What support does Zoomify offer for JPEG2000?
Zoomify has developed a sophisticated system for viewing images stored as JPEG2000 files in Flash. This best-of-both-worlds solution is currently in ‘beta’ form, requiring only speed optimization and final testing for final release. JPEG2000 is a complex format offering numerous encoding options – any number of which can impact decoding speed as relevant to zoom-and-pan interaction. Zoomify developed this system over the past several years based on a leading third-party software developer kit created by the author of the JPEG2000 reference implementation. The motivation for this development effort included inquiries from numerous institutions. However, the vast majority of these institutions have not yet decided to deploy JPEG2000 within their application environments. Zoomify has therefore chosen to suspend development pending greater customer demand. Development resources are instead being focused on more urgently desired features and functionality.
