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I’ve finished my current ‘part-time’ project and am looking for something new.
I’ve decided to have a crack at writing my own compression / decompression utility. I’m not planning on selling it or anything – it’s more for my own interest.
Preferably, it will be be in C# but Java or C is OK.
Can anyone suggest some good sources on compression / decompression techniques that I can study. Hopefully, some that don’t involve maths at a doctorate level!
A good book on this topic is The Data Compression Book. It starts off with the basics and ends up with JPEG and fractal image compression algorithms.
I worked through this whole book years ago (the first edition, I think) and I still remember it as a really rewarding experience.