A method of storing an image is disclosed. A frequency-domain representation of the image is received, the frequency-domain representation having a plurality of bit-planes. The frequency-domain representation is divided into a first set of bit-planes and a second set of bit-planes, the first set of bit-planes being a higher set of bit-planes than the second set of bit-planes. The first set of bit-planes and the second set of bit-planes is partitioned into a plurality of partitions. At least one partition from the second set of bit-planes is inserted into the plurality of partitions of the first set of bit-planes to produce a plurality of arranged partitions of the image. The arranged partitions of the image are stored.