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Compression – the technology for the digital age

Table of contents Introduction A little bit of history Video and audio generate a lot of bits More challenges for the future Even ancient digital media need compression There are no limits to the use of compression A bright future, or maybe not Acknowledgements Introduction People say that ours is the digital age. Indeed, most of the information around us is in digital form and we can expect that what is not digital now will soon be converted to that form. But…

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