Images

JPEG 2000 files

A successor to JPEG based on wavelet compression. It never replaced JPEG on the web, but it’s used in archiving and professional imaging.

Full name
JPEG 2000
Made by
Joint Photographic Experts Group
Introduced
2000
File extension
.jp2
Compression
Lossy or lossless (wavelet)
Transparency
Yes
Best for
Archiving and professional imaging
Opens in
Preview and professional imaging tools; most browsers and many apps don’t open it
In FileFlip
Opens and saves

Good at

  • Good quality at high compression
  • Lossless mode

Not so good at

  • Little support outside specialist software

JPEG 2000 in FileFlip

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