You can find everything you wanted to know about data compression in a series of FAQs at www.faqs.org/faqs/compression-faq (formerly www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/
compression-faq/top.html). You can read about two of the most popular compression programs at cnet.com/Content/Reports/Shootouts/Zip0721. Wavelet compression is a relatively new technique for compressing graphics and videos. The Compression Engines site at www.cengines.com provides you with details about wavelets. At the Codec Central Web site, www.terran-int.com/CodecCentral/geninfo.html, you can learn about the compression and decompression (codec) algorithms that make desktop video and video over the Web possible. You also can read about multimedia technology, view sample multimedia movies, and peruse a glossary of digital video terms.