Re: [Algorithms] Seek Capable Decompression

[Mark W. <mwa...@to...>]

Saw one in something like Dr. Dobbs or C/C++ User magazine, with a title
like Block Truncation or something similar.

Sorry I can't be more specific, after all it is 11:58pm Sunday night :)

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Marshall" <bma...@ra...>
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Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 8:53 PM
Subject: [Algorithms] Seek Capable Decompression


> Does anyone know of a compression algorithm that can handle seeking
> backwards and forwards in the compressed data? The algorithm would have to
> be free of legal/patent issues as this is for commercial use. I've been
> thinking about compressing in blocks, and being able to rewind back a
block,
> and then go forwards inside the block in order to seek backwards, but this
> has quite a lot of overhead and it quite messy.
>
> Any thoughts appreciated!
>
> -Brian.
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