change in the value of output_scanline.
681
682If you don't use a suspending data source, it is safe to assume that
683jpeg_read_scanlines() reads at least one scanline per call, until the
684bottom of the image has been reached.
685
686If you use a buffer larger than one scanline, it is NOT safe to assume that
687jpeg_read_scanlines() fills it. (The current implementation returns only a
688few scanlines per call, no matter how large a buffer you pass.) So you must
689always provide a loop that calls jpeg_read_scanlines() repeatedly until the
690whole image has been read.
691
692
6937. jpeg_finish_decompress(...);
694
695After all the image data has been read, call jpeg_finish_decompress() to
696complete the decompression cycle. This causes working memory associated
697with the JPEG object to be released.
698
699Typical code:
700
701 jpeg_finish_decompress(&cinfo);
702
703If using the stdio source manager, don't forget to close the source stdio
704stream if necessary.
705
706It is an error to call jpeg_finish_decompress() before reading the correct
707total number of scanlines. If you wish to abort decompression, call
708jpeg_abort() as discussed below.
709
710After completing a decompression cycle, you may dispose of the JPEG object as
711discussed next, or you may use it to decompress another image. In that case
712return to step 2 or 3 as appropriate. If you do not change the source
713manager, the next image will be read from the same source.
714
715
7168. Release the JPEG decompression object.
717
718When you are done with a JPEG decompression object, destroy it by calling
719jpeg_destroy_decompress() or jpeg_destroy(). The previous discussion of
720destroying compression objects applies here too.
721
722Typical code:
723
724 jpeg_destroy_decompress(&cinfo);
725
726
7279. Aborting.
728
729You can abort a decompression cycle by calling jpeg_destroy_decompress() or
730jpeg_destroy() if you don't need the JPEG object any more, or
731jpeg_abort_decompress() or jpeg_abort() if you want to reuse the object.
732The previous discussion of aborting compression cycles applies here too.
733
734
735Partial image decompression
736---------------------------
737
738Partial image decompression is convenient for performance-critical applications
739that wish to view only a portion of a large JPEG image without decompressing
740the whole thing. It it also useful in memory-constrained environments (such as
741on mobile devices.) This library provides the following functions to support
742partial image decompression:
743
7441. Skipping rows when decompressing
745
746 jpeg_skip_scanlines(j_decompress_ptr cinfo, JDIMENSION num_lines);
747
748This function provides application programmers with the ability to skip over
749multiple rows in the JPEG image.
750
751Suspending data sources are not supported by this function. Calling
752jpeg_skip_scanlines() with a suspending data source will result in undefined
753behavior.
754
755jpeg_skip_scanlines() will not allow skipping past the bottom of the image. If
756the value of num_lines is large enough to skip past the bottom of the image,
757then the function will skip to the end of the image instead.
758
759If the value of num_lines is valid, then jpeg_skip_scanlines() will always
760skip all of the input rows requested. There is no need to inspect the return
761value of the function in that case.
762
763Best results will be achieved by calling jpeg_skip_scanlines() for large chunks
764of rows. The function should be viewed as a way to quickly jump to a
765particular vertical offset in the JPEG image in order to decode a subset of the
766image. Used in this manner, it will provide significant performance
767improvements.
768
769Calling jpeg_skip_scanlines() for small values of num_lines has several
770potential drawbacks:
771 1) JPEG decompression occurs in blocks, so if jpeg_skip_scanlines() is
772 called from the middle of a decompression block, then it is likely that
773 much of the decompression work has already been done for the first
774 couple of rows that need to be skipped.
775 2) When this function returns, it must leave the decompressor in a state
776 such that it is ready to read the next line. This may involve
777 decompressing a block that must be partially skipped.
778These issues are especially tricky for cases in which upsampling requires
779context rows. In the worst case, jpeg_skip_scanlines() will perform similarly
780to jpeg_read_scanlines() (since it will actually call jpeg_read_scanlines().)
781
7822. Decompressing partial scanlines
783
784 jpeg_crop_scanline (j_decompress_ptr cinfo, JDIMENSION *xoffset,
785 JDIMENSION *width)
786
787This function provides application programmers with the ability to decompress
788only a portion of each row in the JPEG image. It must be called after
789jpeg_start_decompress() and before any calls to jpeg_read_scanlines() or
790jpeg_skip_scanlines().
791
792If xoffset and width do not form a valid subset of the image row, then this
793function will generate an error. Note that if the output image is scaled, then
794xoffset and width are relative to the scaled image dimensions.
795
796xoffset and width are passed by reference because xoffset must fall on an iMCU
797boundary. If it doesn't, then it will be moved left to the nearest iMCU
798boundary, and width will be increased accordingly. If the calling program does
799not like the adjusted values of xoffset and width, then it can call
800jpeg_crop_scanline() again with new values (for instance, if it wants to move
801xoffset to the nearest iMCU boundary to the right instead of to the left.)
802
803After calling this function, cinfo->output_width will be set to the adjusted
804width. This value should be used when allocating an output buffer to pass to
805jpeg_read_scanlines().
806
807The output image from a partial-width decompression will be identical to the
808corresponding image region from a full decode, with one exception: The "fancy"
809(smooth) h2v2 (4:2:0) and h2v1 (4:2:2) upsampling algorithms fill in the
810missing chroma components by averaging the chroma components from neighboring
811pixels, except on the right and left edges of the image (where there are no
812neighboring pixels.) When performing a partial-width decompression, these
813"fancy" upsampling algorithms may treat the left and right edges of the partial
814image region as if they are the left and right edges of the image, meaning that
815the upsampling algorithm may be simplified. The result is that the pixels on
816the left or right edge of the partial image may not be exactly identical to the
817corresponding pixels in the original image.
818
819
820Mechanics of usage: include files, linking, etc
821-----------------------------------------------
822
823Applications using the JPEG library should include the header file jpeglib.h
824to obtain declarations of data types and routines. Before including
825jpeglib.h, include system headers that define at least the typedefs FILE and
826size_t. On ANSI-conforming systems, including <stdio.h> is sufficient; on
827older Unix systems, you may need <sys/types.h> to define size_t.
828
829If the application needs to refer to individual JPEG library error codes, also
830include jerror.h to define those symbols.
831
832jpeglib.h indirectly includes the files jconfig.h and jmorecfg.h. If you are
833installing the JPEG header files in a system directory, you will want to
834install all four files: jpeglib.h, jerror.h, jconfig.h, jmorecfg.h.
835
836The most convenient way to include the JPEG code into your executable program
837is to prepare a library file ("libjpeg.a", or a corresponding name on non-Unix
838machines) and reference it at your link step. If you use only half of the
839library (only compression or only decompression), only that much code will be
840included from the library, unless your linker is hopelessly brain-damaged.
841The supplied makefiles build libjpeg.a automatically (see install.txt).
842
843While you can build the JPEG library as a shared library if the whim strikes
844you, we don't really recommend it. The trouble with shared libraries is that
845at some point you'll probably try to substitute a new version of the library
846without recompiling the calling applications. That generally doesn't work
847because the parameter struct declarations usually change with each new
848version. In other words, the library's API is *not* guaranteed binary
849compatible across versions; we only try to ensure source-code compatibility.
850(In hindsight, it might have been smarter to hide the parameter structs from
851applications and introduce a ton of access functions instead. Too late now,
852however.)
853
854It may be worth pointing out that the core JPEG library does not actually
855require the stdio library: only the default source/destination managers and
856error handler need it. You can use the library in a stdio-less environment
857if you replace those modules and use jmemnobs.c (or another memory manager of
858your own devising). More info about the minimum system library requirements
859may be found in jinclude.h.
860
861
862ADVANCED FEATURES
863=================
864
865Compression parameter selection
866-------------------------------
867
868This section describes all the optional parameters you can set for JPEG
869compression, as well as the "helper" routines provided to assist in this
870task. Proper setting of some parameters requires detailed understanding
871of the JPEG standard; if you don't know what a parameter is for, it's best
872not to mess with it! See REFERENCES in the README.ijg file for pointers to
873more info about JPEG.
874
875It's a good idea to call jpeg_set_defaults() first, even if you plan to set
876all the parameters; that way your code is more likely to work with future JPEG
877libraries that have additional parameters. For the same reason, we recommend
878you use a helper routine where one is provided, in preference to twiddling
879cinfo fields directly.
880
881The helper routines are:
882
883jpeg_set_defaults (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
884 This routine sets all JPEG parameters to reasonable defaults, using
885 only the input image's color space (field in_color_space, which must
886 already be set in cinfo). Many applications will only need to use
887 this routine and perhaps jpeg_set_quality().
888
889jpeg_set_colorspace (j_compress_ptr cinfo, J_COLOR_SPACE colorspace)
890 Sets the JPEG file's colorspace (field jpeg_color_space) as specified,
891 and sets other color-space-dependent parameters appropriately. See
892 "Special color spaces", below, before using this. A large number of
893 parameters, including all per-component parameters, are set by this
894 routine; if you want to twiddle individual parameters you should call
895 jpeg_set_colorspace() before rather than after.
896
897jpeg_default_colorspace (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
898 Selects an appropriate JPEG colorspace based on cinfo->in_color_space,
899 and calls jpeg_set_colorspace(). This is actually a subroutine of
900 jpeg_set_defaults(). It's broken out in case you want to change
901 just the colorspace-dependent JPEG parameters.
902
903jpeg_set_quality (j_compress_ptr cinfo, int quality, boolean force_baseline)
904 Constructs JPEG quantization tables appropriate for the indicated
905 quality setting. The quality value is expressed on the 0..100 scale
906 recommended by IJG (cjpeg's "-quality" switch uses this routine).
907 Note that the exact mapping from quality values to tables may change
908 in future IJG releases as more is learned about DCT quantization.
909 If the force_baseline parameter is TRUE, then the quantization table
910 entries are constrained to the range 1..255 for full JPEG baseline
911 compatibility. In the current implementation, this only makes a
912 difference for quality settings below 25, and it effectively prevents
913 very small/low quality files from being generated. The IJG decoder
914 is capable of reading the non-baseline files generated at low quality
915 settings when force_baseline is FALSE, but other decoders may not be.
916
917jpeg_set_linear_quality (j_compress_ptr cinfo, int scale_factor,
918 boolean force_baseline)
919 Same as jpeg_set_quality() except that the generated tables are the
920 sample tables given in the JPEC spec section K.1, multiplied by the
921 specified scale factor (which is expressed as a percentage; thus
922 scale_factor = 100 reproduces the spec's tables). Note that larger
923 scale factors give lower quality. This entry point is useful for
924 conforming to the Adobe PostScript DCT conventions, but we do not
925 recommend linear scaling as a user-visible quality scale otherwise.
926 force_baseline again constrains the computed table entries to 1..255.
927
928int jpeg_quality_scaling (int quality)
929 Converts a value on the IJG-recommended quality scale to a linear
930 scaling percentage. Note that this routine may change or go away
931 in future releases --- IJG may choose to adopt a scaling method that
932 can't be expressed as a simple scalar multiplier, in which case the
933 premise of this routine collapses. Caveat user.
934
935jpeg_default_qtables (j_compress_ptr cinfo, boolean force_baseline)
936 [libjpeg v7+ API/ABI emulation only]
937 Set default quantization tables with linear q_scale_factor[] values
938 (see below).
939
940jpeg_add_quant_table (j_compress_ptr cinfo, int which_tbl,
941 const unsigned int *basic_table,
942 int scale_factor, boolean force_baseline)
943 Allows an arbitrary quantization table to be created. which_tbl
944 indicates which table slot to fill. basic_table points to an array
945 of 64 unsigned ints given in normal array order. These values are
946 multiplied by scale_factor/100 and then clamped to the range 1..65535
947 (or to 1..255 if force_baseline is TRUE).
948 CAUTION: prior to library version 6a, jpeg_add_quant_table expected
949 the basic table to be given in JPEG zigzag order. If you need to
950 write code that works with either older or newer versions of this
951 routine, you must check the library version number. Something like
952 "#if JPEG_LIB_VERSION >= 61" is the right test.
953
954jpeg_simple_progression (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
955 Generates a default scan script for writing a progressive-JPEG file.
956 This is the recommended method of creating a progressive file,
957 unless you want to make a custom scan sequence. You must ensure that
958 the JPEG color space is set correctly before calling this routine.
959
960
961Compression parameters (cinfo fields) include:
962
963boolean arith_code
964 If TRUE, use arithmetic coding.
965 If FALSE, use Huffman coding.
966
967J_DCT_METHOD dct_method
968 Selects the algorithm used for the DCT step. Choices are:
969 JDCT_ISLOW: slow but accurate integer algorithm
970 JDCT_IFAST: faster, less accurate integer method
971 JDCT_FLOAT: floating-point method
972 JDCT_DEFAULT: default method (normally JDCT_ISLOW)
973 JDCT_FASTEST: fastest method (normally JDCT_IFAST)
974 In libjpeg-turbo, JDCT_IFAST is generally about 5-15% faster than
975 JDCT_ISLOW when using the x86/x86-64 SIMD extensions (results may vary
976 with other SIMD implementations, or when using libjpeg-turbo without
977 SIMD extensions.) For quality levels of 90 and below, there should be
978 little or no perceptible difference between the two algorithms. For
979 quality levels above 90, however, the difference between JDCT_IFAST and
980 JDCT_ISLOW becomes more pronounced. With quality=97, for instance,
981 JDCT_IFAST incurs generally about a 1-3 dB loss (in PSNR) relative to
982 JDCT_ISLOW, but this can be larger for some images. Do not use
983 JDCT_IFAST with quality levels above 97. The algorithm often
984 degenerates at quality=98 and above and can actually produce a more
985 lossy image than if lower quality levels had been used. Also, in
986 libjpeg-turbo, JDCT_IFAST is not fully accelerated for quality levels
987 above 97, so it will be slower than JDCT_ISLOW. JDCT_FLOAT is mainly a
988 legacy feature. It does not produce significantly more accurate
989 results than the ISLOW method, and it is much slower. The FLOAT method
990 may also give different results on different machines due to varying
991 roundoff behavior, whereas the integer methods should give the same
992 results on all machines.
993
994J_COLOR_SPACE jpeg_color_space
995int num_components
996 The JPEG color space and corresponding number of components; see
997 "Special color spaces", below, for more info. We recommend using
998 jpeg_set_color_space() if you want to change these.
999
1000boolean optimize_coding
1001 TRUE causes the compressor to compute optimal Huffman coding tables
1002 for the image. This requires an extra pass over the data and
1003 therefore costs a good deal of space and time. The default is
1004 FALSE, which tells the compressor to use the supplied or default
1005 Huffman tables. In most cases optimal tables save only a few percent
1006 of file size compared to the default tables. Note that when this is
1007 TRUE, you need not supply Huffman tables at all, and any you do
1008 supply will be overwritten.
1009
1010unsigned int restart_interval
1011int restart_in_rows
1012 To emit restart markers in the JPEG file, set one of these nonzero.
1013 Set restart_interval to specify the exact interval in MCU blocks.
1014 Set restart_in_rows to specify the interval in MCU rows. (If
1015 restart_in_rows is not 0, then restart_interval is set after the
1016 image width in MCUs is computed.) Defaults are zero (no restarts).
1017 One restart marker per MCU row is often a good choice.
1018 NOTE: the overhead of restart markers is higher in grayscale JPEG
1019 files than in color files, and MUCH higher in progressive JPEGs.
1020 If you use restarts, you may want to use larger intervals in those
1021 cases.
