For fingerprint images WSQ (Wavelet Scalar Quantization) is superior to other lossy compression methods, such as JPEG, and was chosen by FBI (U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation) as the fingerprint image compression standard.
WSQ is a lossy compression method that is well-suited for preserving the very high resolution details of grayscale images while m...
Free NIST (ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000) viewer. Version 1.0.
Cognaxon NIST (ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000) viewer reads and extracts NIST (ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000) file format.
The advantage of NIST files is the ability to contain multiple images and other types of data about the person in one single file, which simplifies biometric data exchange between participating par...