compression technique, a file format, and a platform for delivering information in the form of color-rich documents. DjVu uses a mixed raster content (MRC) imaging model, an approach consistent with that endorsed by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). It relies on advanced content analysis techniques to segment a scanned color page into layers and achieve high compression ratios, low memory utilization, extremely fast rendering on screen and indexing of the material.

DjVu offers a means not only of preserving documents, but also making them truly accessible and usable across and throughout the digital world regardless of available bandwidth or the origin, complexity or size of the originals.