function RLE = mComputeValueRLE( image )

[ row_max, col_max ] = size( image );

RLE = zeros( 1, row_max*col_max );

RLE_index = 0;
value_count = 0;
last_value = NaN;

for row = 1:row_max
  for col = 1:col_max
    if image( row, col ) == last_value
      value_count = value_count + 1;
    else
      RLE_index = RLE_index + 1;
      RLE( RLE_index ) = last_value + i*value_count;
      last_value = image( row, col );
      value_count = 1;
    end
  end
end

RLE = [ RLE( 2:RLE_index ) last_value + i*value_count ];