Unable to Open Lossless JPEG Image

Question

Hi,
I have jdk 1.6.0. and i installed the jai-Imageio pakage.i am not able view the true lossless jpeg
image.
I tried to open a lossless jpeg image from the code given in
http://forums.sun.com/thread.jspa?forumID=20&threadID=335960
but the
image does not open. It works for jpeg, jpeg2000 images. but not
lossless jpeg and jpeg-ls images..
when i try to code
String s[] = ImageIO.getReaderFormatNames();
for(int i=0;i< s.length ;i++)
System.out.println(s);
it prints
raw
BMP
JPEG2000
RAW
jpeg
tif
jpeg2000
WBMP
GIF
TIF
TIFF
jpg
bmp
PNM
JPG
pnm
wbmp
png
JPEG
PNG
jpeg 2000
JPEG 2000
gif
tiff
if i try to load lossless jpeg image it shows the exception that
but when i write code like
CLibJPEGImageReaderSpi cl = new CLibJPEGImageReaderSpi();
String s[] = cl.getFormatNames();
for(int i=0;i< s.length ;i++)
System.out.println(s[i]);
it prints
jpeg
JPEG
jpg
JPG
jfif
JFIF
jpeg-lossless
JPEG-LOSSLESS
jpeg-ls
JPEG-LS
if i check with 'cl.canDecodeInput(imageInputStream)' it returns true.
i d't now how to load the image using 'CLibJPEGImageReaderSpi' class object
or is there any other way to load the image ?
can anybody write the full code to display the true lossless jpeg image
which is taken from dicom medical images. the images are available at
http://rapidshare.com/files/250911269/Lossless_jpeg.zip.html
is there any website has good tutorial about lossless jpeg image. what
is point transform in lossless jpeg ? what old pseudo lossless jpeg ?
what is equivalent for that in java ?

Answer 1

There are two images in that zip file. I have no problems reading the one called "lossless.jpg". It's a 16-bit grayscale image that's completely black. The one called "test.jpg" throws an exception. Is this what you're getting? I'm using JAI-ImageIO 1.1
is there any website has good tutorial about lossless jpeg image. what
is point transform in lossless jpeg ? what old pseudo lossless jpeg ?
what is equivalent for that in java ? In addition to describing normal jpeg encoding, the jpeg specification also describes what's called "lossless jpeg" encoding. Lossless jpegs - as described in the original specification - are obsolete. No common application can open them. It doesn't help that the png format (also lossless) provides much smaller file sizes then lossless jpeg's.
Both of the jpegs in that zip file are lossless jpegs. Incidently, I can't open them up with Irfanview or Adobe Photoshop CS4 (wich says alot). And I can only read "lossless.jpg" with JAI-ImageIO while the other one throws an IOException. By using lossless jpegs, the user cripples portability.
JPEG-LS is different from lossless jpeg. In fact, it was meant to replace lossless jpegs. While not actually lossless, jpeg-ls is described as a "near lossless" compression. I believe the files have a +.jls+ extension instead of a +.jpg+ one. While not obsolete (I think), JPEG-LS is not widely used. Using it can still cripple portability.
The JPEG2000 format also has a "lossless" mode, that again, is not widely used. Using it can still cripple portability. JPEG2000 files have a +.jp2+ extension.
Lastly, I don't know what you mean by this question
what is point transform in lossless jpeg?PS: I have no problems reading a lossless jpeg or a jpeg-ls that I write with JAI-ImageIO. So maybe there's something wrong with "test.jpg" in the zip file?