The biggest speed gain I can think of is being able to upload a digital file via a wireless, cell phone, or even a regular telephone connection, from half-way around the world in a very short time. Some news photographers carry direct satellite communications gear that gets the pictures to the home office from anywhere in the world, no matter how remote.
Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 1:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: digital for $ > > > Hi, > > > It's definitely a money issue. No more chemicals, no more processor > > maintenance, no more film expenses. And in newspaper photography, > > where we used a 180 dpi resolution for photos but could go > to 150 dpi > > without any noticeable difference, quality was never the top > > consideration. > > It seems to be a question of scale then. > > <namedrop size="gargantuan"> > > I heard the story I related about the World Cup picture being > printed in > Australia 7 minutes later directly from Ulli Michel, the > Global Pictures > Editor for Reuters. He was concerned with speed, not cost. > > </namedrop> > > -- > Cheers, > Bob >