1022
1023const jpeg_scan_info *scan_info
1024int num_scans
1025 By default, scan_info is NULL; this causes the compressor to write a
1026 single-scan sequential JPEG file. If not NULL, scan_info points to
1027 an array of scan definition records of length num_scans. The
1028 compressor will then write a JPEG file having one scan for each scan
1029 definition record. This is used to generate noninterleaved or
1030 progressive JPEG files. The library checks that the scan array
1031 defines a valid JPEG scan sequence. (jpeg_simple_progression creates
1032 a suitable scan definition array for progressive JPEG.) This is
1033 discussed further under "Progressive JPEG support".
1034
1035int smoothing_factor
1036 If non-zero, the input image is smoothed; the value should be 1 for
1037 minimal smoothing to 100 for maximum smoothing. Consult jcsample.c
1038 for details of the smoothing algorithm. The default is zero.
1039
1040boolean write_JFIF_header
1041 If TRUE, a JFIF APP0 marker is emitted. jpeg_set_defaults() and
1042 jpeg_set_colorspace() set this TRUE if a JFIF-legal JPEG color space
1043 (ie, YCbCr or grayscale) is selected, otherwise FALSE.
1044
1045UINT8 JFIF_major_version
1046UINT8 JFIF_minor_version
1047 The version number to be written into the JFIF marker.
1048 jpeg_set_defaults() initializes the version to 1.01 (major=minor=1).
1049 You should set it to 1.02 (major=1, minor=2) if you plan to write
1050 any JFIF 1.02 extension markers.
1051
1052UINT8 density_unit
1053UINT16 X_density
1054UINT16 Y_density
1055 The resolution information to be written into the JFIF marker;
1056 not used otherwise. density_unit may be 0 for unknown,
1057 1 for dots/inch, or 2 for dots/cm. The default values are 0,1,1
1058 indicating square pixels of unknown size.
1059
1060boolean write_Adobe_marker
1061 If TRUE, an Adobe APP14 marker is emitted. jpeg_set_defaults() and
1062 jpeg_set_colorspace() set this TRUE if JPEG color space RGB, CMYK,
1063 or YCCK is selected, otherwise FALSE. It is generally a bad idea
1064 to set both write_JFIF_header and write_Adobe_marker. In fact,
1065 you probably shouldn't change the default settings at all --- the
1066 default behavior ensures that the JPEG file's color space can be
1067 recognized by the decoder.
1068
1069JQUANT_TBL *quant_tbl_ptrs[NUM_QUANT_TBLS]
1070 Pointers to coefficient quantization tables, one per table slot,
1071 or NULL if no table is defined for a slot. Usually these should
1072 be set via one of the above helper routines; jpeg_add_quant_table()
1073 is general enough to define any quantization table. The other
1074 routines will set up table slot 0 for luminance quality and table
1075 slot 1 for chrominance.
1076
1077int q_scale_factor[NUM_QUANT_TBLS]
1078 [libjpeg v7+ API/ABI emulation only]
1079 Linear quantization scaling factors (0-100, default 100)
1080 for use with jpeg_default_qtables().
1081 See rdswitch.c and cjpeg.c for an example of usage.
1082 Note that the q_scale_factor[] values use "linear" scales, so JPEG
1083 quality levels chosen by the user must be converted to these scales
1084 using jpeg_quality_scaling(). Here is an example that corresponds to
1085 cjpeg -quality 90,70:
1086
1087 jpeg_set_defaults(cinfo);
1088
1089 /* Set luminance quality 90. */
1090 cinfo->q_scale_factor[0] = jpeg_quality_scaling(90);
1091 /* Set chrominance quality 70. */
1092 cinfo->q_scale_factor[1] = jpeg_quality_scaling(70);
1093
1094 jpeg_default_qtables(cinfo, force_baseline);
1095
1096 CAUTION: Setting separate quality levels for chrominance and luminance
1097 is mainly only useful if chrominance subsampling is disabled. 2x2
1098 chrominance subsampling (AKA "4:2:0") is the default, but you can
1099 explicitly disable subsampling as follows:
1100
1101 cinfo->comp_info[0].v_samp_factor = 1;
1102 cinfo->comp_info[0].h_samp_factor = 1;
1103
1104JHUFF_TBL *dc_huff_tbl_ptrs[NUM_HUFF_TBLS]
1105JHUFF_TBL *ac_huff_tbl_ptrs[NUM_HUFF_TBLS]
1106 Pointers to Huffman coding tables, one per table slot, or NULL if
1107 no table is defined for a slot. Slots 0 and 1 are filled with the
1108 JPEG sample tables by jpeg_set_defaults(). If you need to allocate
1109 more table structures, jpeg_alloc_huff_table() may be used.
1110 Note that optimal Huffman tables can be computed for an image
1111 by setting optimize_coding, as discussed above; there's seldom
1112 any need to mess with providing your own Huffman tables.
1113
1114
1115[libjpeg v7+ API/ABI emulation only]
1116The actual dimensions of the JPEG image that will be written to the file are
1117given by the following fields. These are computed from the input image
1118dimensions and the compression parameters by jpeg_start_compress(). You can
1119also call jpeg_calc_jpeg_dimensions() to obtain the values that will result
1120from the current parameter settings. This can be useful if you are trying
1121to pick a scaling ratio that will get close to a desired target size.
1122
1123JDIMENSION jpeg_width Actual dimensions of output image.
1124JDIMENSION jpeg_height
1125
1126
1127Per-component parameters are stored in the struct cinfo.comp_info[i] for
1128component number i. Note that components here refer to components of the
1129JPEG color space, *not* the source image color space. A suitably large
1130comp_info[] array is allocated by jpeg_set_defaults(); if you choose not
1131to use that routine, it's up to you to allocate the array.
1132
1133int component_id
1134 The one-byte identifier code to be recorded in the JPEG file for
1135 this component. For the standard color spaces, we recommend you
1136 leave the default values alone.
1137
1138int h_samp_factor
1139int v_samp_factor
1140 Horizontal and vertical sampling factors for the component; must
1141 be 1..4 according to the JPEG standard. Note that larger sampling
1142 factors indicate a higher-resolution component; many people find
1143 this behavior quite unintuitive. The default values are 2,2 for
1144 luminance components and 1,1 for chrominance components, except
1145 for grayscale where 1,1 is used.
1146
1147int quant_tbl_no
1148 Quantization table number for component. The default value is
1149 0 for luminance components and 1 for chrominance components.
1150
1151int dc_tbl_no
1152int ac_tbl_no
1153 DC and AC entropy coding table numbers. The default values are
1154 0 for luminance components and 1 for chrominance components.
1155
1156int component_index
1157 Must equal the component's index in comp_info[]. (Beginning in
1158 release v6, the compressor library will fill this in automatically;
1159 you don't have to.)
1160
1161
1162Decompression parameter selection
1163---------------------------------
1164
1165Decompression parameter selection is somewhat simpler than compression
1166parameter selection, since all of the JPEG internal parameters are
1167recorded in the source file and need not be supplied by the application.
1168(Unless you are working with abbreviated files, in which case see
1169"Abbreviated datastreams", below.) Decompression parameters control
1170the postprocessing done on the image to deliver it in a format suitable
1171for the application's use. Many of the parameters control speed/quality
1172tradeoffs, in which faster decompression may be obtained at the price of
1173a poorer-quality image. The defaults select the highest quality (slowest)
1174processing.
1175
1176The following fields in the JPEG object are set by jpeg_read_header() and
1177may be useful to the application in choosing decompression parameters:
1178
1179JDIMENSION image_width Width and height of image
1180JDIMENSION image_height
1181int num_components Number of color components
1182J_COLOR_SPACE jpeg_color_space Colorspace of image
1183boolean saw_JFIF_marker TRUE if a JFIF APP0 marker was seen
1184 UINT8 JFIF_major_version Version information from JFIF marker
1185 UINT8 JFIF_minor_version
1186 UINT8 density_unit Resolution data from JFIF marker
1187 UINT16 X_density
1188 UINT16 Y_density
1189boolean saw_Adobe_marker TRUE if an Adobe APP14 marker was seen
1190 UINT8 Adobe_transform Color transform code from Adobe marker
1191
1192The JPEG color space, unfortunately, is something of a guess since the JPEG
1193standard proper does not provide a way to record it. In practice most files
1194adhere to the JFIF or Adobe conventions, and the decoder will recognize these
1195correctly. See "Special color spaces", below, for more info.
1196
1197
1198The decompression parameters that determine the basic properties of the
1199returned image are:
1200
1201J_COLOR_SPACE out_color_space
1202 Output color space. jpeg_read_header() sets an appropriate default
1203 based on jpeg_color_space; typically it will be RGB or grayscale.
1204 The application can change this field to request output in a different
1205 colorspace. For example, set it to JCS_GRAYSCALE to get grayscale
1206 output from a color file. (This is useful for previewing: grayscale
1207 output is faster than full color since the color components need not
1208 be processed.) Note that not all possible color space transforms are
1209 currently implemented; you may need to extend jdcolor.c if you want an
1210 unusual conversion.
1211
1212unsigned int scale_num, scale_denom
1213 Scale the image by the fraction scale_num/scale_denom. Default is
1214 1/1, or no scaling. Currently, the only supported scaling ratios
1215 are M/8 with all M from 1 to 16, or any reduced fraction thereof (such
1216 as 1/2, 3/4, etc.) (The library design allows for arbitrary
1217 scaling ratios but this is not likely to be implemented any time soon.)
1218 Smaller scaling ratios permit significantly faster decoding since
1219 fewer pixels need be processed and a simpler IDCT method can be used.
1220
1221boolean quantize_colors
1222 If set TRUE, colormapped output will be delivered. Default is FALSE,
1223 meaning that full-color output will be delivered.
1224
1225The next three parameters are relevant only if quantize_colors is TRUE.
1226
1227int desired_number_of_colors
1228 Maximum number of colors to use in generating a library-supplied color
1229 map (the actual number of colors is returned in a different field).
1230 Default 256. Ignored when the application supplies its own color map.
1231
1232boolean two_pass_quantize
1233 If TRUE, an extra pass over the image is made to select a custom color
1234 map for the image. This usually looks a lot better than the one-size-
1235 fits-all colormap that is used otherwise. Default is TRUE. Ignored
1236 when the application supplies its own color map.
1237
1238J_DITHER_MODE dither_mode
1239 Selects color dithering method. Supported values are:
1240 JDITHER_NONE no dithering: fast, very low quality
1241 JDITHER_ORDERED ordered dither: moderate speed and quality
1242 JDITHER_FS Floyd-Steinberg dither: slow, high quality
1243 Default is JDITHER_FS. (At present, ordered dither is implemented
1244 only in the single-pass, standard-colormap case. If you ask for
1245 ordered dither when two_pass_quantize is TRUE or when you supply
1246 an external color map, you'll get F-S dithering.)
1247
1248When quantize_colors is TRUE, the target color map is described by the next
1249two fields. colormap is set to NULL by jpeg_read_header(). The application
1250can supply a color map by setting colormap non-NULL and setting
1251actual_number_of_colors to the map size. Otherwise, jpeg_start_decompress()
1252selects a suitable color map and sets these two fields itself.
1253[Implementation restriction: at present, an externally supplied colormap is
1254only accepted for 3-component output color spaces.]
1255
1256JSAMPARRAY colormap
1257 The color map, represented as a 2-D pixel array of out_color_components
1258 rows and actual_number_of_colors columns. Ignored if not quantizing.
1259 CAUTION: if the JPEG library creates its own colormap, the storage
1260 pointed to by this field is released by jpeg_finish_decompress().
1261 Copy the colormap somewhere else first, if you want to save it.
1262
1263int actual_number_of_colors
1264 The number of colors in the color map.
1265
1266Additional decompression parameters that the application may set include:
1267
1268J_DCT_METHOD dct_method
1269 Selects the algorithm used for the DCT step. Choices are:
1270 JDCT_ISLOW: slow but accurate integer algorithm
1271 JDCT_IFAST: faster, less accurate integer method
1272 JDCT_FLOAT: floating-point method
1273 JDCT_DEFAULT: default method (normally JDCT_ISLOW)
1274 JDCT_FASTEST: fastest method (normally JDCT_IFAST)
1275 In libjpeg-turbo, JDCT_IFAST is generally about 5-15% faster than
1276 JDCT_ISLOW when using the x86/x86-64 SIMD extensions (results may vary
1277 with other SIMD implementations, or when using libjpeg-turbo without
1278 SIMD extensions.) If the JPEG image was compressed using a quality
1279 level of 85 or below, then there should be little or no perceptible
1280 difference between the two algorithms. When decompressing images that
1281 were compressed using quality levels above 85, however, the difference
1282 between JDCT_IFAST and JDCT_ISLOW becomes more pronounced. With images
1283 compressed using quality=97, for instance, JDCT_IFAST incurs generally
1284 about a 4-6 dB loss (in PSNR) relative to JDCT_ISLOW, but this can be
1285 larger for some images. If you can avoid it, do not use JDCT_IFAST
1286 when decompressing images that were compressed using quality levels
1287 above 97. The algorithm often degenerates for such images and can
1288 actually produce a more lossy output image than if the JPEG image had
1289 been compressed using lower quality levels. JDCT_FLOAT is mainly a
1290 legacy feature. It does not produce significantly more accurate
1291 results than the ISLOW method, and it is much slower. The FLOAT method
1292 may also give different results on different machines due to varying
1293 roundoff behavior, whereas the integer methods should give the same
1294 results on all machines.
1295
1296boolean do_fancy_upsampling
1297 If TRUE, do careful upsampling of chroma components. If FALSE,
1298 a faster but sloppier method is used. Default is TRUE. The visual
1299 impact of the sloppier method is often very small.
1300
1301boolean do_block_smoothing
1302 If TRUE, interblock smoothing is applied in early stages of decoding
1303 progressive JPEG files; if FALSE, not. Default is TRUE. Early
1304 progression stages look "fuzzy" with smoothing, "blocky" without.
1305 In any case, block smoothing ceases to be applied after the first few
1306 AC coefficients are known to full accuracy, so it is relevant only
1307 when using buffered-image mode for progressive images.
1308
1309boolean enable_1pass_quant
1310boolean enable_external_quant
1311boolean enable_2pass_quant
1312 These are significant only in buffered-image mode, which is
1313 described in its own section below.
1314
1315
1316The output image dimensions are given by the following fields. These are
1317computed from the source image dimensions and the decompression parameters
1318by jpeg_start_decompress(). You can also call jpeg_calc_output_dimensions()
1319to obtain the values that will result from the current parameter settings.
1320This can be useful if you are trying to pick a scaling ratio that will get
1321close to a desired target size. It's also important if you are using the
1322JPEG library's memory manager to allocate output buffer space, because you
1323are supposed to request such buffers *before* jpeg_start_decompress().
1324
1325JDIMENSION output_width Actual dimensions of output image.
1326JDIMENSION output_height
1327int out_color_components Number of color components in out_color_space.
1328int output_components Number of color components returned.
1329int rec_outbuf_height Recommended height of scanline buffer.
1330
1331When quantizing colors, output_components is 1, indicating a single color map
1332index per pixel. Otherwise it equals out_color_components. The output arrays
1333are required to be output_width * output_components JSAMPLEs wide.
1334
1335rec_outbuf_height is the recommended minimum height (in scanlines) of the
1336buffer passed to jpeg_read_scanlines(). If the buffer is smaller, the
1337library will still work, but time will be wasted due to unnecessary data
1338copying. In high-quality modes, rec_outbuf_height is always 1, but some
1339faster, lower-quality modes set it to larger values (typically 2 to 4).
