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ISO/IEC 15444-2:2004 defines a set of lossless (bit-preserving) and lossy compression methods for coding continuous-tone, bi-level, grey-scale, colour digital still images, or multi-component images. ISO/IEC 15444-2:2004: - specifies extended decoding processes for converting compressed image data to reconstructed image data; - specifies an extended codestream syntax containing information for interpreting the compressed image data; - specifies an extended file format; - specifies a container to store image metadata; - defines a standard set of image metadata; - provides guidance on extended encoding processes for converting source image data to compressed image data; - provides guidance on how to implement these processes in practice.