.TH QCCPACKSPIHT 3 "QCCPACKSPIHT" "".SH NAMEQccPackSPIHT \- QccPack module for SPIHT encoding and decoding.SH DESCRIPTION.B QccPackSPIHTis an optional module for the QccPack library that providesencoding and decoding of imagesusing the Set Partitioning in HierarchicalTrees (SPIHT) algorithm..SS "LIBRARY ROUTINES".TP.BR QccSPIHTEncode (3)image encoding using the SPIHT algorithm.TP.BR QccSPIHTEncode2 (3)image encoding using the SPIHT algorithm (alternative interface).TP.BR QccSPIHTDecodeHeader (3)decode header for SPIHT image decoding.TP.BR QccSPIHTDecode (3)image decoding using the SPIHT algorithm.TP.BR QccSPIHTDecode2 (3)image decoding using the SPIHT algorithm (alternative interface).TP.BR QccSPIHT3DEncode (3)image-cube encoding using the 3D-SPIHT algorithm.TP.BR QccSPIHT3DEncode2 (3)image-cube encoding using the 3D-SPIHT algorithm (alternative interface).TP.BR QccSPIHT3DDecodeHeader (3)decode header for 3D-SPIHT image-cube decoding.TP.BR QccSPIHT3DDecode (3)image-cube decoding using the 3D-SPIHT algorithm.TP.BR QccSPIHT3DDecode2 (3)image-cube decoding using the 3D-SPIHT algorithm (alternative interface).SS "UTILITY PROGRAMS".TP.BR spihtencode (1)code an image using the SPIHT algorithm.TP.BR spihtdecode (1)decode an image using the SPIHT algorithm.TP.BR spihtencode3d (1)code an image-cube using the 3D-SPIHT algorithm.TP.BR spihtdecode3d (1)decode an image-cube using the 3D-SPIHT algorithm.SH "SEE ALSO".BR QccPackWAV (3),.BR QccPack (3)A. Said and W. A. Pearlman,"A New, Fast, and Efficient Image Codec Basedon Set Partitioning in Hierarchical Trees,".IR "IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology" ,vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 243-250, June 1996..LPB.-J. Kim, Z. Xiong, and W. A. Pearlman,"Low Bit-Rate Scalable Video Coding with 3-D Set Partitioningin Hierarchical Trees (3-D SPIHT),".IR "IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology" ,vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 1374-1387, December 2000..LPB.-J. Kim and W. A. Pearlman,"An Embedded Wavelet Video Coder Using Three-DimensionalSet Partitioning in Hierarchical Trees (SPIHT)," in.IR "Proceedings of the Data Compression Conference" ,J. A. Storer and M. Cohn, Eds., Snowbird, UT, March 1997, pp. 251-257..SH AUTHORCopyright (C) 1997-2007  James E. Fowler.SH LICENSEThe Set Partitioning In Hierarchical Trees (SPIHT) algorithm is protectedby US Patent #5,764,807 (issued June 9, 1998), US Patent #6,674,911 (issuedJanuary 6, 2004), and other international patents and patents pending. Animplementation of the SPIHT algorithm is included herein (utility programsspihtencode and spihtdecode, and spiht.c in the QccPackSPIHT module of theQccPack library) with the permission of PrimaComp, Inc., exclusive holderof patent rights. PrimaComp has graciously granted a license with certainrestrictions governing the terms and conditions for use, copying,distribution, and modification of the SPIHT algorithm implementationcontained herein. Specifically, only use in academic and non-commercialresearch is permitted, while all commercial use is prohibited.  Refer tothe file LICENSE-SPIHT for more details.The 3D Set Partitioning In Hierarchical Trees (3D-SPIHT) algorithm isprotected by US patents 5,764,807 and 6,674,911, and other patents pending.An implementation of the 3D-SPIHT algorithm is included herein (utilityprograms spihtencode3d and spihtdecode3d, and spiht3d.c in the QccPacklibrary) with the permission of PrimaComp, Inc., exclusive holder ofpatent rights. PrimaComp has graciously granted a license with certainrestrictions governing the terms and conditions for use, copying,distribution, and modification of the 3D-SPIHT algorithm implementationcontained herein. Specifically, only use in academic and non-commercialresearch is permitted, while all commercial use is prohibited.  Refer tothe file LICENSE-3D-SPIHT for more details.