1340If you are going to ask for a high-speed processing mode, you may as well
1341go to the trouble of honoring rec_outbuf_height so as to avoid data copying.
1342(An output buffer larger than rec_outbuf_height lines is OK, but won't
1343provide any material speed improvement over that height.)
1344
1345
1346Special color spaces
1347--------------------
1348
1349The JPEG standard itself is "color blind" and doesn't specify any particular
1350color space. It is customary to convert color data to a luminance/chrominance
1351color space before compressing, since this permits greater compression. The
1352existing de-facto JPEG file format standards specify YCbCr or grayscale data
1353(JFIF), or grayscale, RGB, YCbCr, CMYK, or YCCK (Adobe). For special
1354applications such as multispectral images, other color spaces can be used,
1355but it must be understood that such files will be unportable.
1356
1357The JPEG library can handle the most common colorspace conversions (namely
1358RGB <=> YCbCr and CMYK <=> YCCK). It can also deal with data of an unknown
1359color space, passing it through without conversion. If you deal extensively
1360with an unusual color space, you can easily extend the library to understand
1361additional color spaces and perform appropriate conversions.
1362
1363For compression, the source data's color space is specified by field
1364in_color_space. This is transformed to the JPEG file's color space given
1365by jpeg_color_space. jpeg_set_defaults() chooses a reasonable JPEG color
1366space depending on in_color_space, but you can override this by calling
1367jpeg_set_colorspace(). Of course you must select a supported transformation.
1368jccolor.c currently supports the following transformations:
1369 RGB => YCbCr
1370 RGB => GRAYSCALE
1371 YCbCr => GRAYSCALE
1372 CMYK => YCCK
1373plus the null transforms: GRAYSCALE => GRAYSCALE, RGB => RGB,
1374YCbCr => YCbCr, CMYK => CMYK, YCCK => YCCK, and UNKNOWN => UNKNOWN.
1375
1376The de-facto file format standards (JFIF and Adobe) specify APPn markers that
1377indicate the color space of the JPEG file. It is important to ensure that
1378these are written correctly, or omitted if the JPEG file's color space is not
1379one of the ones supported by the de-facto standards. jpeg_set_colorspace()
1380will set the compression parameters to include or omit the APPn markers
1381properly, so long as it is told the truth about the JPEG color space.
1382For example, if you are writing some random 3-component color space without
1383conversion, don't try to fake out the library by setting in_color_space and
1384jpeg_color_space to JCS_YCbCr; use JCS_UNKNOWN. You may want to write an
1385APPn marker of your own devising to identify the colorspace --- see "Special
1386markers", below.
1387
1388When told that the color space is UNKNOWN, the library will default to using
1389luminance-quality compression parameters for all color components. You may
1390well want to change these parameters. See the source code for
1391jpeg_set_colorspace(), in jcparam.c, for details.
1392
1393For decompression, the JPEG file's color space is given in jpeg_color_space,
1394and this is transformed to the output color space out_color_space.
1395jpeg_read_header's setting of jpeg_color_space can be relied on if the file
1396conforms to JFIF or Adobe conventions, but otherwise it is no better than a
1397guess. If you know the JPEG file's color space for certain, you can override
1398jpeg_read_header's guess by setting jpeg_color_space. jpeg_read_header also
1399selects a default output color space based on (its guess of) jpeg_color_space;
1400set out_color_space to override this. Again, you must select a supported
1401transformation. jdcolor.c currently supports
1402 YCbCr => RGB
1403 YCbCr => GRAYSCALE
1404 RGB => GRAYSCALE
1405 GRAYSCALE => RGB
1406 YCCK => CMYK
1407as well as the null transforms. (Since GRAYSCALE=>RGB is provided, an
1408application can force grayscale JPEGs to look like color JPEGs if it only
1409wants to handle one case.)
1410
1411The two-pass color quantizer, jquant2.c, is specialized to handle RGB data
1412(it weights distances appropriately for RGB colors). You'll need to modify
1413the code if you want to use it for non-RGB output color spaces. Note that
1414jquant2.c is used to map to an application-supplied colormap as well as for
1415the normal two-pass colormap selection process.
1416
1417CAUTION: it appears that Adobe Photoshop writes inverted data in CMYK JPEG
1418files: 0 represents 100% ink coverage, rather than 0% ink as you'd expect.
1419This is arguably a bug in Photoshop, but if you need to work with Photoshop
1420CMYK files, you will have to deal with it in your application. We cannot
1421"fix" this in the library by inverting the data during the CMYK<=>YCCK
1422transform, because that would break other applications, notably Ghostscript.
1423Photoshop versions prior to 3.0 write EPS files containing JPEG-encoded CMYK
1424data in the same inverted-YCCK representation used in bare JPEG files, but
1425the surrounding PostScript code performs an inversion using the PS image
1426operator. I am told that Photoshop 3.0 will write uninverted YCCK in
1427EPS/JPEG files, and will omit the PS-level inversion. (But the data
1428polarity used in bare JPEG files will not change in 3.0.) In either case,
1429the JPEG library must not invert the data itself, or else Ghostscript would
1430read these EPS files incorrectly.
1431
1432
1433Error handling
1434--------------
1435
1436When the default error handler is used, any error detected inside the JPEG
1437routines will cause a message to be printed on stderr, followed by exit().
1438You can supply your own error handling routines to override this behavior
1439and to control the treatment of nonfatal warnings and trace/debug messages.
1440The file example.txt illustrates the most common case, which is to have the
1441application regain control after an error rather than exiting.
1442
1443The JPEG library never writes any message directly; it always goes through
1444the error handling routines. Three classes of messages are recognized:
1445 * Fatal errors: the library cannot continue.
1446 * Warnings: the library can continue, but the data is corrupt, and a
1447 damaged output image is likely to result.
1448 * Trace/informational messages. These come with a trace level indicating
1449 the importance of the message; you can control the verbosity of the
1450 program by adjusting the maximum trace level that will be displayed.
1451
1452You may, if you wish, simply replace the entire JPEG error handling module
1453(jerror.c) with your own code. However, you can avoid code duplication by
1454only replacing some of the routines depending on the behavior you need.
1455This is accomplished by calling jpeg_std_error() as usual, but then overriding
1456some of the method pointers in the jpeg_error_mgr struct, as illustrated by
1457example.txt.
1458
1459All of the error handling routines will receive a pointer to the JPEG object
1460(a j_common_ptr which points to either a jpeg_compress_struct or a
1461jpeg_decompress_struct; if you need to tell which, test the is_decompressor
1462field). This struct includes a pointer to the error manager struct in its
1463"err" field. Frequently, custom error handler routines will need to access
1464additional data which is not known to the JPEG library or the standard error
1465handler. The most convenient way to do this is to embed either the JPEG
1466object or the jpeg_error_mgr struct in a larger structure that contains
1467additional fields; then casting the passed pointer provides access to the
1468additional fields. Again, see example.txt for one way to do it. (Beginning
1469with IJG version 6b, there is also a void pointer "client_data" in each
1470JPEG object, which the application can also use to find related data.
1471The library does not touch client_data at all.)
1472
1473The individual methods that you might wish to override are:
1474
1475error_exit (j_common_ptr cinfo)
1476 Receives control for a fatal error. Information sufficient to
1477 generate the error message has been stored in cinfo->err; call
1478 output_message to display it. Control must NOT return to the caller;
1479 generally this routine will exit() or longjmp() somewhere.
1480 Typically you would override this routine to get rid of the exit()
1481 default behavior. Note that if you continue processing, you should
1482 clean up the JPEG object with jpeg_abort() or jpeg_destroy().
1483
1484output_message (j_common_ptr cinfo)
1485 Actual output of any JPEG message. Override this to send messages
1486 somewhere other than stderr. Note that this method does not know
1487 how to generate a message, only where to send it.
1488
1489format_message (j_common_ptr cinfo, char *buffer)
1490 Constructs a readable error message string based on the error info
1491 stored in cinfo->err. This method is called by output_message. Few
1492 applications should need to override this method. One possible
1493 reason for doing so is to implement dynamic switching of error message
1494 language.
1495
1496emit_message (j_common_ptr cinfo, int msg_level)
1497 Decide whether or not to emit a warning or trace message; if so,
1498 calls output_message. The main reason for overriding this method
1499 would be to abort on warnings. msg_level is -1 for warnings,
1500 0 and up for trace messages.
1501
1502Only error_exit() and emit_message() are called from the rest of the JPEG
1503library; the other two are internal to the error handler.
1504
1505The actual message texts are stored in an array of strings which is pointed to
1506by the field err->jpeg_message_table. The messages are numbered from 0 to
1507err->last_jpeg_message, and it is these code numbers that are used in the
1508JPEG library code. You could replace the message texts (for instance, with
1509messages in French or German) by changing the message table pointer. See
1510jerror.h for the default texts. CAUTION: this table will almost certainly
1511change or grow from one library version to the next.
1512
1513It may be useful for an application to add its own message texts that are
1514handled by the same mechanism. The error handler supports a second "add-on"
1515message table for this purpose. To define an addon table, set the pointer
1516err->addon_message_table and the message numbers err->first_addon_message and
1517err->last_addon_message. If you number the addon messages beginning at 1000
1518or so, you won't have to worry about conflicts with the library's built-in
1519messages. See the sample applications cjpeg/djpeg for an example of using
1520addon messages (the addon messages are defined in cderror.h).
1521
1522Actual invocation of the error handler is done via macros defined in jerror.h:
1523 ERREXITn(...) for fatal errors
1524 WARNMSn(...) for corrupt-data warnings
1525 TRACEMSn(...) for trace and informational messages.
1526These macros store the message code and any additional parameters into the
1527error handler struct, then invoke the error_exit() or emit_message() method.
1528The variants of each macro are for varying numbers of additional parameters.
1529The additional parameters are inserted into the generated message using
1530standard printf() format codes.
1531
1532See jerror.h and jerror.c for further details.
1533
1534
1535Compressed data handling (source and destination managers)
1536----------------------------------------------------------
1537
1538The JPEG compression library sends its compressed data to a "destination
1539manager" module. The default destination manager just writes the data to a
1540memory buffer or to a stdio stream, but you can provide your own manager to
1541do something else. Similarly, the decompression library calls a "source
1542manager" to obtain the compressed data; you can provide your own source
1543manager if you want the data to come from somewhere other than a memory
1544buffer or a stdio stream.
1545
1546In both cases, compressed data is processed a bufferload at a time: the
1547destination or source manager provides a work buffer, and the library invokes
1548the manager only when the buffer is filled or emptied. (You could define a
1549one-character buffer to force the manager to be invoked for each byte, but
1550that would be rather inefficient.) The buffer's size and location are
1551controlled by the manager, not by the library. For example, the memory
1552source manager just makes the buffer pointer and length point to the original
1553data in memory. In this case the buffer-reload procedure will be invoked
1554only if the decompressor ran off the end of the datastream, which would
1555indicate an erroneous datastream.
1556
1557The work buffer is defined as an array of datatype JOCTET, which is generally
1558"char" or "unsigned char". On a machine where char is not exactly 8 bits
1559wide, you must define JOCTET as a wider data type and then modify the data
1560source and destination modules to transcribe the work arrays into 8-bit units
1561on external storage.
1562
1563A data destination manager struct contains a pointer and count defining the
1564next byte to write in the work buffer and the remaining free space:
1565
1566 JOCTET *next_output_byte; /* => next byte to write in buffer */
1567 size_t free_in_buffer; /* # of byte spaces remaining in buffer */
1568
1569The library increments the pointer and decrements the count until the buffer
1570is filled. The manager's empty_output_buffer method must reset the pointer
1571and count. The manager is expected to remember the buffer's starting address
1572and total size in private fields not visible to the library.
1573
1574A data destination manager provides three methods:
1575
1576init_destination (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
1577 Initialize destination. This is called by jpeg_start_compress()
1578 before any data is actually written. It must initialize
1579 next_output_byte and free_in_buffer. free_in_buffer must be
1580 initialized to a positive value.
1581
1582empty_output_buffer (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
1583 This is called whenever the buffer has filled (free_in_buffer
1584 reaches zero). In typical applications, it should write out the
1585 *entire* buffer (use the saved start address and buffer length;
1586 ignore the current state of next_output_byte and free_in_buffer).
1587 Then reset the pointer & count to the start of the buffer, and
1588 return TRUE indicating that the buffer has been dumped.
1589 free_in_buffer must be set to a positive value when TRUE is
1590 returned. A FALSE return should only be used when I/O suspension is
1591 desired (this operating mode is discussed in the next section).
1592
1593term_destination (j_compress_ptr cinfo)
1594 Terminate destination --- called by jpeg_finish_compress() after all
1595 data has been written. In most applications, this must flush any
1596 data remaining in the buffer. Use either next_output_byte or
1597 free_in_buffer to determine how much data is in the buffer.
1598
1599term_destination() is NOT called by jpeg_abort() or jpeg_destroy(). If you
1600want the destination manager to be cleaned up during an abort, you must do it
1601yourself.
1602
1603You will also need code to create a jpeg_destination_mgr struct, fill in its
1604method pointers, and insert a pointer to the struct into the "dest" field of
1605the JPEG compression object. This can be done in-line in your setup code if
1606you like, but it's probably cleaner to provide a separate routine similar to
1607the jpeg_stdio_dest() or jpeg_mem_dest() routines of the supplied destination
1608managers.
1609
1610Decompression source managers follow a parallel design, but with some
1611additional frammishes. The source manager struct contains a pointer and count
1612defining the next byte to read from the work buffer and the number of bytes
1613remaining:
1614
1615 const JOCTET *next_input_byte; /* => next byte to read from buffer */
1616 size_t bytes_in_buffer; /* # of bytes remaining in buffer */
1617
1618The library increments the pointer and decrements the count until the buffer
1619is emptied. The manager's fill_input_buffer method must reset the pointer and
1620count. In most applications, the manager must remember the buffer's starting
1621address and total size in private fields not visible to the library.
1622
1623A data source manager provides five methods:
1624
1625init_source (j_decompress_ptr cinfo)
1626 Initialize source. This is called by jpeg_read_header() before any
1627 data is actually read. Unlike init_destination(), it may leave
1628 bytes_in_buffer set to 0 (in which case a fill_input_buffer() call
1629 will occur immediately).
1630
1631fill_input_buffer (j_decompress_ptr cinfo)
1632 This is called whenever bytes_in_buffer has reached zero and more
1633 data is wanted. In typical applications, it should read fresh data
1634 into the buffer (ignoring the current state of next_input_byte and
1635 bytes_in_buffer), reset the pointer & count to the start of the
1636 buffer, and return TRUE indicating that the buffer has been reloaded.
1637 It is not necessary to fill the buffer entirely, only to obtain at
1638 least one more byte. bytes_in_buffer MUST be set to a positive value
1639 if TRUE is returned. A FALSE return should only be used when I/O
1640 suspension is desired (this mode is discussed in the next section).
1641
1642skip_input_data (j_decompress_ptr cinfo, long num_bytes)
1643 Skip num_bytes worth of data. The buffer pointer and count should
1644 be advanced over num_bytes input bytes, refilling the buffer as
1645 needed. This is used to skip over a potentially large amount of
1646 uninteresting data (such as an APPn marker). In some applications
1647 it may be possible to optimize away the reading of the skipped data,
1648 but it's not clear that being smart is worth much trouble; large
1649 skips are uncommon. bytes_in_buffer may be zero on return.
