It has come to my attention that this blog suffers a complete lack of the single most important thing on the Internet: cat pictures. Here is a feeble attempt to remedy this most shocking of shortfalls.
Earlier this month the IJG unleashed version 8 of its ubiquitous libjpeg library on the world. Eager to try out the “major breakthrough in image coding technology” promised in the README file accompanying v7, I downloaded the release. A glance at the README file suggests something major indeed is afoot:
Version 8.0 is the first release of a new generation JPEG standard to overcome the limitations of the original JPEG specification.
The text also hints at the existence of a document detailing these marvellous new features, and a Google search later a copy has found its way onto my monitor. As I read, however, my state of mind shifts from an initial excited curiosity, through bewilderment and disbelief, finally arriving at pure merriment.
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