Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey