The effect of image compression on classification and storage requirements in a high-throughput crystallization system

Ian Berry, Jon Diprose, Robert Esnouf, Chris Mayo, Julie C. Wilson

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Abstract

High-throughput crystallization and imaging facilities can require a huge amount of disk space to keep images on-line. Although compressed images can look very similar to the human eye, the effect on the performance of crystal detection software needs to be analysed. This paper tests the use of common lossy and lossless compression algorithms on image file size and on the performance of the York University image analysis software by comparison of compressed Oxford images with their native, uncompressed bitmap images. This study shows that significant (approximately 4-fold) space savings can be gained with only a moderate effect on classification capability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning - IDEAL 2004, Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Subtitle of host publication5th International Conference, Exeter, UK. August 25-27, 2004. Proceedings.
EditorsZheng Yang, Hujun Yin, Richard Everson
PublisherSpringer
Pages117-124
Number of pages8
Volume3177
Edition2004
ISBN (Print)978-3-540-22881-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Oct 2004
Event5th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2004) - Execter
Duration: 25 Aug 200427 Aug 2004

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2004)
CityExecter
Period25/08/0427/08/04

Keywords

  • AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION
  • TRIALS

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