1650 A zero or negative skip count should be treated as a no-op.
1651
1652resync_to_restart (j_decompress_ptr cinfo, int desired)
1653 This routine is called only when the decompressor has failed to find
1654 a restart (RSTn) marker where one is expected. Its mission is to
1655 find a suitable point for resuming decompression. For most
1656 applications, we recommend that you just use the default resync
1657 procedure, jpeg_resync_to_restart(). However, if you are able to back
1658 up in the input data stream, or if you have a-priori knowledge about
1659 the likely location of restart markers, you may be able to do better.
1660 Read the read_restart_marker() and jpeg_resync_to_restart() routines
1661 in jdmarker.c if you think you'd like to implement your own resync
1662 procedure.
1663
1664term_source (j_decompress_ptr cinfo)
1665 Terminate source --- called by jpeg_finish_decompress() after all
1666 data has been read. Often a no-op.
1667
1668For both fill_input_buffer() and skip_input_data(), there is no such thing
1669as an EOF return. If the end of the file has been reached, the routine has
1670a choice of exiting via ERREXIT() or inserting fake data into the buffer.
1671In most cases, generating a warning message and inserting a fake EOI marker
1672is the best course of action --- this will allow the decompressor to output
1673however much of the image is there. In pathological cases, the decompressor
1674may swallow the EOI and again demand data ... just keep feeding it fake EOIs.
1675jdatasrc.c illustrates the recommended error recovery behavior.
1676
1677term_source() is NOT called by jpeg_abort() or jpeg_destroy(). If you want
1678the source manager to be cleaned up during an abort, you must do it yourself.
1679
1680You will also need code to create a jpeg_source_mgr struct, fill in its method
1681pointers, and insert a pointer to the struct into the "src" field of the JPEG
1682decompression object. This can be done in-line in your setup code if you
1683like, but it's probably cleaner to provide a separate routine similar to the
1684jpeg_stdio_src() or jpeg_mem_src() routines of the supplied source managers.
1685
1686For more information, consult the memory and stdio source and destination
1687managers in jdatasrc.c and jdatadst.c.
1688
1689
1690I/O suspension
1691--------------
1692
1693Some applications need to use the JPEG library as an incremental memory-to-
1694memory filter: when the compressed data buffer is filled or emptied, they want
1695control to return to the outer loop, rather than expecting that the buffer can
1696be emptied or reloaded within the data source/destination manager subroutine.
1697The library supports this need by providing an "I/O suspension" mode, which we
1698describe in this section.
1699
1700The I/O suspension mode is not a panacea: nothing is guaranteed about the
1701maximum amount of time spent in any one call to the library, so it will not
1702eliminate response-time problems in single-threaded applications. If you
1703need guaranteed response time, we suggest you "bite the bullet" and implement
1704a real multi-tasking capability.
1705
1706To use I/O suspension, cooperation is needed between the calling application
1707and the data source or destination manager; you will always need a custom
1708source/destination manager. (Please read the previous section if you haven't
1709already.) The basic idea is that the empty_output_buffer() or
1710fill_input_buffer() routine is a no-op, merely returning FALSE to indicate
1711that it has done nothing. Upon seeing this, the JPEG library suspends
1712operation and returns to its caller. The surrounding application is
1713responsible for emptying or refilling the work buffer before calling the
1714JPEG library again.
1715
1716Compression suspension:
1717
1718For compression suspension, use an empty_output_buffer() routine that returns
1719FALSE; typically it will not do anything else. This will cause the
1720compressor to return to the caller of jpeg_write_scanlines(), with the return
1721value indicating that not all the supplied scanlines have been accepted.
1722The application must make more room in the output buffer, adjust the output
1723buffer pointer/count appropriately, and then call jpeg_write_scanlines()
1724again, pointing to the first unconsumed scanline.
1725
1726When forced to suspend, the compressor will backtrack to a convenient stopping
1727point (usually the start of the current MCU); it will regenerate some output
1728data when restarted. Therefore, although empty_output_buffer() is only
1729called when the buffer is filled, you should NOT write out the entire buffer
1730after a suspension. Write only the data up to the current position of
1731next_output_byte/free_in_buffer. The data beyond that point will be
1732regenerated after resumption.
1733
1734Because of the backtracking behavior, a good-size output buffer is essential
1735for efficiency; you don't want the compressor to suspend often. (In fact, an
1736overly small buffer could lead to infinite looping, if a single MCU required
1737more data than would fit in the buffer.) We recommend a buffer of at least
1738several Kbytes. You may want to insert explicit code to ensure that you don't
1739call jpeg_write_scanlines() unless there is a reasonable amount of space in
1740the output buffer; in other words, flush the buffer before trying to compress
1741more data.
1742
1743The compressor does not allow suspension while it is trying to write JPEG
1744markers at the beginning and end of the file. This means that:
1745 * At the beginning of a compression operation, there must be enough free
1746 space in the output buffer to hold the header markers (typically 600 or
1747 so bytes). The recommended buffer size is bigger than this anyway, so
1748 this is not a problem as long as you start with an empty buffer. However,
1749 this restriction might catch you if you insert large special markers, such
1750 as a JFIF thumbnail image, without flushing the buffer afterwards.
1751 * When you call jpeg_finish_compress(), there must be enough space in the
1752 output buffer to emit any buffered data and the final EOI marker. In the
1753 current implementation, half a dozen bytes should suffice for this, but
1754 for safety's sake we recommend ensuring that at least 100 bytes are free
1755 before calling jpeg_finish_compress().
1756
1757A more significant restriction is that jpeg_finish_compress() cannot suspend.
1758This means you cannot use suspension with multi-pass operating modes, namely
1759Huffman code optimization and multiple-scan output. Those modes write the
1760whole file during jpeg_finish_compress(), which will certainly result in
1761buffer overrun. (Note that this restriction applies only to compression,
1762not decompression. The decompressor supports input suspension in all of its
1763operating modes.)
1764
1765Decompression suspension:
1766
1767For decompression suspension, use a fill_input_buffer() routine that simply
1768returns FALSE (except perhaps during error recovery, as discussed below).
1769This will cause the decompressor to return to its caller with an indication
1770that suspension has occurred. This can happen at four places:
1771 * jpeg_read_header(): will return JPEG_SUSPENDED.
1772 * jpeg_start_decompress(): will return FALSE, rather than its usual TRUE.
1773 * jpeg_read_scanlines(): will return the number of scanlines already
1774 completed (possibly 0).
1775 * jpeg_finish_decompress(): will return FALSE, rather than its usual TRUE.
1776The surrounding application must recognize these cases, load more data into
1777the input buffer, and repeat the call. In the case of jpeg_read_scanlines(),
1778increment the passed pointers past any scanlines successfully read.
1779
1780Just as with compression, the decompressor will typically backtrack to a
1781convenient restart point before suspending. When fill_input_buffer() is
1782called, next_input_byte/bytes_in_buffer point to the current restart point,
1783which is where the decompressor will backtrack to if FALSE is returned.
1784The data beyond that position must NOT be discarded if you suspend; it needs
1785to be re-read upon resumption. In most implementations, you'll need to shift
1786this data down to the start of your work buffer and then load more data after
1787it. Again, this behavior means that a several-Kbyte work buffer is essential
1788for decent performance; furthermore, you should load a reasonable amount of
1789new data before resuming decompression. (If you loaded, say, only one new
1790byte each time around, you could waste a LOT of cycles.)
1791
1792The skip_input_data() source manager routine requires special care in a
1793suspension scenario. This routine is NOT granted the ability to suspend the
1794decompressor; it can decrement bytes_in_buffer to zero, but no more. If the
1795requested skip distance exceeds the amount of data currently in the input
1796buffer, then skip_input_data() must set bytes_in_buffer to zero and record the
1797additional skip distance somewhere else. The decompressor will immediately
1798call fill_input_buffer(), which should return FALSE, which will cause a
1799suspension return. The surrounding application must then arrange to discard
1800the recorded number of bytes before it resumes loading the input buffer.
1801(Yes, this design is rather baroque, but it avoids complexity in the far more
1802common case where a non-suspending source manager is used.)
1803
1804If the input data has been exhausted, we recommend that you emit a warning
1805and insert dummy EOI markers just as a non-suspending data source manager
1806would do. This can be handled either in the surrounding application logic or
1807within fill_input_buffer(); the latter is probably more efficient. If
1808fill_input_buffer() knows that no more data is available, it can set the
1809pointer/count to point to a dummy EOI marker and then return TRUE just as
1810though it had read more data in a non-suspending situation.
1811
1812The decompressor does not attempt to suspend within standard JPEG markers;
1813instead it will backtrack to the start of the marker and reprocess the whole
1814marker next time. Hence the input buffer must be large enough to hold the
1815longest standard marker in the file. Standard JPEG markers should normally
1816not exceed a few hundred bytes each (DHT tables are typically the longest).
1817We recommend at least a 2K buffer for performance reasons, which is much
1818larger than any correct marker is likely to be. For robustness against
1819damaged marker length counts, you may wish to insert a test in your
1820application for the case that the input buffer is completely full and yet
1821the decoder has suspended without consuming any data --- otherwise, if this
1822situation did occur, it would lead to an endless loop. (The library can't
1823provide this test since it has no idea whether "the buffer is full", or
1824even whether there is a fixed-size input buffer.)
1825
1826The input buffer would need to be 64K to allow for arbitrary COM or APPn
1827markers, but these are handled specially: they are either saved into allocated
1828memory, or skipped over by calling skip_input_data(). In the former case,
1829suspension is handled correctly, and in the latter case, the problem of
1830buffer overrun is placed on skip_input_data's shoulders, as explained above.
1831Note that if you provide your own marker handling routine for large markers,
1832you should consider how to deal with buffer overflow.
1833
1834Multiple-buffer management:
1835
1836In some applications it is desirable to store the compressed data in a linked
1837list of buffer areas, so as to avoid data copying. This can be handled by
1838having empty_output_buffer() or fill_input_buffer() set the pointer and count
1839to reference the next available buffer; FALSE is returned only if no more
1840buffers are available. Although seemingly straightforward, there is a
1841pitfall in this approach: the backtrack that occurs when FALSE is returned
1842could back up into an earlier buffer. For example, when fill_input_buffer()
1843is called, the current pointer & count indicate the backtrack restart point.
1844Since fill_input_buffer() will set the pointer and count to refer to a new
1845buffer, the restart position must be saved somewhere else. Suppose a second
1846call to fill_input_buffer() occurs in the same library call, and no
1847additional input data is available, so fill_input_buffer must return FALSE.
1848If the JPEG library has not moved the pointer/count forward in the current
1849buffer, then *the correct restart point is the saved position in the prior
1850buffer*. Prior buffers may be discarded only after the library establishes
1851a restart point within a later buffer. Similar remarks apply for output into
1852a chain of buffers.
1853
1854The library will never attempt to backtrack over a skip_input_data() call,
1855so any skipped data can be permanently discarded. You still have to deal
1856with the case of skipping not-yet-received data, however.
1857
1858It's much simpler to use only a single buffer; when fill_input_buffer() is
1859called, move any unconsumed data (beyond the current pointer/count) down to
1860the beginning of this buffer and then load new data into the remaining buffer
1861space. This approach requires a little more data copying but is far easier
1862to get right.
1863
1864
1865Progressive JPEG support
1866------------------------
1867
1868Progressive JPEG rearranges the stored data into a series of scans of
1869increasing quality. In situations where a JPEG file is transmitted across a
1870slow communications link, a decoder can generate a low-quality image very
1871quickly from the first scan, then gradually improve the displayed quality as
1872more scans are received. The final image after all scans are complete is
1873identical to that of a regular (sequential) JPEG file of the same quality
1874setting. Progressive JPEG files are often slightly smaller than equivalent
1875sequential JPEG files, but the possibility of incremental display is the main
1876reason for using progressive JPEG.
1877
1878The IJG encoder library generates progressive JPEG files when given a
1879suitable "scan script" defining how to divide the data into scans.
1880Creation of progressive JPEG files is otherwise transparent to the encoder.
1881Progressive JPEG files can also be read transparently by the decoder library.
1882If the decoding application simply uses the library as defined above, it
1883will receive a final decoded image without any indication that the file was
1884progressive. Of course, this approach does not allow incremental display.
1885To perform incremental display, an application needs to use the decoder
1886library's "buffered-image" mode, in which it receives a decoded image
1887multiple times.
1888
1889Each displayed scan requires about as much work to decode as a full JPEG
1890image of the same size, so the decoder must be fairly fast in relation to the
1891data transmission rate in order to make incremental display useful. However,
1892it is possible to skip displaying the image and simply add the incoming bits
1893to the decoder's coefficient buffer. This is fast because only Huffman
1894decoding need be done, not IDCT, upsampling, colorspace conversion, etc.
1895The IJG decoder library allows the application to switch dynamically between
1896displaying the image and simply absorbing the incoming bits. A properly
1897coded application can automatically adapt the number of display passes to
1898suit the time available as the image is received. Also, a final
1899higher-quality display cycle can be performed from the buffered data after
1900the end of the file is reached.
1901
1902Progressive compression:
1903
1904To create a progressive JPEG file (or a multiple-scan sequential JPEG file),
1905set the scan_info cinfo field to point to an array of scan descriptors, and
1906perform compression as usual. Instead of constructing your own scan list,
1907you can call the jpeg_simple_progression() helper routine to create a
1908recommended progression sequence; this method should be used by all
1909applications that don't want to get involved in the nitty-gritty of
1910progressive scan sequence design. (If you want to provide user control of
1911scan sequences, you may wish to borrow the scan script reading code found
1912in rdswitch.c, so that you can read scan script files just like cjpeg's.)
1913When scan_info is not NULL, the compression library will store DCT'd data
1914into a buffer array as jpeg_write_scanlines() is called, and will emit all
1915the requested scans during jpeg_finish_compress(). This implies that
1916multiple-scan output cannot be created with a suspending data destination
1917manager, since jpeg_finish_compress() does not support suspension. We
1918should also note that the compressor currently forces Huffman optimization
1919mode when creating a progressive JPEG file, because the default Huffman
1920tables are unsuitable for progressive files.
1921
1922Progressive decompression:
1923
1924When buffered-image mode is not used, the decoder library will read all of
1925a multi-scan file during jpeg_start_decompress(), so that it can provide a
1926final decoded image. (Here "multi-scan" means either progressive or
1927multi-scan sequential.) This makes multi-scan files transparent to the
1928decoding application. However, existing applications that used suspending
1929input with version 5 of the IJG library will need to be modified to check
1930for a suspension return from jpeg_start_decompress().
1931
1932To perform incremental display, an application must use the library's
1933buffered-image mode. This is described in the next section.
1934
1935
1936Buffered-image mode
1937-------------------
1938
1939In buffered-image mode, the library stores the partially decoded image in a
1940coefficient buffer, from which it can be read out as many times as desired.
1941This mode is typically used for incremental display of progressive JPEG files,
1942but it can be used with any JPEG file. Each scan of a progressive JPEG file
1943adds more data (more detail) to the buffered image. The application can
1944display in lockstep with the source file (one display pass per input scan),
1945or it can allow input processing to outrun display processing. By making
1946input and display processing run independently, it is possible for the
1947application to adapt progressive display to a wide range of data transmission
1948rates.
