Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > your message got me thinking about what i'd look into if i were a PhD > candidate in comp sci (just a lowly MS now). i'd be interested in writing > a project to scan in a 45 record on a flatbed (hopefully getting enough > contrast) and via much image processing and analysis, by tracing > the groove > centers using knowledge that it's a counter-clocksize spiral, > examining the > modulation and eventually being able to recreate music based on > that image. > > no idea if it's really feasible... maybe you need a scanning laser or > something to really get a good picture of the grooves. but so many > parts of the project are technically challenging (and furthermore, it's > so impractical) that i think i'd deserve a PhD for it. > > note that i have absolutely no inclination nor plan to ever > implement such a > thing nor to go for a PhD at my advanced age. > > -rei > I'd learn to use capital letters correctly before going for my PhD, if I were you... Your thesis, no matter how enticing, would probably be thrown out otherwise. Or, are you just trying to drive people's spell checkers crazy ;-) Warning: For the humor impaired, that was meant as a joke...