2254: JPEG2000

2020-01-13T23:21:23Z

Roman: /* Explanation */ Added explanation for "the long haul".

{{comic
| number = 2254
| date = January 13, 2020
| title = JPEG2000
| image = jpeg2000.png
| titletext = I was actually a little relieved when I learned that JPEG2000 was used in the DCI digital cinema standard. I was feeling so bad for it!
}}

==Explanation==
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JPEG2000 is an image standard created in 2000 to improve on the JPEG standard. At this point it continues to have only really been implemented by Apple operating systems. Its adoption may have been slowed by patent concerns.
The people in the comic seem to have some desire for JPEG2000 adoption, and may have been involved in its creation, and seem to care more about its eventual use than rapid adoption.
The "we are in this for the long haul" might refer to the engineers aiming at full adoption by year 12000, the nearest future year ending with 2000.

The core concept of this comic may be about how engineers often expect that a superior technology or standard will catch on, though often other factors keep an "inferior" standard dominant. (See various comics referencing Dvorak keyboards.)

==Transcript==
:[Cueball and another woman are both at a table, facing each other, both working on their own respective computers.]

:[Cueball leans back and stops typing. The woman continues to type.]

:[Cueball looks over at the woman.]
:Cueball: I'm starting to worry that JPEG 2000 isn't catching on as fast as we expected.
:Woman:: Don't worry! We're in this for the long haul.

{{comic discussion}}

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