ISO/IEC 15444-13:2008 defines a normative entry level JPEG 2000 encoder providing one or more optional complete encoding paths that use various features defined in ISO/IEC 15444. It provides for an entry-level encoder that can be used in various applications with guidelines on its use, based on patents for which royalty and license fee free declarations are available.
ISO/IEC 15444-13:2008 defines a set of lossless (bit-preserving) and lossy compression methods for coding bi-level, continuous-tone greyscale, palletized colour, or continuous-tone colour digital still images.