wwp@yahoogroups.com:
RE: WWP on Linux!
Markus Altendorff 2007-Jul-05 07:00:00
Hi, i'm going to add a few comments...
--- yuval levy <#removed#> wrote:
> 95% of the current WWP event is available for Linux
> users, even if QuickTime is not available for Linux!
That's great news! I do have some friends that are
both linuxed and photographically inclined. I'll
forward this.
[...]
> First, a list of the 5% entries that do NOT work,
>
> 1. JPEG decoding failed. Reason: the author has
> probably used one of the many exotic codecs
> available
> in QuickTime (H.264 has been popular of late).
To H.264 users: Please note that the intention of
H.264 was to be used as a "motion" codec, which means
it was designed with intentions quite a bit different
from storing "static" pictures.
Even though JPEG2000 is alluring, don't (yet?) go for
it, either...
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> RECOMMENDATION: to ensure that you content survives
> beyond QuickTime, use open, widely available
> standards
> such as JPEG.
Just trying to be nitpicky here ;) , but my patent
countdown clock says it's still "93 days to expiration
of US patent 4,698,672 (JPEG)", so someone *did* have
the idea of the JPEG code (or parts thereof) being
their "intellectual property" (in contrast to "open" -
though one shouldn't forget that "open" !== "free")
> To revive a proprietary code takes a lot of effort,
> while to revive open source only takes the time and
> skills to read and understand it.
Um, you do know that the Quicktime container data
structure IS a documented standard (isn't it also
approved by the ISO?) with books and such written
about it? ;)
Now, talking about old Word or Freehand files, on the
other hand...
> Using a widely supported, open, easy to implement
> format will ensure the survival of your content!
I'll second that, and i'd like to add that regular
backup and regular media migration of your data is
also necessary. You wouldn't want to find that, ten
years from now, the only thing that has a vague memory
of your pictures is the mold growing between the
polycarbonate layers of your CDs.
Or to, from a personal anecdote, find that hard disks
can do the whole "sparkle and fizzle" thing, even
though they're only running at 5 volts. Said disk
contained all the family photos a friend of mine had
ever taken. They were restored by a specialist, but it
took weeks and quite a handful of money.
> it is a great experience: <http://www.ubuntu.com/>
Me, i'm running my employer's internal mail server on
an older G4 400 with Ubuntu Server on it. It *was*
quite easy to get it working, and it handles things
well (esp. the XXL-sized attachments a print shop
needs to receive, store and send).
-M
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