jasper
brew install jasper
v4.2.9
JasPer-2.0
C library for encoding and decoding JPEG-2000 images with optional JPEG support.
Why you might care
JasPer is the reference implementation of JPEG-2000 (ISO/IEC 15444), making it essential for applications that need to read or write this format. It's a build dependency for image processing pipelines and tools that support JP2, and provides both command-line utilities and a C API for embedded use.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://ece.engr.uvic.ca/~frodo/jasper/
- Brew formula source: Formula/j/jasper.rb
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