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Fractal Imaging (Hardcover)

by Wei-Kao Lu (Author) "This story begins with magic ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Academic Press; Har/Cdr edition (7 Mar 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0124580106
  • ISBN-13: 978-0124580107
  • Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 19.5 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,130,083 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Fractal image compression technology, one of the major digital image compression techniques, has been a well kept secret for many years. While there are many books written on other technologies, such as DCT/JPEG andwavelet theory, few books touch the subject of fractal image compression. Fractal Imaging presents the logic, technology, and various uses of fractal imaging by analyzing a complete, usable fractal image representation system. This detailed work will be a must for engineers interested in building fractal imaging systems. It will also be of interest to the general public, showing how mathematics once again plays a central role in our lives, where art and science intersect. Included is a CD-ROM containing fractal images and a freeware version of Iterated Systems fractal imaging utility.

Key Features
* Modeling realistic images
* Efficient, fractal image representation and enhancement
* Data compression and coding algorithms with Sample C code
* 16-page color insert
* Includes Fractal Imager Software
* Fractal Imager is an award-winning Windows" product that produces Fractal Image Format (FIF) files;This software helps you to create interactive Web page images that download fast and look sharp.
* Put interactive images on your Web site
* Give great image quality and resolution independent zoomability
* Super fast Internet progressive display
* More content without taking more space!
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3.0 out of 5 stars I wouldnt buy this book if you are new to fractal encoding, 6 May 2000
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The book seems to skew from the topic quite often. It also presents several areas where the book simply says "This can be done" without saying how. If you want to write your own fractal system, this book is not the reference to use. Several Key areas are not explained deeply enough. For instance, how do I choose my scale and offset values? Mathematical formulas are very heavy with no help. On the plus side, the free software is very powerful. I wouldnt buy this book if you are new to fractals or fractal encoding. The experienced reader may appreciate it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A frustratingly unstraightforward book., 26 Jul 1999
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This is not a book I would recommend. Whilst the subject matter is very interesting the style of presentation of the material is not to my liking. As opposed to simply explaining how fractal image compression works, the author indulges in chapters of overly philosophic theory. There is a plethora of mathmatical and logical notation (which you are left to fend with for yourself). In its more pretentious moments it's almost comical, with the author becoming ridiculously poetic.

This book really takes itself far too seriously. Less philosophy, less poetry, and more explanation of extremely generalised equations would make it much more readable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great IT described and worked by a mathematican!, 18 Mar 1999
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There are a lot of details about fractal imaging, including IFS, RIFS, techniques. What is more, it provides many very good examples of worked images, figures, tables. All these make the book easier to read. I like it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful book that shows the art of science.
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