Re: questions about compression...

["Robert E. McGrath" <mcgrath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please check the Users Guide (chapter on 'datasets').

http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/HDF5/doc/UG/


Basically, there is a set/get pair for all the filters. The standard
filters are:  Deflate (GZIP), SZIP compression, Shuffle, and Fletcher 
Error
Detection Code.

To enable, you do a H5Pset_... on the Dataset Creation Property list, 
then
create the dataset with H5Dcreate.