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I want to implement the algorithm from the paper DhyaaAlrahman Latef Thajel1, Kadhim Mahdi Hashim1 - A New Technique for Data Compression. However in section 3.1.1, it says that it needs a binary image as input.

My question is, does it mean that the method only applies to binary data (black and white)? Or that it applies to any image (as RGB) but that it needs to be converted before? if yes, how?

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  • $\begingroup$ It's not entirely clear, but this may refer to 1bpp images. Go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP_file_format and look for "1-bit per pixel (1bpp) format". $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 8, 2021 at 18:22
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    $\begingroup$ After 5 minutes reading the full paper, I'm not so sure. It may be that the algorithm only works with binary images... The beauty of peer-review! The best course here may be to contact the authors and ask them directly. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 8, 2021 at 19:37
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    $\begingroup$ I cannot make heads or tails of that paper. If a paper on image compression is published in a conference on Materials Science and Engineering, it is a good bet the conference nor any of the papers presented in it are worth your time. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 8, 2021 at 22:26
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    $\begingroup$ @Manveru That may be worth asking a new question on. Why do you want to do this? Time frame? Classic or state-of-the-art? Etc. $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 8, 2021 at 23:24
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    $\begingroup$ excellent choice. LZW, LZ77 and other variants have very high practical relevance! $\endgroup$ Commented Dec 9, 2021 at 18:16

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