> > From: mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/06/08 Wed PM 02:39:12 GMT > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: RE: Repository for RAW Image Format Details > > > > > > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2005/06/08 Wed PM 01:58:08 GMT > > To: [email protected], [email protected] > > Subject: RE: Repository for RAW Image Format Details > > > > Let me rephrase that: Do closely held and "undocumented" proprietary > > formats allow for more or enhanced creativity and innovation, or > > is that just a smoke screen? > > > > Shel > > Your first phrasing made more sense. The independant developers are > suggesting that the manufacturers want to retain their proprietary formats in > order to maintain control over the development of such. I have no idea of > the truth of the statement but it would seem to be a feasible proposition, > given the general ethos of "management" in the modern world. > > mike
I must learn to read. You were right to correct. My other statements stand. > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: Shel Belinkoff > > > > > This comment amongst the articles and comments got me to thinking about > > the > > > viewpoint of the camera manufacturers: "A common, openly documented RAW > > > format would fulfill many of the goals of OpenRAW, but is likely to face > > > significant resistance from manufacturers who feel their "creativity" and > > > ability to innovate would be constrained." Do closely held and > > > "undocumented" proprietary formats constrain creativity and innovation, or > > > is that just a smoke screen? > > > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > From: Doug Franklin > > > > > > > An interesting article showed up on one of the geek news sites that I > > > > frequent today. It says that a group of people affiliated with a > > > > mailing list called OpenRAW are trying to put together a collection of > > > > documentation for RAW image formats used by various cameras and making > > > > them available to the public. We'll see if the camera/image-chip > > > > vendors go along with it or sue for misuse of copyright > > > > materials. > > > > > > > > http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/08/014250&tid=227&tid= > > > > 162&tid=137 > > > > > > > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/ > > ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
