#Photo CD
Mark (Continued)
I just spoke with Kodak. They are sending me info on the Silver and Gold
developer programs ($400 – $700). Will advise when I see what is in them.
They said that my negatives must be very grainy. They are correct, the
film I used was high speed and it had cooked in the sun for a few days
also. I am taking some good fine grain film in for CD-ROM production
tomorrow – will let you know how that works out.
Yes, I've palyed around with fractals and compression. This is a red hot
market also because of the interest in bringing 30 fps video to desk top
systems. I heard there is a company on the East Coast that uses fractals
in video and that they are achieving incredible compression ratios. Can't
remember where I heard it.
More on our CD-ROM photo project. The intent is that it would be used to
produce presentations and educational material. I have some musician
friends and we are coming up with some neat "co-ordinated" sound tracks
that will provide an effect similar to sound tracks in movies. Will
probably use Toolbook's new stuff for synchronization.
What kind of customers do you service? Any interest in our vertical
applications? Have JIT/MRP (manufacturing), banking (written for Chase
Manhattan & BofA), Human Resource Management (for Lockheed), Traffic,
Billing and Scheduling (For Storer Cable TV), and others.
Another neat point on the Kodak Photo-CD, they provide a "thumbnail"
directory in the jewel-case. This is small 3/4"x5/8" images of the photos.
They have been printed with a hi-res color "transfer" printer and they
look like photographs!
Regards
Jan