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The JPEG File Exchange Format [1] is a minimal file format that allows the exchange of JPEG bitstreams among different applications and platforms.
It uses a number of markers to break a JPEG stream down into its component structures. Markers are two bytes in length and the first byte always contains the value 0xFF; the second byte contains a code that specifies the marker type. Table 1 shows some of the most important JFIF markers, whose explanation follows.
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E. Hamilton, JPEG File Interchange Format Version 1.02, September 1, 1992, available at: http://www.w3.org/Graphics/JPEG/jfif3.pdf (accessed on: April 25, 2005).
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(2008). JFIF (JPEG File Interchange Format). In: Furht, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Multimedia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78414-4_97
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