Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28

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Subject: OT, now computer stuff RE: [Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Wed Mar 28 19:16:49 2007
References: <C2307B66.9877%lug@steveunsworth.co.uk> <44D6010CBE87001ADEDFCB48@hindolveston.reid.org> <8B1957667B854B13B854D0F5785ADD42@Vista> <200703281844.18789.photo.forrest@earthlink.net> <000901c771aa$b1be0d70$6501a8c0@asus930> <440b792d0703281942ocd0da0aj6e0ce0bd8763a3b6@mail.gmail.com>

i beleive that by last year, patents purported to be associated
with jpeg have either been found invalid due to prior art, or have
expired, and JPEG is a fee-free format.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG

thank goodness.

-rei

On Mar28 19:42, mehrdad wrote:
> as popular jpeg, is it is not free or on the public domain. companies
> pay millions in royalty to use it, if microsoft can offer it cheaper,
> they might have a case. if they can convert some camera companies,
> then watch out.
> 
> On 3/28/07, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> >Yes, Philip, that will happen. Microsoft have hardly any market share ;-)
> >Unix boasting of their chastity!
> >On the picture format front, this is likely to be a mis-step by Mr 
> >Ballmer 
> >et al as everyone ignores it. However, its not likely to
> >dent their bottom line giving it a try. I was surprised to read Brian's 
> >comments re DivX, though. I never heard about outrage or a
> >slow and painful death of the format. Brian, did you mean in commercial 
> >players? I would be greatly inconvenienced without that
> >codec.
> >
> >Cheers
> >Hoppy
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG
> >
> >I've had two friends who have had to do near complete rebuilds due to 
> >Vista.
> >Perhaps Vista will be the long awaited death knell of Windows and Unix 
> >based
> >systems will finally take over the world.
> >
> >Philip
> >
> >On Wednesday 28 March 2007 15:49, Bill wrote:
> >> If MSFT's HD is anything like Vista - RUN!  I have had more blue-screens
> >> with Vista than ever and Vista has eaten several recently created files.
> >> I've been a CP/M, DOS, Wintel guy since 1982 and I have to say Apple is
> >> looking mighty tasty.
> >>
> >> Bill in Denver
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org
> >> [mailto:lug-bounces+bill=photobynelsch.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> >> Brian Reid
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:19 PM
> >> To: Leica Users Group
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG
> >>
> >> > Perhaps HD is the new digital - there'll be HD compatible beer cans
> >> > before too long.
> >>
> >> Exactly.
> >>
> >> I will never use Microsoft's HD Photo format and will argue strenuously
> >> that no one else should use it either. Why? Because it is covered by
> >> Microsoft patents, and is a proprietary format. There is no excuse for
> >> becoming more proprietary with the passage of time. DNG is more open 
> >> than
> >> all of the camera-raw formats; it is a step in the right direction.
> >> Microsoft HD Photo is a step backwards. I hope it dies the same slow and
> >> painful death that DIVX did, and I hope it sparks as much outrage.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> 
> 
> -- 
>  -------------------------------------
>  regards, mehrdad
> 
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-- 
Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey


Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) (OT, now computer stuff RE: [Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG)
In reply to: Message from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG)
Message from reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Brian Reid) ([Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG)
Message from bill at photobynelsch.com (Bill) ([Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG)
Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip Forrest) ([Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) (OT, now computer stuff RE: [Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG)
Message from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) (OT, now computer stuff RE: [Leica] Re: HD to replace JPG)