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The entropy coder is the last stage in the encoding pipeline of JPEG, H.261, and MPEG. Unlike transform-based coding, where compression is lossy, entropy coding is lossless. The entropy coder consists of two main data compression/decompression units: a run-length coder (RLC) and a variable-length coder (VLC).
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Bhaskaran, V., Konstantinides, K. (1995). Hardware for Entropy Coding. In: Image and Video Compression Standards. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 334. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2358-8_12
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