A pixel perfect future
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Digital imaging faces several hurdles before it can challenge the film camera market. First, the declining price of chips will eventually remove price barriers for digital cameras. Second, digital imaging must outperform film cameras in consumer-friendliness and functionality, according to Digital Imaging Group Pres Alexis Gerard. Megapixel (minimum 1,024-by-768) digital cameras will control 95% of this digital imaging market, Gerard said. Digital quality will have the ability to compete directly with film cameras when digital's standard reaches 1.5 megapixels, Gerard added. Finally, the present shortage of bandwidth will present an initial problem for these digital services, but cable modems and other new technologies probably will provide solutions. Digital photography can be extended to venues like the Internet, T-shirt printing, mug printing, greetings cards, calendars and photography for weddings as well as other events.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1998
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Industrial-strength streaming video
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Progressive Networks' RealVideo stands out among seven Windows NT-compatible, general-purpose video servers. This offering provides some of the best viewing with 28.8Kbps connections, as standard-sized video images contained minimum blurriness or pixelation. RealVideo also ranks highest in strength, number of features and versatility. Price is competitive for several versions. Microsoft's capable NetShow 2.0 beta 2 still contains some quirks, but it interconnects fully with Microsoft's Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft's Site Server. Other advantages include a common Active Stream Format (ASF) for archiving and several independent codecs that feature various bit rates. Motorola's True Stream 1.1, however, trails its counterparts in features and reliability. Video gets stuck in the first frame despite numerous suggestions from the help desk. Software is early in its development, and included files show some pauses after 30 seconds.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1997
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High-res projectors
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A buyer's guide is presented of a dozen high-resolution projectors from 9 different companies. These projectors all (with the exception of NEC's MultiSync LT100) have three panel active-matrix LCDs, which offer superior 24-bit color and high contrast. All 12 of the projectors come will a built-in audio system and the speakers on the portable systems loud enough for a typical boardroom, putting out 3 to 5 watts per channel. Both the DLP- and LCD-based projectors provide excellent display capabilities, and the new one-chip solution is spawning a crop of lightweight, inexpensive 800-by-600 DLP projectors. The projectors are priced from two at $14,999 to two at $8,995.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1998
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