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In this paper we introduce a novel GPU-supported JPEG image compression technique with a focus on its application for remote visualization purposes. Fast and high quality compression techniques are very important for the remote visualization of interactive simulations and Virtual reality applications (IS/VR) on hybrid clusters. Thus the main goals of the design and implementation of this compression technique were low compression times and nearly no visible quality loss, while achieving compression rates that allow for 30+ Frames per second over 10 MBit/s networks. To analyze the potential of the technique and further development needs and to compare it to existing methods, several benchmarks are conducted and described in this paper. Additionally a quality assessment is performed to allow statements about the achievable quality of the lossy image compression. The results show that using the GPU not only for rendering but also for image compression is a promising approach for interactive remote rendering.
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Lietsch, S., Lensing, P.H. (2008). GPU-Supported Image Compression for Remote Visualization – Realization and Benchmarking. In: Bebis, G., et al. Advances in Visual Computing. ISVC 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5358. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89639-5_63
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