8.1. Introduction8.2. Wavelets for the image8.2.1. 2D wavelet decomposition8.2.2. Approximation and detail coefficients8.2.2.1. Horizontal, vertical and diagonal details8.2.2.2. Two representations of decomposition8.2.3. Approximations and details8.3. Edge detection and textures8.3.1. A simple geometric example8.3.2. Two real life examples8.4. Fusion of images8.4.1. The problem through a simple example8.4.2. Fusion of fuzzy images8.4.3. Mixing of images8.5. Denoising of images8.5.1. An artificially noisy image8.5.2. A real image8.6. Image compression8.6.1. Principles of compression8.6.2. Compression and wavelets8.6.2.1. Why does it work?8.6.2.2. Why threshold?8.6.2.3. Examples of image compression8.6.3. “True” compression8.6.3.1. The quantization8.6.3.2. EZW coding8.6.3.3. Comments on the JPEG 2000 standard