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Decode and Crop a JPEG-encoded image to a uint8 tensor.

Aliases: tf.image.decode_and_crop_jpeg


Accepted values are:

  • 0: Use the number of channels in the JPEG-encoded image.
  • 1: output a grayscale image.
  • 3: output an RGB image.

If needed, the JPEG-encoded image is transformed to match the requested number of color channels.

The attr ratio allows downscaling the image by an integer factor during decoding. Allowed values are: 1, 2, 4, and 8. This is much faster than downscaling the image later.

It is equivalent to a combination of decode and crop, but much faster by only decoding partial jpeg image.


  • contents: A Tensor of type string. 0-D. The JPEG-encoded image.
  • crop_window: A Tensor of type int32. 1-D. The crop window: [crop_y, crop_x, crop_height, crop_width].
  • channels: An optional int. Defaults to 0. Number of color channels for the decoded image.
  • ratio: An optional int. Defaults to 1. Downscaling ratio.
  • fancy_upscaling: An optional bool. Defaults to True. If true use a slower but nicer upscaling of the chroma planes (yuv420/422 only).
  • try_recover_truncated: An optional bool. Defaults to False. If true try to recover an image from truncated input.
  • acceptable_fraction: An optional float. Defaults to 1. The minimum required fraction of lines before a truncated input is accepted.
  • dct_method: An optional string. Defaults to "". string specifying a hint about the algorithm used for decompression. Defaults to "" which maps to a system-specific default. Currently valid values are ["INTEGER_FAST", "INTEGER_ACCURATE"]. The hint may be ignored (e.g., the internal jpeg library changes to a version that does not have that specific option.)
  • name: A name for the operation (optional).


A Tensor of type uint8.

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