Run-length encoding (RLE) is a lossless data compression algorithm that represents data as a series of runs with a single data value and count. It works by storing repeated data values as a single data value and count, using an escape symbol to identify runs. RLE is useful for compressing data that contains many repeated values, like pixel data in images, but is not effective on files without many repeated runs as it can increase file size. RLE is commonly used to compress pixel data in image file formats like PCX and boot graphics in Android.

1. Run-length Encoding
Algorithm
30311 송현식
30312 신석준

2. Why?
Just for fun.

3. RLE (Run-Length Encoding)
- Lossless Data Compression.
- Data are stored as a single data value and count.
- Using an ‘escape’ symbol to identify runs.

4. Huffman Coding
Run-length Encoding
Golomb Coding
LZW(Lempel-Ziv-Welch)
Lossless Data Compression

5. Lossless Versus Lossy
Lossless VS Lossy
Sentences, ... Audio, Picture, Video

6. What is RLE?
Before: HelloWorld!!!!!!!I’mAHuman.
After: HelloWorld*6!I’mAHuman.

7. HelloWorld*6!I’mAHuman.
Escape
Run times
Word

8. Codes
class RLEConverter(object):
def __init__(self, s):
self.s = s
def convert(self):
if len(self.s) < 2:
print("올바르지 않은 문자열입니다.")
return ""
else:
count = 1
previous_word = ''
result = ""
for character in self.s:
# 현재 가르키는 단어가 이전의 단어와 같지 않을 때
if character != previous_word:
# 이전의 단어가 존재 할때
if previous_word:
# 이전단어가 존재하지만 이전의 단어와 현재 가르키는 단어가 같지 않아 카운트가 1일때
if count == 1:
# 결과에 이전 단어를 추가
result += previous_word
# count가 1이 아닐 때, 즉 이전 단어와 현재 단어가 다르지만 이전에 같았으므로 카운트 추가
else:
# 결과에 형식을 맞춰 추가
result += ("*" + str(count) + previous_word)
count = 1
previous_word = character
else:
count += 1
else:
# 카운트가 1일때
if count == 1:
# 결과에 단어 추가
result += character
else:
# 결과에 형식을 맞춰 추가
result += ("*" + str(count) + character)
return result
if __name__ == "__main__":
s = input()
rleConverter = RLEConverter(s)
print(rleConverter.convert())
https://github.co
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nverter

9. Principle
HelloWorld!!!!!!!I’mAHuman.
NowPrev
variables:
counter = 3
Prev = !
Now = !

11. Advantages
most useful on data that contains many such runs

12. Weakness
not useful with files that don’t have many runs as it could
greatly increase the file size

13. Case of Application, PCX(PiCture eXchange)
Starcraft
~ 1.16.1 version

14. PCX File Format
- 128 byte File header
- Image Data ( <- RLE Compressed )
- (Optional) 256-color palette
- Little Endian

15. Case of Application, RLE(file) and TGA (Truevision TGA)
Android boot logo

16. Android Boot Stage
- Bootloader Logo (tga, rle)
- Kernel Logo (rle)
- Android Init Logo (rle)
- BootAnimation (png)

17. RLE (file)
https://github.com/ashwinr64/
android_kernel_oneplus_onyx/bl
ob/cm-14.1/drivers/video/msm
/msm_fb.h#L254

18. Truevision TGA
https://github.com/littleke
rnel/lk/blob/master/lib/tg
a/tga.c#L180

19. End