1949
1950The basic control flow for buffered-image decoding is
1951
1952 jpeg_create_decompress()
1953 set data source
1954 jpeg_read_header()
1955 set overall decompression parameters
1956 cinfo.buffered_image = TRUE; /* select buffered-image mode */
1957 jpeg_start_decompress()
1958 for (each output pass) {
1959 adjust output decompression parameters if required
1960 jpeg_start_output() /* start a new output pass */
1961 for (all scanlines in image) {
1962 jpeg_read_scanlines()
1963 display scanlines
1964 }
1965 jpeg_finish_output() /* terminate output pass */
1966 }
1967 jpeg_finish_decompress()
1968 jpeg_destroy_decompress()
1969
1970This differs from ordinary unbuffered decoding in that there is an additional
1971level of looping. The application can choose how many output passes to make
1972and how to display each pass.
1973
1974The simplest approach to displaying progressive images is to do one display
1975pass for each scan appearing in the input file. In this case the outer loop
1976condition is typically
1977 while (!jpeg_input_complete(&cinfo))
1978and the start-output call should read
1979 jpeg_start_output(&cinfo, cinfo.input_scan_number);
1980The second parameter to jpeg_start_output() indicates which scan of the input
1981file is to be displayed; the scans are numbered starting at 1 for this
1982purpose. (You can use a loop counter starting at 1 if you like, but using
1983the library's input scan counter is easier.) The library automatically reads
1984data as necessary to complete each requested scan, and jpeg_finish_output()
1985advances to the next scan or end-of-image marker (hence input_scan_number
1986will be incremented by the time control arrives back at jpeg_start_output()).
1987With this technique, data is read from the input file only as needed, and
1988input and output processing run in lockstep.
1989
1990After reading the final scan and reaching the end of the input file, the
1991buffered image remains available; it can be read additional times by
1992repeating the jpeg_start_output()/jpeg_read_scanlines()/jpeg_finish_output()
1993sequence. For example, a useful technique is to use fast one-pass color
1994quantization for display passes made while the image is arriving, followed by
1995a final display pass using two-pass quantization for highest quality. This
1996is done by changing the library parameters before the final output pass.
1997Changing parameters between passes is discussed in detail below.
1998
1999In general the last scan of a progressive file cannot be recognized as such
2000until after it is read, so a post-input display pass is the best approach if
2001you want special processing in the final pass.
2002
2003When done with the image, be sure to call jpeg_finish_decompress() to release
2004the buffered image (or just use jpeg_destroy_decompress()).
2005
2006If input data arrives faster than it can be displayed, the application can
2007cause the library to decode input data in advance of what's needed to produce
2008output. This is done by calling the routine jpeg_consume_input().
2009The return value is one of the following:
2010 JPEG_REACHED_SOS: reached an SOS marker (the start of a new scan)
2011 JPEG_REACHED_EOI: reached the EOI marker (end of image)
2012 JPEG_ROW_COMPLETED: completed reading one MCU row of compressed data
2013 JPEG_SCAN_COMPLETED: completed reading last MCU row of current scan
2014 JPEG_SUSPENDED: suspended before completing any of the above
2015(JPEG_SUSPENDED can occur only if a suspending data source is used.) This
2016routine can be called at any time after initializing the JPEG object. It
2017reads some additional data and returns when one of the indicated significant
2018events occurs. (If called after the EOI marker is reached, it will
2019immediately return JPEG_REACHED_EOI without attempting to read more data.)
2020
2021The library's output processing will automatically call jpeg_consume_input()
2022whenever the output processing overtakes the input; thus, simple lockstep
2023display requires no direct calls to jpeg_consume_input(). But by adding
2024calls to jpeg_consume_input(), you can absorb data in advance of what is
2025being displayed. This has two benefits:
2026 * You can limit buildup of unprocessed data in your input buffer.
2027 * You can eliminate extra display passes by paying attention to the
2028 state of the library's input processing.
2029
2030The first of these benefits only requires interspersing calls to
2031jpeg_consume_input() with your display operations and any other processing
2032you may be doing. To avoid wasting cycles due to backtracking, it's best to
2033call jpeg_consume_input() only after a hundred or so new bytes have arrived.
2034This is discussed further under "I/O suspension", above. (Note: the JPEG
2035library currently is not thread-safe. You must not call jpeg_consume_input()
2036from one thread of control if a different library routine is working on the
2037same JPEG object in another thread.)
2038
2039When input arrives fast enough that more than one new scan is available
2040before you start a new output pass, you may as well skip the output pass
2041corresponding to the completed scan. This occurs for free if you pass
2042cinfo.input_scan_number as the target scan number to jpeg_start_output().
2043The input_scan_number field is simply the index of the scan currently being
2044consumed by the input processor. You can ensure that this is up-to-date by
2045emptying the input buffer just before calling jpeg_start_output(): call
2046jpeg_consume_input() repeatedly until it returns JPEG_SUSPENDED or
2047JPEG_REACHED_EOI.
2048
2049The target scan number passed to jpeg_start_output() is saved in the
2050cinfo.output_scan_number field. The library's output processing calls
2051jpeg_consume_input() whenever the current input scan number and row within
2052that scan is less than or equal to the current output scan number and row.
2053Thus, input processing can "get ahead" of the output processing but is not
2054allowed to "fall behind". You can achieve several different effects by
2055manipulating this interlock rule. For example, if you pass a target scan
2056number greater than the current input scan number, the output processor will
2057wait until that scan starts to arrive before producing any output. (To avoid
2058an infinite loop, the target scan number is automatically reset to the last
2059scan number when the end of image is reached. Thus, if you specify a large
2060target scan number, the library will just absorb the entire input file and
2061then perform an output pass. This is effectively the same as what
2062jpeg_start_decompress() does when you don't select buffered-image mode.)
2063When you pass a target scan number equal to the current input scan number,
2064the image is displayed no faster than the current input scan arrives. The
2065final possibility is to pass a target scan number less than the current input
2066scan number; this disables the input/output interlock and causes the output
2067processor to simply display whatever it finds in the image buffer, without
2068waiting for input. (However, the library will not accept a target scan
2069number less than one, so you can't avoid waiting for the first scan.)
2070
2071When data is arriving faster than the output display processing can advance
2072through the image, jpeg_consume_input() will store data into the buffered
2073image beyond the point at which the output processing is reading data out
2074again. If the input arrives fast enough, it may "wrap around" the buffer to
2075the point where the input is more than one whole scan ahead of the output.
2076If the output processing simply proceeds through its display pass without
2077paying attention to the input, the effect seen on-screen is that the lower
2078part of the image is one or more scans better in quality than the upper part.
2079Then, when the next output scan is started, you have a choice of what target
2080scan number to use. The recommended choice is to use the current input scan
2081number at that time, which implies that you've skipped the output scans
2082corresponding to the input scans that were completed while you processed the
2083previous output scan. In this way, the decoder automatically adapts its
2084speed to the arriving data, by skipping output scans as necessary to keep up
2085with the arriving data.
2086
2087When using this strategy, you'll want to be sure that you perform a final
2088output pass after receiving all the data; otherwise your last display may not
2089be full quality across the whole screen. So the right outer loop logic is
2090something like this:
2091 do {
2092 absorb any waiting input by calling jpeg_consume_input()
2093 final_pass = jpeg_input_complete(&cinfo);
2094 adjust output decompression parameters if required
2095 jpeg_start_output(&cinfo, cinfo.input_scan_number);
2096 ...
2097 jpeg_finish_output()
2098 } while (!final_pass);
2099rather than quitting as soon as jpeg_input_complete() returns TRUE. This
2100arrangement makes it simple to use higher-quality decoding parameters
2101for the final pass. But if you don't want to use special parameters for
2102the final pass, the right loop logic is like this:
2103 for (;;) {
2104 absorb any waiting input by calling jpeg_consume_input()
2105 jpeg_start_output(&cinfo, cinfo.input_scan_number);
2106 ...
2107 jpeg_finish_output()
2108 if (jpeg_input_complete(&cinfo) &&
2109 cinfo.input_scan_number == cinfo.output_scan_number)
2110 break;
2111 }
2112In this case you don't need to know in advance whether an output pass is to
2113be the last one, so it's not necessary to have reached EOF before starting
2114the final output pass; rather, what you want to test is whether the output
2115pass was performed in sync with the final input scan. This form of the loop
2116will avoid an extra output pass whenever the decoder is able (or nearly able)
2117to keep up with the incoming data.
2118
2119When the data transmission speed is high, you might begin a display pass,
2120then find that much or all of the file has arrived before you can complete
2121the pass. (You can detect this by noting the JPEG_REACHED_EOI return code
2122from jpeg_consume_input(), or equivalently by testing jpeg_input_complete().)
2123In this situation you may wish to abort the current display pass and start a
2124new one using the newly arrived information. To do so, just call
2125jpeg_finish_output() and then start a new pass with jpeg_start_output().
2126
2127A variant strategy is to abort and restart display if more than one complete
2128scan arrives during an output pass; this can be detected by noting
2129JPEG_REACHED_SOS returns and/or examining cinfo.input_scan_number. This
2130idea should be employed with caution, however, since the display process
2131might never get to the bottom of the image before being aborted, resulting
2132in the lower part of the screen being several passes worse than the upper.
2133In most cases it's probably best to abort an output pass only if the whole
2134file has arrived and you want to begin the final output pass immediately.
2135
2136When receiving data across a communication link, we recommend always using
2137the current input scan number for the output target scan number; if a
2138higher-quality final pass is to be done, it should be started (aborting any
2139incomplete output pass) as soon as the end of file is received. However,
2140many other strategies are possible. For example, the application can examine
2141the parameters of the current input scan and decide whether to display it or
2142not. If the scan contains only chroma data, one might choose not to use it
2143as the target scan, expecting that the scan will be small and will arrive
2144quickly. To skip to the next scan, call jpeg_consume_input() until it
2145returns JPEG_REACHED_SOS or JPEG_REACHED_EOI. Or just use the next higher
2146number as the target scan for jpeg_start_output(); but that method doesn't
2147let you inspect the next scan's parameters before deciding to display it.
2148
2149
2150In buffered-image mode, jpeg_start_decompress() never performs input and
2151thus never suspends. An application that uses input suspension with
2152buffered-image mode must be prepared for suspension returns from these
2153routines:
2154* jpeg_start_output() performs input only if you request 2-pass quantization
2155 and the target scan isn't fully read yet. (This is discussed below.)
2156* jpeg_read_scanlines(), as always, returns the number of scanlines that it
2157 was able to produce before suspending.
2158* jpeg_finish_output() will read any markers following the target scan,
2159 up to the end of the file or the SOS marker that begins another scan.
2160 (But it reads no input if jpeg_consume_input() has already reached the
2161 end of the file or a SOS marker beyond the target output scan.)
2162* jpeg_finish_decompress() will read until the end of file, and thus can
2163 suspend if the end hasn't already been reached (as can be tested by
2164 calling jpeg_input_complete()).
2165jpeg_start_output(), jpeg_finish_output(), and jpeg_finish_decompress()
2166all return TRUE if they completed their tasks, FALSE if they had to suspend.
2167In the event of a FALSE return, the application must load more input data
2168and repeat the call. Applications that use non-suspending data sources need
2169not check the return values of these three routines.
2170
2171
2172It is possible to change decoding parameters between output passes in the
2173buffered-image mode. The decoder library currently supports only very
2174limited changes of parameters. ONLY THE FOLLOWING parameter changes are
2175allowed after jpeg_start_decompress() is called:
2176* dct_method can be changed before each call to jpeg_start_output().
2177 For example, one could use a fast DCT method for early scans, changing
2178 to a higher quality method for the final scan.
2179* dither_mode can be changed before each call to jpeg_start_output();
2180 of course this has no impact if not using color quantization. Typically
2181 one would use ordered dither for initial passes, then switch to
2182 Floyd-Steinberg dither for the final pass. Caution: changing dither mode
2183 can cause more memory to be allocated by the library. Although the amount
2184 of memory involved is not large (a scanline or so), it may cause the
2185 initial max_memory_to_use specification to be exceeded, which in the worst
2186 case would result in an out-of-memory failure.
2187* do_block_smoothing can be changed before each call to jpeg_start_output().
2188 This setting is relevant only when decoding a progressive JPEG image.
2189 During the first DC-only scan, block smoothing provides a very "fuzzy" look
2190 instead of the very "blocky" look seen without it; which is better seems a
2191 matter of personal taste. But block smoothing is nearly always a win
2192 during later stages, especially when decoding a successive-approximation
2193 image: smoothing helps to hide the slight blockiness that otherwise shows
2194 up on smooth gradients until the lowest coefficient bits are sent.
2195* Color quantization mode can be changed under the rules described below.
2196 You *cannot* change between full-color and quantized output (because that
2197 would alter the required I/O buffer sizes), but you can change which
2198 quantization method is used.
2199
2200When generating color-quantized output, changing quantization method is a
2201very useful way of switching between high-speed and high-quality display.
2202The library allows you to change among its three quantization methods:
22031. Single-pass quantization to a fixed color cube.
2204 Selected by cinfo.two_pass_quantize = FALSE and cinfo.colormap = NULL.
22052. Single-pass quantization to an application-supplied colormap.
2206 Selected by setting cinfo.colormap to point to the colormap (the value of
2207 two_pass_quantize is ignored); also set cinfo.actual_number_of_colors.
22083. Two-pass quantization to a colormap chosen specifically for the image.
2209 Selected by cinfo.two_pass_quantize = TRUE and cinfo.colormap = NULL.
2210 (This is the default setting selected by jpeg_read_header, but it is
2211 probably NOT what you want for the first pass of progressive display!)
2212These methods offer successively better quality and lesser speed. However,
2213only the first method is available for quantizing in non-RGB color spaces.
2214
2215IMPORTANT: because the different quantizer methods have very different
2216working-storage requirements, the library requires you to indicate which
2217one(s) you intend to use before you call jpeg_start_decompress(). (If we did
2218not require this, the max_memory_to_use setting would be a complete fiction.)
2219You do this by setting one or more of these three cinfo fields to TRUE:
2220 enable_1pass_quant Fixed color cube colormap
2221 enable_external_quant Externally-supplied colormap
2222 enable_2pass_quant Two-pass custom colormap
2223All three are initialized FALSE by jpeg_read_header(). But
2224jpeg_start_decompress() automatically sets TRUE the one selected by the
2225current two_pass_quantize and colormap settings, so you only need to set the
2226enable flags for any other quantization methods you plan to change to later.
2227
2228After setting the enable flags correctly at jpeg_start_decompress() time, you
2229can change to any enabled quantization method by setting two_pass_quantize
2230and colormap properly just before calling jpeg_start_output(). The following
2231special rules apply:
22321. You must explicitly set cinfo.colormap to NULL when switching to 1-pass
2233 or 2-pass mode from a different mode, or when you want the 2-pass
2234 quantizer to be re-run to generate a new colormap.
22352. To switch to an external colormap, or to change to a different external
2236 colormap than was used on the prior pass, you must call
2237 jpeg_new_colormap() after setting cinfo.colormap.
2238NOTE: if you want to use the same colormap as was used in the prior pass,
2239you should not do either of these things. This will save some nontrivial
2240switchover costs.
2241(These requirements exist because cinfo.colormap will always be non-NULL
2242after completing a prior output pass, since both the 1-pass and 2-pass
2243quantizers set it to point to their output colormaps. Thus you have to
2244do one of these two things to notify the library that something has changed.
2245Yup, it's a bit klugy, but it's necessary to do it this way for backwards
2246compatibility.)
2247
2248Note that in buffered-image mode, the library generates any requested colormap
2249during jpeg_start_output(), not during jpeg_start_decompress().
