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About this paper
Fabian Mentzer, Luc Van Gool, Michael Tschannen
The Residual Compressor (RC) system introduces a hybrid approach for lossless image compression by combining a classical lossy encoder (BPG) with a learned probabilistic model for residuals. This system achieves state-of-the-art performance, surpassing previous learned methods and established codecs like PNG and WebP, and outperforming FLIF on its training domain.
Key insights
- Leveraging a powerful classical lossy compressor for high-level image content, combined with a learned model for low-level residuals, provides a highly effective and efficient lossless compression strategy.
- Modeling the residual, which typically has a low-magnitude, structured distribution, is more efficient for lossless encoding than directly modeling the original image.
- Lightweight, instance-specific adaptive optimizations, such as the Q-Classifier and τ-optimization, can yield measurable gains in compression efficiency without significant computational overhead.
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