0 ‘hip 7» Ont compression Figure 7-12 Quantization effect. 7523 Entropy Encoding ‘During the next step, either the initial step of entropy encoding or preparation for the coding process, the quantized DC-coeficients are treated differently than the quan tized AC-coefficients. The processing order ofall coefficients is specified by the zig-zag sequence, * The DC-coefficients determine the fundamental color of the data units, Since this changes litle between neighboring data units, the differences between successive DC-coefficients are very small values. Thus each DC-coefficient is encoded by subtracting the DC-coefficient ofthe previous data unit, as shown in Figure 7-13, and subsequently using only the difference. a ek Figure 7-13 Preparation of DCT DC-cootficients for entropy encoding. Calculation of ‘ne ference between neighboring values. +The DCT processing order of the AC-coefficiens using the zig-zag sequence as shown in Figure 7-14 illustrates that coefficients with lower frequencies (typically With higher values) are encoded first, followed by the higher frequencies (typi- cally zero or almost zero). The result is an extended sequence of similar data bytes, permitting efficient entropy encoding.