2250
2251When using two-pass quantization, jpeg_start_output() makes a pass over the
2252buffered image to determine the optimum color map; it therefore may take a
2253significant amount of time, whereas ordinarily it does little work. The
2254progress monitor hook is called during this pass, if defined. It is also
2255important to realize that if the specified target scan number is greater than
2256or equal to the current input scan number, jpeg_start_output() will attempt
2257to consume input as it makes this pass. If you use a suspending data source,
2258you need to check for a FALSE return from jpeg_start_output() under these
2259conditions. The combination of 2-pass quantization and a not-yet-fully-read
2260target scan is the only case in which jpeg_start_output() will consume input.
2261
2262
2263Application authors who support buffered-image mode may be tempted to use it
2264for all JPEG images, even single-scan ones. This will work, but it is
2265inefficient: there is no need to create an image-sized coefficient buffer for
2266single-scan images. Requesting buffered-image mode for such an image wastes
2267memory. Worse, it can cost time on large images, since the buffered data has
2268to be swapped out or written to a temporary file. If you are concerned about
2269maximum performance on baseline JPEG files, you should use buffered-image
2270mode only when the incoming file actually has multiple scans. This can be
2271tested by calling jpeg_has_multiple_scans(), which will return a correct
2272result at any time after jpeg_read_header() completes.
2273
2274It is also worth noting that when you use jpeg_consume_input() to let input
2275processing get ahead of output processing, the resulting pattern of access to
2276the coefficient buffer is quite nonsequential. It's best to use the memory
2277manager jmemnobs.c if you can (ie, if you have enough real or virtual main
2278memory). If not, at least make sure that max_memory_to_use is set as high as
2279possible. If the JPEG memory manager has to use a temporary file, you will
2280probably see a lot of disk traffic and poor performance. (This could be
2281improved with additional work on the memory manager, but we haven't gotten
2282around to it yet.)
2283
2284In some applications it may be convenient to use jpeg_consume_input() for all
2285input processing, including reading the initial markers; that is, you may
2286wish to call jpeg_consume_input() instead of jpeg_read_header() during
2287startup. This works, but note that you must check for JPEG_REACHED_SOS and
2288JPEG_REACHED_EOI return codes as the equivalent of jpeg_read_header's codes.
2289Once the first SOS marker has been reached, you must call
2290jpeg_start_decompress() before jpeg_consume_input() will consume more input;
2291it'll just keep returning JPEG_REACHED_SOS until you do. If you read a
2292tables-only file this way, jpeg_consume_input() will return JPEG_REACHED_EOI
2293without ever returning JPEG_REACHED_SOS; be sure to check for this case.
2294If this happens, the decompressor will not read any more input until you call
2295jpeg_abort() to reset it. It is OK to call jpeg_consume_input() even when not
2296using buffered-image mode, but in that case it's basically a no-op after the
2297initial markers have been read: it will just return JPEG_SUSPENDED.
2298
2299
2300Abbreviated datastreams and multiple images
2301-------------------------------------------
2302
2303A JPEG compression or decompression object can be reused to process multiple
2304images. This saves a small amount of time per image by eliminating the
2305"create" and "destroy" operations, but that isn't the real purpose of the
2306feature. Rather, reuse of an object provides support for abbreviated JPEG
2307datastreams. Object reuse can also simplify processing a series of images in
2308a single input or output file. This section explains these features.
2309
2310A JPEG file normally contains several hundred bytes worth of quantization
2311and Huffman tables. In a situation where many images will be stored or
2312transmitted with identical tables, this may represent an annoying overhead.
2313The JPEG standard therefore permits tables to be omitted. The standard
2314defines three classes of JPEG datastreams:
2315 * "Interchange" datastreams contain an image and all tables needed to decode
2316 the image. These are the usual kind of JPEG file.
2317 * "Abbreviated image" datastreams contain an image, but are missing some or
2318 all of the tables needed to decode that image.
2319 * "Abbreviated table specification" (henceforth "tables-only") datastreams
2320 contain only table specifications.
2321To decode an abbreviated image, it is necessary to load the missing table(s)
2322into the decoder beforehand. This can be accomplished by reading a separate
2323tables-only file. A variant scheme uses a series of images in which the first
2324image is an interchange (complete) datastream, while subsequent ones are
2325abbreviated and rely on the tables loaded by the first image. It is assumed
2326that once the decoder has read a table, it will remember that table until a
2327new definition for the same table number is encountered.
2328
2329It is the application designer's responsibility to figure out how to associate
2330the correct tables with an abbreviated image. While abbreviated datastreams
2331can be useful in a closed environment, their use is strongly discouraged in
2332any situation where data exchange with other applications might be needed.
2333Caveat designer.
2334
2335The JPEG library provides support for reading and writing any combination of
2336tables-only datastreams and abbreviated images. In both compression and
2337decompression objects, a quantization or Huffman table will be retained for
2338the lifetime of the object, unless it is overwritten by a new table definition.
2339
2340
2341To create abbreviated image datastreams, it is only necessary to tell the
2342compressor not to emit some or all of the tables it is using. Each
2343quantization and Huffman table struct contains a boolean field "sent_table",
2344which normally is initialized to FALSE. For each table used by the image, the
2345header-writing process emits the table and sets sent_table = TRUE unless it is
2346already TRUE. (In normal usage, this prevents outputting the same table
2347definition multiple times, as would otherwise occur because the chroma
2348components typically share tables.) Thus, setting this field to TRUE before
2349calling jpeg_start_compress() will prevent the table from being written at
2350all.
2351
2352If you want to create a "pure" abbreviated image file containing no tables,
2353just call "jpeg_suppress_tables(&cinfo, TRUE)" after constructing all the
2354tables. If you want to emit some but not all tables, you'll need to set the
2355individual sent_table fields directly.
2356
2357To create an abbreviated image, you must also call jpeg_start_compress()
2358with a second parameter of FALSE, not TRUE. Otherwise jpeg_start_compress()
2359will force all the sent_table fields to FALSE. (This is a safety feature to
2360prevent abbreviated images from being created accidentally.)
2361
2362To create a tables-only file, perform the same parameter setup that you
2363normally would, but instead of calling jpeg_start_compress() and so on, call
2364jpeg_write_tables(&cinfo). This will write an abbreviated datastream
2365containing only SOI, DQT and/or DHT markers, and EOI. All the quantization
2366and Huffman tables that are currently defined in the compression object will
2367be emitted unless their sent_tables flag is already TRUE, and then all the
2368sent_tables flags will be set TRUE.
2369
2370A sure-fire way to create matching tables-only and abbreviated image files
2371is to proceed as follows:
2372
2373 create JPEG compression object
2374 set JPEG parameters
2375 set destination to tables-only file
2376 jpeg_write_tables(&cinfo);
2377 set destination to image file
2378 jpeg_start_compress(&cinfo, FALSE);
2379 write data...
2380 jpeg_finish_compress(&cinfo);
2381
2382Since the JPEG parameters are not altered between writing the table file and
2383the abbreviated image file, the same tables are sure to be used. Of course,
2384you can repeat the jpeg_start_compress() ... jpeg_finish_compress() sequence
2385many times to produce many abbreviated image files matching the table file.
2386
2387You cannot suppress output of the computed Huffman tables when Huffman
2388optimization is selected. (If you could, there'd be no way to decode the
2389image...) Generally, you don't want to set optimize_coding = TRUE when
2390you are trying to produce abbreviated files.
2391
2392In some cases you might want to compress an image using tables which are
2393not stored in the application, but are defined in an interchange or
2394tables-only file readable by the application. This can be done by setting up
2395a JPEG decompression object to read the specification file, then copying the
2396tables into your compression object. See jpeg_copy_critical_parameters()
2397for an example of copying quantization tables.
2398
2399
2400To read abbreviated image files, you simply need to load the proper tables
2401into the decompression object before trying to read the abbreviated image.
2402If the proper tables are stored in the application program, you can just
2403allocate the table structs and fill in their contents directly. For example,
2404to load a fixed quantization table into table slot "n":
2405
2406 if (cinfo.quant_tbl_ptrs[n] == NULL)
2407 cinfo.quant_tbl_ptrs[n] = jpeg_alloc_quant_table((j_common_ptr) &cinfo);
2408 quant_ptr = cinfo.quant_tbl_ptrs[n]; /* quant_ptr is JQUANT_TBL* */
2409 for (i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
2410 /* Qtable[] is desired quantization table, in natural array order */
2411 quant_ptr->quantval[i] = Qtable[i];
2412 }
2413
2414Code to load a fixed Huffman table is typically (for AC table "n"):
2415
2416 if (cinfo.ac_huff_tbl_ptrs[n] == NULL)
2417 cinfo.ac_huff_tbl_ptrs[n] = jpeg_alloc_huff_table((j_common_ptr) &cinfo);
2418 huff_ptr = cinfo.ac_huff_tbl_ptrs[n]; /* huff_ptr is JHUFF_TBL* */
2419 for (i = 1; i <= 16; i++) {
2420 /* counts[i] is number of Huffman codes of length i bits, i=1..16 */
2421 huff_ptr->bits[i] = counts[i];
2422 }
2423 for (i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
2424 /* symbols[] is the list of Huffman symbols, in code-length order */
2425 huff_ptr->huffval[i] = symbols[i];
2426 }
2427
2428(Note that trying to set cinfo.quant_tbl_ptrs[n] to point directly at a
2429constant JQUANT_TBL object is not safe. If the incoming file happened to
2430contain a quantization table definition, your master table would get
2431overwritten! Instead allocate a working table copy and copy the master table
2432into it, as illustrated above. Ditto for Huffman tables, of course.)
2433
2434You might want to read the tables from a tables-only file, rather than
2435hard-wiring them into your application. The jpeg_read_header() call is
2436sufficient to read a tables-only file. You must pass a second parameter of
2437FALSE to indicate that you do not require an image to be present. Thus, the
2438typical scenario is
2439
2440 create JPEG decompression object
2441 set source to tables-only file
2442 jpeg_read_header(&cinfo, FALSE);
2443 set source to abbreviated image file
2444 jpeg_read_header(&cinfo, TRUE);
2445 set decompression parameters
2446 jpeg_start_decompress(&cinfo);
2447 read data...
2448 jpeg_finish_decompress(&cinfo);
2449
2450In some cases, you may want to read a file without knowing whether it contains
2451an image or just tables. In that case, pass FALSE and check the return value
2452from jpeg_read_header(): it will be JPEG_HEADER_OK if an image was found,
2453JPEG_HEADER_TABLES_ONLY if only tables were found. (A third return value,
2454JPEG_SUSPENDED, is possible when using a suspending data source manager.)
2455Note that jpeg_read_header() will not complain if you read an abbreviated
2456image for which you haven't loaded the missing tables; the missing-table check
2457occurs later, in jpeg_start_decompress().
2458
2459
2460It is possible to read a series of images from a single source file by
2461repeating the jpeg_read_header() ... jpeg_finish_decompress() sequence,
2462without releasing/recreating the JPEG object or the data source module.
2463(If you did reinitialize, any partial bufferload left in the data source
2464buffer at the end of one image would be discarded, causing you to lose the
2465start of the next image.) When you use this method, stored tables are
2466automatically carried forward, so some of the images can be abbreviated images
2467that depend on tables from earlier images.
2468
2469If you intend to write a series of images into a single destination file,
2470you might want to make a specialized data destination module that doesn't
2471flush the output buffer at term_destination() time. This would speed things
2472up by some trifling amount. Of course, you'd need to remember to flush the
2473buffer after the last image. You can make the later images be abbreviated
2474ones by passing FALSE to jpeg_start_compress().
2475
2476
2477Special markers
2478---------------
2479
2480Some applications may need to insert or extract special data in the JPEG
2481datastream. The JPEG standard provides marker types "COM" (comment) and
2482"APP0" through "APP15" (application) to hold application-specific data.
2483Unfortunately, the use of these markers is not specified by the standard.
2484COM markers are fairly widely used to hold user-supplied text. The JFIF file
2485format spec uses APP0 markers with specified initial strings to hold certain
2486data. Adobe applications use APP14 markers beginning with the string "Adobe"
2487for miscellaneous data. Other APPn markers are rarely seen, but might
2488contain almost anything.
2489
2490If you wish to store user-supplied text, we recommend you use COM markers
2491and place readable 7-bit ASCII text in them. Newline conventions are not
2492standardized --- expect to find LF (Unix style), CR/LF (DOS style), or CR
2493(Mac style). A robust COM reader should be able to cope with random binary
2494garbage, including nulls, since some applications generate COM markers
2495containing non-ASCII junk. (But yours should not be one of them.)
2496
2497For program-supplied data, use an APPn marker, and be sure to begin it with an
2498identifying string so that you can tell whether the marker is actually yours.
2499It's probably best to avoid using APP0 or APP14 for any private markers.
2500(NOTE: the upcoming SPIFF standard will use APP8 markers; we recommend you
2501not use APP8 markers for any private purposes, either.)
2502
2503Keep in mind that at most 65533 bytes can be put into one marker, but you
2504can have as many markers as you like.
2505
2506By default, the IJG compression library will write a JFIF APP0 marker if the
2507selected JPEG colorspace is grayscale or YCbCr, or an Adobe APP14 marker if
2508the selected colorspace is RGB, CMYK, or YCCK. You can disable this, but
2509we don't recommend it. The decompression library will recognize JFIF and
2510Adobe markers and will set the JPEG colorspace properly when one is found.
2511
2512
2513You can write special markers immediately following the datastream header by
2514calling jpeg_write_marker() after jpeg_start_compress() and before the first
2515call to jpeg_write_scanlines(). When you do this, the markers appear after
2516the SOI and the JFIF APP0 and Adobe APP14 markers (if written), but before
2517all else. Specify the marker type parameter as "JPEG_COM" for COM or
2518"JPEG_APP0 + n" for APPn. (Actually, jpeg_write_marker will let you write
2519any marker type, but we don't recommend writing any other kinds of marker.)
2520For example, to write a user comment string pointed to by comment_text:
2521 jpeg_write_marker(cinfo, JPEG_COM, comment_text, strlen(comment_text));
2522
2523If it's not convenient to store all the marker data in memory at once,
2524you can instead call jpeg_write_m_header() followed by multiple calls to
2525jpeg_write_m_byte(). If you do it this way, it's your responsibility to
2526call jpeg_write_m_byte() exactly the number of times given in the length
2527parameter to jpeg_write_m_header(). (This method lets you empty the
2528output buffer partway through a marker, which might be important when
2529using a suspending data destination module. In any case, if you are using
2530a suspending destination, you should flush its buffer after inserting
2531any special markers. See "I/O suspension".)
2532
2533Or, if you prefer to synthesize the marker byte sequence yourself,
2534you can just cram it straight into the data destination module.
2535
2536If you are writing JFIF 1.02 extension markers (thumbnail images), don't
2537forget to set cinfo.JFIF_minor_version = 2 so that the encoder will write the
2538correct JFIF version number in the JFIF header marker. The library's default
2539is to write version 1.01, but that's wrong if you insert any 1.02 extension
2540markers. (We could probably get away with just defaulting to 1.02, but there
2541used to be broken decoders that would complain about unknown minor version
2542numbers. To reduce compatibility risks it's safest not to write 1.02 unless
2543you are actually using 1.02 extensions.)
2544
2545
2546When reading, two methods of handling special markers are available:
25471. You can ask the library to save the contents of COM and/or APPn markers
2548into memory, and then examine them at your leisure afterwards.
25492. You can supply your own routine to process COM and/or APPn markers
2550on-the-fly as they are read.
