Document the fact that the fast integer FDCT is not fully accelerated for quality levels above 97 + additional wordsmithing
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cjpeg.1
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cjpeg.1
@@ -176,11 +176,13 @@ With quality=97, for instance, the fast method incurs generally about a 1-3 dB
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loss (in PSNR) relative to the int method, but this can be larger for some
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images. Do not use the fast method with quality levels above 97. The
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algorithm often degenerates at quality=98 and above and can actually produce a
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more lossy image than if lower quality levels had been used.
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more lossy image than if lower quality levels had been used. Also, in
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libjpeg-turbo, the fast method is not fully accelerated for quality levels
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above 97, so it will be slower than the int method.
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.TP
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.B \-dct float
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Use floating-point DCT method.
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The float method is mostly a legacy feature. It does not produce significantly
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The float method is mainly a legacy feature. It does not produce significantly
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more accurate results than the int method, and it is much slower. The float
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method may also give different results on different machines due to varying
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roundoff behavior, whereas the integer methods should give the same results on
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djpeg.1
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djpeg.1
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ compressed using lower quality levels.
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.TP
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.B \-dct float
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Use floating-point DCT method.
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The float method is mostly a legacy feature. It does not produce significantly
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The float method is mainly a legacy feature. It does not produce significantly
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more accurate results than the int method, and it is much slower. The float
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method may also give different results on different machines due to varying
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roundoff behavior, whereas the integer methods should give the same results on
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libjpeg.txt
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libjpeg.txt
@@ -897,12 +897,14 @@ J_DCT_METHOD dct_method
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JDCT_ISLOW, but this can be larger for some images. Do not use
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JDCT_IFAST with quality levels above 97. The algorithm often
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degenerates at quality=98 and above and can actually produce a more
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lossy image than if lower quality levels had been used. JDCT_FLOAT is
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mostly a legacy feature. It does not produce significantly more
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accurate results than the ISLOW method, and it is much slower. The
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FLOAT method may also give different results on different machines due
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to varying roundoff behavior, whereas the integer methods should give
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the same results on all machines.
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lossy image than if lower quality levels had been used. Also, in
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libjpeg-turbo, JDCT_IFAST is not fully accelerated for quality levels
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above 97, so it will be slower than JDCT_ISLOW. JDCT_FLOAT is mainly a
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legacy feature. It does not produce significantly more accurate
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results than the ISLOW method, and it is much slower. The FLOAT method
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may also give different results on different machines due to varying
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roundoff behavior, whereas the integer methods should give the same
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results on all machines.
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J_COLOR_SPACE jpeg_color_space
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int num_components
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@@ -1199,7 +1201,7 @@ J_DCT_METHOD dct_method
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when decompressing images that were compressed using quality levels
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above 97. The algorithm often degenerates for such images and can
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actually produce a more lossy output image than if the JPEG image had
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been compressed using lower quality levels. JDCT_FLOAT is mostly a
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been compressed using lower quality levels. JDCT_FLOAT is mainly a
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legacy feature. It does not produce significantly more accurate
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results than the ISLOW method, and it is much slower. The FLOAT method
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may also give different results on different machines due to varying
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usage.txt
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usage.txt
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ Switches for advanced users:
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-dct int Use integer DCT method (default).
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-dct fast Use fast integer DCT (less accurate).
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-dct float Use floating-point DCT method.
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In libjpeg-turbo, the fast method is generally about
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5-15% faster than the int method when using the
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x86/x86-64 SIMD extensions (results may vary with other
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@@ -187,13 +186,18 @@ Switches for advanced users:
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Do not use the fast method with quality levels above
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97. The algorithm often degenerates at quality=98 and
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above and can actually produce a more lossy image than
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if lower quality levels had been used. The float
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method is mostly a legacy feature. It does not produce
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significantly more accurate results than the int
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method, and it is much slower. The float method may
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also give different results on different machines due
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to varying roundoff behavior, whereas the integer
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methods should give the same results on all machines.
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if lower quality levels had been used. Also, in
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libjpeg-turbo, the fast method is not fully accerated
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for quality levels above 97, so it will be slower than
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the int method.
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-dct float Use floating-point DCT method.
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The float method is mainly a legacy feature. It does
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not produce significantly more accurate results than
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the int method, and it is much slower. The float
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method may also give different results on different
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machines due to varying roundoff behavior, whereas the
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integer methods should give the same results on all
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machines.
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-restart N Emit a JPEG restart marker every N MCU rows, or every
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N MCU blocks if "B" is attached to the number.
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@@ -310,7 +314,6 @@ Switches for advanced users:
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-dct int Use integer DCT method (default).
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-dct fast Use fast integer DCT (less accurate).
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-dct float Use floating-point DCT method.
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In libjpeg-turbo, the fast method is generally about
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5-15% faster than the int method when using the
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x86/x86-64 SIMD extensions (results may vary with other
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@@ -330,13 +333,15 @@ Switches for advanced users:
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using quality levels above 97. The algorithm often
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degenerates for such images and can actually produce
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a more lossy output image than if the JPEG image had
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been compressed using lower quality levels. The float
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method is mostly a legacy feature. It does not produce
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significantly more accurate results than the int
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method, and it is much slower. The float method may
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also give different results on different machines due
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to varying roundoff behavior, whereas the integer
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methods should give the same results on all machines.
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been compressed using lower quality levels.
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-dct float Use floating-point DCT method.
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The float method is mainly a legacy feature. It does
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not produce significantly more accurate results than
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the int method, and it is much slower. The float
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method may also give different results on different
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machines due to varying roundoff behavior, whereas the
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integer methods should give the same results on all
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machines.
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-dither fs Use Floyd-Steinberg dithering in color quantization.
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-dither ordered Use ordered dithering in color quantization.
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