LZW Compression

LZW compression is named after its developers, Lempel and Ziv, with later modifications by Welch. It is the most used image compression used for web graphics. Typically, LZW to compress image files to about one-half their original size. Compression ratios of 5:1 are also obtainable when the image has long runs or a lot of solid color areas. LZW compression is always used in GIF image files and offered as an option in TIFF.

Supported compression formats click below for information on compression formats available in the LEADTOOLS SDKs

LEADTOOLS offers more compression options than any other toolkit on the market. LEADTOOLS supports industry standard and proprietary alternative compression algorithms including:

• ±JPEG2000
• JPEG
• LEAD CMP
• LZW
• RLE / PackBits
• ZIPLIB
• CCITT G3/G4
• Huffman
• Arithmetic
• ±JBIG
• ±LEAD CMW
• LEADTOOLS ABC
• ±JBIG2
• ±ABIC

LZW compression is included in the following products See the list above for more information on which formats are supported in each toolkit.

Pricing Structure

Product	Price	Purchase	Try
#LEADTOOLS Imaging	$495		Free Trial
†LEADTOOLS Imaging Pro	$995		Free Trial
*LEADTOOLS Document Imaging	$2495		Free Trial
*LEADTOOLS Recognition	$3995		Free Trial
*LEADTOOLS Document Imaging Enterprise	$4995		Free Trial
*LEADTOOLS Medical Imaging	$4995		Free Trial
*LEADTOOLS PACS Imaging	$7995		Free Trial

†Hybrid License. License includes development seat, application license, unlimited internal deployment and up to 1000 commercial desk top deployments/5 commercial production server deployments per year. Annual and multi-year unlimited deployment licenses are available for commercial deployment. Please contact oemsales@leadtools.com or call a LEAD sales representative with any questions. Click here for more information on LEADTOOLS License Agreement.

* Deployment requires runtime license. Marked toolkits require runtime licensing based on the deployment of the application you develop. Several purchase options are available. For more information, please contact oemsales@leadtools.com or call a LEAD sales representative. Click here for more information on LEADTOOLS Runtime Licensing requirements.