2551The first method is simpler to use, especially if you are using a suspending
2552data source; writing a marker processor that copes with input suspension is
2553not easy (consider what happens if the marker is longer than your available
2554input buffer). However, the second method conserves memory since the marker
2555data need not be kept around after it's been processed.
2556
2557For either method, you'd normally set up marker handling after creating a
2558decompression object and before calling jpeg_read_header(), because the
2559markers of interest will typically be near the head of the file and so will
2560be scanned by jpeg_read_header. Once you've established a marker handling
2561method, it will be used for the life of that decompression object
2562(potentially many datastreams), unless you change it. Marker handling is
2563determined separately for COM markers and for each APPn marker code.
2564
2565
2566To save the contents of special markers in memory, call
2567 jpeg_save_markers(cinfo, marker_code, length_limit)
2568where marker_code is the marker type to save, JPEG_COM or JPEG_APP0+n.
2569(To arrange to save all the special marker types, you need to call this
2570routine 17 times, for COM and APP0-APP15.) If the incoming marker is longer
2571than length_limit data bytes, only length_limit bytes will be saved; this
2572parameter allows you to avoid chewing up memory when you only need to see the
2573first few bytes of a potentially large marker. If you want to save all the
2574data, set length_limit to 0xFFFF; that is enough since marker lengths are only
257516 bits. As a special case, setting length_limit to 0 prevents that marker
2576type from being saved at all. (That is the default behavior, in fact.)
2577
2578After jpeg_read_header() completes, you can examine the special markers by
2579following the cinfo->marker_list pointer chain. All the special markers in
2580the file appear in this list, in order of their occurrence in the file (but
2581omitting any markers of types you didn't ask for). Both the original data
2582length and the saved data length are recorded for each list entry; the latter
2583will not exceed length_limit for the particular marker type. Note that these
2584lengths exclude the marker length word, whereas the stored representation
2585within the JPEG file includes it. (Hence the maximum data length is really
2586only 65533.)
2587
2588It is possible that additional special markers appear in the file beyond the
2589SOS marker at which jpeg_read_header stops; if so, the marker list will be
2590extended during reading of the rest of the file. This is not expected to be
2591common, however. If you are short on memory you may want to reset the length
2592limit to zero for all marker types after finishing jpeg_read_header, to
2593ensure that the max_memory_to_use setting cannot be exceeded due to addition
2594of later markers.
2595
2596The marker list remains stored until you call jpeg_finish_decompress or
2597jpeg_abort, at which point the memory is freed and the list is set to empty.
2598(jpeg_destroy also releases the storage, of course.)
2599
2600Note that the library is internally interested in APP0 and APP14 markers;
2601if you try to set a small nonzero length limit on these types, the library
2602will silently force the length up to the minimum it wants. (But you can set
2603a zero length limit to prevent them from being saved at all.) Also, in a
260416-bit environment, the maximum length limit may be constrained to less than
260565533 by malloc() limitations. It is therefore best not to assume that the
2606effective length limit is exactly what you set it to be.
2607
2608
2609If you want to supply your own marker-reading routine, you do it by calling
2610jpeg_set_marker_processor(). A marker processor routine must have the
2611signature
2612 boolean jpeg_marker_parser_method (j_decompress_ptr cinfo)
2613Although the marker code is not explicitly passed, the routine can find it
2614in cinfo->unread_marker. At the time of call, the marker proper has been
2615read from the data source module. The processor routine is responsible for
2616reading the marker length word and the remaining parameter bytes, if any.
2617Return TRUE to indicate success. (FALSE should be returned only if you are
2618using a suspending data source and it tells you to suspend. See the standard
2619marker processors in jdmarker.c for appropriate coding methods if you need to
2620use a suspending data source.)
2621
2622If you override the default APP0 or APP14 processors, it is up to you to
2623recognize JFIF and Adobe markers if you want colorspace recognition to occur
2624properly. We recommend copying and extending the default processors if you
2625want to do that. (A better idea is to save these marker types for later
2626examination by calling jpeg_save_markers(); that method doesn't interfere
2627with the library's own processing of these markers.)
2628
2629jpeg_set_marker_processor() and jpeg_save_markers() are mutually exclusive
2630--- if you call one it overrides any previous call to the other, for the
2631particular marker type specified.
2632
2633A simple example of an external COM processor can be found in djpeg.c.
2634Also, see jpegtran.c for an example of using jpeg_save_markers.
2635
2636
2637ICC profiles
2638------------
2639
2640Two functions are provided for writing and reading International Color
2641Consortium (ICC) device profiles embedded in JFIF JPEG image files:
2642
2643 void jpeg_write_icc_profile (j_compress_ptr cinfo,
2644 const JOCTET *icc_data_ptr,
2645 unsigned int icc_data_len);
2646 boolean jpeg_read_icc_profile (j_decompress_ptr cinfo,
2647 JOCTET **icc_data_ptr,
2648 unsigned int *icc_data_len);
2649
2650The ICC has defined a standard for including such data in JPEG "APP2" markers.
2651The aforementioned functions do not know anything about the internal structure
2652of the ICC profile data; they just know how to embed the profile data into a
2653JPEG file while writing it, or to extract the profile data from a JPEG file
2654while reading it.
2655
2656jpeg_write_icc_profile() must be called after calling jpeg_start_compress() and
2657before the first call to jpeg_write_scanlines() or jpeg_write_raw_data(). This
2658ordering ensures that the APP2 marker(s) will appear after the SOI and JFIF or
2659Adobe markers, but before all other data.
2660
2661jpeg_read_icc_profile() returns TRUE if an ICC profile was found and FALSE
2662otherwise. If an ICC profile was found, then the function will allocate a
2663memory region containing the profile and will return a pointer to that memory
2664region in *icc_data_ptr, as well as the length of the region in *icc_data_len.
2665This memory region is allocated by the library using malloc() and must be freed
2666by the caller using free() when the memory region is no longer needed. Callers
2667wishing to use jpeg_read_icc_profile() must call
2668
2669 jpeg_save_markers(cinfo, JPEG_APP0 + 2, 0xFFFF);
2670
2671prior to calling jpeg_read_header(). jpeg_read_icc_profile() can be called at
2672any point between jpeg_read_header() and jpeg_finish_decompress().
2673
2674
2675Raw (downsampled) image data
2676----------------------------
2677
2678Some applications need to supply already-downsampled image data to the JPEG
2679compressor, or to receive raw downsampled data from the decompressor. The
2680library supports this requirement by allowing the application to write or
2681read raw data, bypassing the normal preprocessing or postprocessing steps.
2682The interface is different from the standard one and is somewhat harder to
2683use. If your interest is merely in bypassing color conversion, we recommend
2684that you use the standard interface and simply set jpeg_color_space =
2685in_color_space (or jpeg_color_space = out_color_space for decompression).
2686The mechanism described in this section is necessary only to supply or
2687receive downsampled image data, in which not all components have the same
2688dimensions.
2689
2690
2691To compress raw data, you must supply the data in the colorspace to be used
2692in the JPEG file (please read the earlier section on Special color spaces)
2693and downsampled to the sampling factors specified in the JPEG parameters.
2694You must supply the data in the format used internally by the JPEG library,
2695namely a JSAMPIMAGE array. This is an array of pointers to two-dimensional
2696arrays, each of type JSAMPARRAY. Each 2-D array holds the values for one
2697color component. This structure is necessary since the components are of
2698different sizes. If the image dimensions are not a multiple of the MCU size,
2699you must also pad the data correctly (usually, this is done by replicating
2700the last column and/or row). The data must be padded to a multiple of a DCT
2701block in each component: that is, each downsampled row must contain a
2702multiple of 8 valid samples, and there must be a multiple of 8 sample rows
2703for each component. (For applications such as conversion of digital TV
2704images, the standard image size is usually a multiple of the DCT block size,
2705so that no padding need actually be done.)
2706
2707The procedure for compression of raw data is basically the same as normal
2708compression, except that you call jpeg_write_raw_data() in place of
2709jpeg_write_scanlines(). Before calling jpeg_start_compress(), you must do
2710the following:
2711 * Set cinfo->raw_data_in to TRUE. (It is set FALSE by jpeg_set_defaults().)
2712 This notifies the library that you will be supplying raw data.
2713 * Ensure jpeg_color_space is correct --- an explicit jpeg_set_colorspace()
2714 call is a good idea. Note that since color conversion is bypassed,
2715 in_color_space is ignored, except that jpeg_set_defaults() uses it to
2716 choose the default jpeg_color_space setting.
2717 * Ensure the sampling factors, cinfo->comp_info[i].h_samp_factor and
2718 cinfo->comp_info[i].v_samp_factor, are correct. Since these indicate the
2719 dimensions of the data you are supplying, it's wise to set them
2720 explicitly, rather than assuming the library's defaults are what you want.
2721
2722To pass raw data to the library, call jpeg_write_raw_data() in place of
2723jpeg_write_scanlines(). The two routines work similarly except that
2724jpeg_write_raw_data takes a JSAMPIMAGE data array rather than JSAMPARRAY.
2725The scanlines count passed to and returned from jpeg_write_raw_data is
2726measured in terms of the component with the largest v_samp_factor.
2727
2728jpeg_write_raw_data() processes one MCU row per call, which is to say
2729v_samp_factor*DCTSIZE sample rows of each component. The passed num_lines
2730value must be at least max_v_samp_factor*DCTSIZE, and the return value will
2731be exactly that amount (or possibly some multiple of that amount, in future
2732library versions). This is true even on the last call at the bottom of the
2733image; don't forget to pad your data as necessary.
2734
2735The required dimensions of the supplied data can be computed for each
2736component as
2737 cinfo->comp_info[i].width_in_blocks*DCTSIZE samples per row
2738 cinfo->comp_info[i].height_in_blocks*DCTSIZE rows in image
2739after jpeg_start_compress() has initialized those fields. If the valid data
2740is smaller than this, it must be padded appropriately. For some sampling
2741factors and image sizes, additional dummy DCT blocks are inserted to make
2742the image a multiple of the MCU dimensions. The library creates such dummy
2743blocks itself; it does not read them from your supplied data. Therefore you
2744need never pad by more than DCTSIZE samples. An example may help here.
2745Assume 2h2v downsampling of YCbCr data, that is
2746 cinfo->comp_info[0].h_samp_factor = 2 for Y
2747 cinfo->comp_info[0].v_samp_factor = 2
2748 cinfo->comp_info[1].h_samp_factor = 1 for Cb
2749 cinfo->comp_info[1].v_samp_factor = 1
2750 cinfo->comp_info[2].h_samp_factor = 1 for Cr
2751 cinfo->comp_info[2].v_samp_factor = 1
2752and suppose that the nominal image dimensions (cinfo->image_width and
2753cinfo->image_height) are 101x101 pixels. Then jpeg_start_compress() will
2754compute downsampled_width = 101 and width_in_blocks = 13 for Y,
2755downsampled_width = 51 and width_in_blocks = 7 for Cb and Cr (and the same
2756for the height fields). You must pad the Y data to at least 13*8 = 104
2757columns and rows, the Cb/Cr data to at least 7*8 = 56 columns and rows. The
2758MCU height is max_v_samp_factor = 2 DCT rows so you must pass at least 16
2759scanlines on each call to jpeg_write_raw_data(), which is to say 16 actual
2760sample rows of Y and 8 each of Cb and Cr. A total of 7 MCU rows are needed,
2761so you must pass a total of 7*16 = 112 "scanlines". The last DCT block row
2762of Y data is dummy, so it doesn't matter what you pass for it in the data
2763arrays, but the scanlines count must total up to 112 so that all of the Cb
2764and Cr data gets passed.
2765
2766Output suspension is supported with raw-data compression: if the data
2767destination module suspends, jpeg_write_raw_data() will return 0.
2768In this case the same data rows must be passed again on the next call.
2769
2770
2771Decompression with raw data output implies bypassing all postprocessing:
2772you cannot ask for rescaling or color quantization, for instance. More
2773seriously, you must deal with the color space and sampling factors present in
2774the incoming file. If your application only handles, say, 2h1v YCbCr data,
2775you must check for and fail on other color spaces or other sampling factors.
2776The library will not convert to a different color space for you.
2777
2778To obtain raw data output, set cinfo->raw_data_out = TRUE before
2779jpeg_start_decompress() (it is set FALSE by jpeg_read_header()). Be sure to
2780verify that the color space and sampling factors are ones you can handle.
2781Then call jpeg_read_raw_data() in place of jpeg_read_scanlines(). The
2782decompression process is otherwise the same as usual.
2783
2784jpeg_read_raw_data() returns one MCU row per call, and thus you must pass a
2785buffer of at least max_v_samp_factor*DCTSIZE scanlines (scanline counting is
2786the same as for raw-data compression). The buffer you pass must be large
2787enough to hold the actual data plus padding to DCT-block boundaries. As with
2788compression, any entirely dummy DCT blocks are not processed so you need not
2789allocate space for them, but the total scanline count includes them. The
2790above example of computing buffer dimensions for raw-data compression is
2791equally valid for decompression.
2792
2793Input suspension is supported with raw-data decompression: if the data source
2794module suspends, jpeg_read_raw_data() will return 0. You can also use
2795buffered-image mode to read raw data in multiple passes.
2796
2797
2798Really raw data: DCT coefficients
2799---------------------------------
2800
2801It is possible to read or write the contents of a JPEG file as raw DCT
2802coefficients. This facility is mainly intended for use in lossless
2803transcoding between different JPEG file formats. Other possible applications
2804include lossless cropping of a JPEG image, lossless reassembly of a
2805multi-strip or multi-tile TIFF/JPEG file into a single JPEG datastream, etc.
2806
2807To read the contents of a JPEG file as DCT coefficients, open the file and do
2808jpeg_read_header() as usual. But instead of calling jpeg_start_decompress()
2809and jpeg_read_scanlines(), call jpeg_read_coefficients(). This will read the
2810entire image into a set of virtual coefficient-block arrays, one array per
2811component. The return value is a pointer to an array of virtual-array
2812descriptors. Each virtual array can be accessed directly using the JPEG
2813memory manager's access_virt_barray method (see Memory management, below,
2814and also read structure.txt's discussion of virtual array handling). Or,
2815for simple transcoding to a different JPEG file format, the array list can
2816just be handed directly to jpeg_write_coefficients().
2817
2818Each block in the block arrays contains quantized coefficient values in
2819normal array order (not JPEG zigzag order). The block arrays contain only
2820DCT blocks containing real data; any entirely-dummy blocks added to fill out
2821interleaved MCUs at the right or bottom edges of the image are discarded
2822during reading and are not stored in the block arrays. (The size of each
2823block array can be determined from the width_in_blocks and height_in_blocks
2824fields of the component's comp_info entry.) This is also the data format
2825expected by jpeg_write_coefficients().
2826
2827When you are done using the virtual arrays, call jpeg_finish_decompress()
2828to release the array storage and return the decompression object to an idle
2829state; or just call jpeg_destroy() if you don't need to reuse the object.
2830
2831If you use a suspending data source, jpeg_read_coefficients() will return
2832NULL if it is forced to suspend; a non-NULL return value indicates successful
2833completion. You need not test for a NULL return value when using a
2834non-suspending data source.
2835
2836It is also possible to call jpeg_read_coefficients() to obtain access to the
2837decoder's coefficient arrays during a normal decode cycle in buffered-image
2838mode. This frammish might be useful for progressively displaying an incoming
2839image and then re-encoding it without loss. To do this, decode in buffered-
2840image mode as discussed previously, then call jpeg_read_coefficients() after
2841the last jpeg_finish_output() call. The arrays will be available for your use
2842until you call jpeg_finish_decompress().
