A new approach for fractal image coding: Self-similarity at smallest scale

Abstract

Fractal image coding, the traditional approaches which are being used currently, based on dividing the images into blocks. These blocks are known as range blocks and domain blocks. In these of approaches after coding the image generally the decoding process is slow as extensive searching is required .In this paper we are going to present a scheme which uses the concept of self similarity at small scale that is at pixel level. Through this proposed scheme coding and decoding can be speed-up. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.