Re: 3D-Neotek-Flame

[P3D Gabriel Jacob <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Why not keep a personal discussion without foundation in reality
>to the private email adresses ? It takes to much time to read
>all the nice argumentation for a cause misunderstood.

The reality of the matter is..............

>> DVD is a lossy format too
>DVD is not a format, but a standard for archiving files.
>The files might be lossy or not.

Okay lets clarify a few points. First of all, it is very true
that DVD is not a format, but since the point of discussion
was on DVD video in a DVD movie player, I didn't think I had
to elaborate on the point. There IS a format for that type.

So the question, still begs an answer, why is this format, which
is lossy, acceptable but jps isn't??? 

>> Problem is Bill's success is owed mostly to an open system
>Not so. He wrote FAT and was succesful selling the idea to IBM.
>I have tried CP/M. DOS was a great improvement, thanks to IBMs
>and Hollerichs concept of good manegement.

Sorry, even though your statement is true, you have misunderstood
my statement. Let me elaborate. Bill's succes is owed mostly
to selling his FAT to IBM, which is an open system. Would he
have been as succesful with Macintosh? That's all I'll say on
this matter on P3D. If you think history is otherwise, I'll be
glad to discuss it offlist.

>> Thus it is wise to know what the pro's are using and the
>> philosophy behind the approach.
>If not from the pro's, where would you get new knowledge ?

Very true, and no one is dissagreeing with that statement.
The point being made was that requirements between consumer
vs pro differs. Of course pro equipement usually trickles 
down to mass consumers. This point I didn't think needed
being stated, since it was drifting away from the crux of
the debate. In any case, if neotek is suceeds, marketing
wise, I hope it will trickle down to us happless hobbyist
souls. :-)

>> Most consumer digital cameras also use lossy technology.
>All cameras use lossy technology. If you want to see reality,
>take your one eye away from the viewfinder, and open both eyes.
>Maybe its a good idea to turn your head a little too.

I think there are options to use non-lossy storage. But in any
case, what is your point. I don't refute your comments made about
one's eyes.

>> PhotoCD is a lossy format.
>All graphic formats are lossy, but PhotoCD is not the worst.

Sorry that's not true. Example, bmp format among many others.

>And to end up in a friendly and positive tone. I just bought
>the small Kodak DC 20 (pricefall in Denmark). What fun it is
>to use 493x373 pixels for sequiential stereograms. And to get
>the pictures on the screen in 10 seconds.

Glad to hear you had fun with it. I recently had a chance to play
with a Fuji digital camera for a week and it was a blast (lot of
fun). Didn't think it would have been as much fun as I anticipated.
It does fill a niche between videocameras and traditional film
cameras. I will put up some 3D examples in the future.

Regards
Gabriel


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