2843
2844
2845To write the contents of a JPEG file as DCT coefficients, you must provide
2846the DCT coefficients stored in virtual block arrays. You can either pass
2847block arrays read from an input JPEG file by jpeg_read_coefficients(), or
2848allocate virtual arrays from the JPEG compression object and fill them
2849yourself. In either case, jpeg_write_coefficients() is substituted for
2850jpeg_start_compress() and jpeg_write_scanlines(). Thus the sequence is
2851 * Create compression object
2852 * Set all compression parameters as necessary
2853 * Request virtual arrays if needed
2854 * jpeg_write_coefficients()
2855 * jpeg_finish_compress()
2856 * Destroy or re-use compression object
2857jpeg_write_coefficients() is passed a pointer to an array of virtual block
2858array descriptors; the number of arrays is equal to cinfo.num_components.
2859
2860The virtual arrays need only have been requested, not realized, before
2861jpeg_write_coefficients() is called. A side-effect of
2862jpeg_write_coefficients() is to realize any virtual arrays that have been
2863requested from the compression object's memory manager. Thus, when obtaining
2864the virtual arrays from the compression object, you should fill the arrays
2865after calling jpeg_write_coefficients(). The data is actually written out
2866when you call jpeg_finish_compress(); jpeg_write_coefficients() only writes
2867the file header.
2868
2869When writing raw DCT coefficients, it is crucial that the JPEG quantization
2870tables and sampling factors match the way the data was encoded, or the
2871resulting file will be invalid. For transcoding from an existing JPEG file,
2872we recommend using jpeg_copy_critical_parameters(). This routine initializes
2873all the compression parameters to default values (like jpeg_set_defaults()),
2874then copies the critical information from a source decompression object.
2875The decompression object should have just been used to read the entire
2876JPEG input file --- that is, it should be awaiting jpeg_finish_decompress().
2877
2878jpeg_write_coefficients() marks all tables stored in the compression object
2879as needing to be written to the output file (thus, it acts like
2880jpeg_start_compress(cinfo, TRUE)). This is for safety's sake, to avoid
2881emitting abbreviated JPEG files by accident. If you really want to emit an
2882abbreviated JPEG file, call jpeg_suppress_tables(), or set the tables'
2883individual sent_table flags, between calling jpeg_write_coefficients() and
2884jpeg_finish_compress().
2885
2886
2887Progress monitoring
2888-------------------
2889
2890Some applications may need to regain control from the JPEG library every so
2891often. The typical use of this feature is to produce a percent-done bar or
2892other progress display. (For a simple example, see cjpeg.c or djpeg.c.)
2893Although you do get control back frequently during the data-transferring pass
2894(the jpeg_read_scanlines or jpeg_write_scanlines loop), any additional passes
2895will occur inside jpeg_finish_compress or jpeg_start_decompress; those
2896routines may take a long time to execute, and you don't get control back
2897until they are done.
2898
2899You can define a progress-monitor routine which will be called periodically
2900by the library. No guarantees are made about how often this call will occur,
2901so we don't recommend you use it for mouse tracking or anything like that.
2902At present, a call will occur once per MCU row, scanline, or sample row
2903group, whichever unit is convenient for the current processing mode; so the
2904wider the image, the longer the time between calls. During the data
2905transferring pass, only one call occurs per call of jpeg_read_scanlines or
2906jpeg_write_scanlines, so don't pass a large number of scanlines at once if
2907you want fine resolution in the progress count. (If you really need to use
2908the callback mechanism for time-critical tasks like mouse tracking, you could
2909insert additional calls inside some of the library's inner loops.)
2910
2911To establish a progress-monitor callback, create a struct jpeg_progress_mgr,
2912fill in its progress_monitor field with a pointer to your callback routine,
2913and set cinfo->progress to point to the struct. The callback will be called
2914whenever cinfo->progress is non-NULL. (This pointer is set to NULL by
2915jpeg_create_compress or jpeg_create_decompress; the library will not change
2916it thereafter. So if you allocate dynamic storage for the progress struct,
2917make sure it will live as long as the JPEG object does. Allocating from the
2918JPEG memory manager with lifetime JPOOL_PERMANENT will work nicely.) You
2919can use the same callback routine for both compression and decompression.
2920
2921The jpeg_progress_mgr struct contains four fields which are set by the library:
2922 long pass_counter; /* work units completed in this pass */
2923 long pass_limit; /* total number of work units in this pass */
2924 int completed_passes; /* passes completed so far */
2925 int total_passes; /* total number of passes expected */
2926During any one pass, pass_counter increases from 0 up to (not including)
2927pass_limit; the step size is usually but not necessarily 1. The pass_limit
2928value may change from one pass to another. The expected total number of
2929passes is in total_passes, and the number of passes already completed is in
2930completed_passes. Thus the fraction of work completed may be estimated as
2931 completed_passes + (pass_counter/pass_limit)
2932 --------------------------------------------
2933 total_passes
2934ignoring the fact that the passes may not be equal amounts of work.
2935
2936When decompressing, pass_limit can even change within a pass, because it
2937depends on the number of scans in the JPEG file, which isn't always known in
2938advance. The computed fraction-of-work-done may jump suddenly (if the library
2939discovers it has overestimated the number of scans) or even decrease (in the
2940opposite case). It is not wise to put great faith in the work estimate.
2941
2942When using the decompressor's buffered-image mode, the progress monitor work
2943estimate is likely to be completely unhelpful, because the library has no way
2944to know how many output passes will be demanded of it. Currently, the library
2945sets total_passes based on the assumption that there will be one more output
2946pass if the input file end hasn't yet been read (jpeg_input_complete() isn't
2947TRUE), but no more output passes if the file end has been reached when the
2948output pass is started. This means that total_passes will rise as additional
2949output passes are requested. If you have a way of determining the input file
2950size, estimating progress based on the fraction of the file that's been read
2951will probably be more useful than using the library's value.
2952
2953
2954Memory management
2955-----------------
2956
2957This section covers some key facts about the JPEG library's built-in memory
2958manager. For more info, please read structure.txt's section about the memory
2959manager, and consult the source code if necessary.
2960
2961All memory and temporary file allocation within the library is done via the
2962memory manager. If necessary, you can replace the "back end" of the memory
2963manager to control allocation yourself (for example, if you don't want the
2964library to use malloc() and free() for some reason).
2965
2966Some data is allocated "permanently" and will not be freed until the JPEG
2967object is destroyed. Most data is allocated "per image" and is freed by
2968jpeg_finish_compress, jpeg_finish_decompress, or jpeg_abort. You can call the
2969memory manager yourself to allocate structures that will automatically be
2970freed at these times. Typical code for this is
2971 ptr = (*cinfo->mem->alloc_small) ((j_common_ptr)cinfo, JPOOL_IMAGE, size);
2972Use JPOOL_PERMANENT to get storage that lasts as long as the JPEG object.
2973Use alloc_large instead of alloc_small for anything bigger than a few Kbytes.
2974There are also alloc_sarray and alloc_barray routines that automatically
2975build 2-D sample or block arrays.
2976
2977The library's minimum space requirements to process an image depend on the
2978image's width, but not on its height, because the library ordinarily works
2979with "strip" buffers that are as wide as the image but just a few rows high.
2980Some operating modes (eg, two-pass color quantization) require full-image
2981buffers. Such buffers are treated as "virtual arrays": only the current strip
2982need be in memory, and the rest can be swapped out to a temporary file.
2983
2984When using temporary files, the library will make the in-memory buffers for
2985its virtual arrays just big enough to stay within a "maximum memory" setting.
2986Your application can set this limit by setting cinfo->mem->max_memory_to_use
2987after creating the JPEG object. (Of course, there is still a minimum size for
2988the buffers, so the max-memory setting is effective only if it is bigger than
2989the minimum space needed.) If you allocate any large structures yourself, you
2990must allocate them before jpeg_start_compress() or jpeg_start_decompress() in
2991order to have them counted against the max memory limit. Also keep in mind
2992that space allocated with alloc_small() is ignored, on the assumption that
2993it's too small to be worth worrying about; so a reasonable safety margin
2994should be left when setting max_memory_to_use.
2995
2996NOTE: Unless you develop your own memory manager back end, then temporary files
2997will never be used. The back end provided in libjpeg-turbo (jmemnobs.c) simply
2998malloc()s and free()s virtual arrays, and an error occurs if the required
2999memory exceeds the limit specified in cinfo->mem->max_memory_to_use.
3000
3001
3002Memory usage
3003------------
3004
3005Working memory requirements while performing compression or decompression
3006depend on image dimensions, image characteristics (such as colorspace and
3007JPEG process), and operating mode (application-selected options).
3008
3009As of v6b, the decompressor requires:
3010 1. About 24K in more-or-less-fixed-size data. This varies a bit depending
3011 on operating mode and image characteristics (particularly color vs.
3012 grayscale), but it doesn't depend on image dimensions.
3013 2. Strip buffers (of size proportional to the image width) for IDCT and
3014 upsampling results. The worst case for commonly used sampling factors
3015 is about 34 bytes * width in pixels for a color image. A grayscale image
3016 only needs about 8 bytes per pixel column.
3017 3. A full-image DCT coefficient buffer is needed to decode a multi-scan JPEG
3018 file (including progressive JPEGs), or whenever you select buffered-image
3019 mode. This takes 2 bytes/coefficient. At typical 2x2 sampling, that's
3020 3 bytes per pixel for a color image. Worst case (1x1 sampling) requires
3021 6 bytes/pixel. For grayscale, figure 2 bytes/pixel.
3022 4. To perform 2-pass color quantization, the decompressor also needs a
3023 128K color lookup table and a full-image pixel buffer (3 bytes/pixel).
3024This does not count any memory allocated by the application, such as a
3025buffer to hold the final output image.
3026
3027The above figures are valid for 8-bit JPEG data precision and a machine with
302832-bit ints. For 12-bit JPEG data, double the size of the strip buffers and
3029quantization pixel buffer. The "fixed-size" data will be somewhat smaller
3030with 16-bit ints, larger with 64-bit ints. Also, CMYK or other unusual
3031color spaces will require different amounts of space.
3032
3033The full-image coefficient and pixel buffers, if needed at all, do not
3034have to be fully RAM resident; you can have the library use temporary
3035files instead when the total memory usage would exceed a limit you set.
3036(But if your OS supports virtual memory, it's probably better to just use
3037jmemnobs and let the OS do the swapping.)
3038
3039The compressor's memory requirements are similar, except that it has no need
3040for color quantization. Also, it needs a full-image DCT coefficient buffer
3041if Huffman-table optimization is asked for, even if progressive mode is not
3042requested.
3043
3044If you need more detailed information about memory usage in a particular
3045situation, you can enable the MEM_STATS code in jmemmgr.c.
3046
3047
3048Library compile-time options
3049----------------------------
3050
3051A number of compile-time options are available by modifying jmorecfg.h.
3052
3053The JPEG standard provides for both the baseline 8-bit DCT process and
3054a 12-bit DCT process. The IJG code supports 12-bit lossy JPEG if you define
3055BITS_IN_JSAMPLE as 12 rather than 8. Note that this causes JSAMPLE to be
3056larger than a char, so it affects the surrounding application's image data.
3057The sample applications cjpeg and djpeg can support 12-bit mode only for PPM
3058and GIF file formats; you must disable the other file formats to compile a
305912-bit cjpeg or djpeg. (install.txt has more information about that.)
3060At present, a 12-bit library can handle *only* 12-bit images, not both
3061precisions.
3062
3063Note that a 12-bit library always compresses in Huffman optimization mode,
3064in order to generate valid Huffman tables. This is necessary because our
3065default Huffman tables only cover 8-bit data. If you need to output 12-bit
3066files in one pass, you'll have to supply suitable default Huffman tables.
3067You may also want to supply your own DCT quantization tables; the existing
3068quality-scaling code has been developed for 8-bit use, and probably doesn't
3069generate especially good tables for 12-bit.
3070
3071The maximum number of components (color channels) in the image is determined
3072by MAX_COMPONENTS. The JPEG standard allows up to 255 components, but we
3073expect that few applications will need more than four or so.
3074
3075On machines with unusual data type sizes, you may be able to improve
3076performance or reduce memory space by tweaking the various typedefs in
3077jmorecfg.h. In particular, on some RISC CPUs, access to arrays of "short"s
3078is quite slow; consider trading memory for speed by making JCOEF, INT16, and
3079UINT16 be "int" or "unsigned int". UINT8 is also a candidate to become int.
3080You probably don't want to make JSAMPLE be int unless you have lots of memory
3081to burn.
3082
3083You can reduce the size of the library by compiling out various optional
3084functions. To do this, undefine xxx_SUPPORTED symbols as necessary.
3085
3086You can also save a few K by not having text error messages in the library;
3087the standard error message table occupies about 5Kb. This is particularly
3088reasonable for embedded applications where there's no good way to display
3089a message anyway. To do this, remove the creation of the message table
3090(jpeg_std_message_table[]) from jerror.c, and alter format_message to do
3091something reasonable without it. You could output the numeric value of the
3092message code number, for example. If you do this, you can also save a couple
3093more K by modifying the TRACEMSn() macros in jerror.h to expand to nothing;
3094you don't need trace capability anyway, right?
3095
3096
3097Portability considerations
3098--------------------------
3099
3100The JPEG library has been written to be extremely portable; the sample
3101applications cjpeg and djpeg are slightly less so. This section summarizes
3102the design goals in this area. (If you encounter any bugs that cause the
3103library to be less portable than is claimed here, we'd appreciate hearing
3104about them.)
3105
3106The code works fine on ANSI C and C++ compilers, using any of the popular
3107system include file setups, and some not-so-popular ones too.
3108
3109The code is not dependent on the exact sizes of the C data types. As
3110distributed, we make the assumptions that
3111 char is at least 8 bits wide
3112 short is at least 16 bits wide
3113 int is at least 16 bits wide
3114 long is at least 32 bits wide
3115(These are the minimum requirements of the ANSI C standard.) Wider types will
3116work fine, although memory may be used inefficiently if char is much larger
3117than 8 bits or short is much bigger than 16 bits. The code should work
3118equally well with 16- or 32-bit ints.
3119
3120In a system where these assumptions are not met, you may be able to make the
3121code work by modifying the typedefs in jmorecfg.h. However, you will probably
3122have difficulty if int is less than 16 bits wide, since references to plain
3123int abound in the code.
3124
3125char can be either signed or unsigned, although the code runs faster if an
3126unsigned char type is available. If char is wider than 8 bits, you will need
3127to redefine JOCTET and/or provide custom data source/destination managers so
3128that JOCTET represents exactly 8 bits of data on external storage.
3129
3130The JPEG library proper does not assume ASCII representation of characters.
3131But some of the image file I/O modules in cjpeg/djpeg do have ASCII
3132dependencies in file-header manipulation; so does cjpeg's select_file_type()
3133routine.
3134
3135The JPEG library does not rely heavily on the C library. In particular, C
3136stdio is used only by the data source/destination modules and the error
3137handler, all of which are application-replaceable. (cjpeg/djpeg are more
3138heavily dependent on stdio.) malloc and free are called only from the memory
3139manager "back end" module, so you can use a different memory allocator by
3140replacing that one file.
3141
3142More info about porting the code may be gleaned by reading jconfig.txt,
3143jmorecfg.h, and jinclude.h.