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From: sutter@calvin.usc.edu (Carl Sutter)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Pioneer 8000 LaserDisk - 2 sided?
Date: 5 Nov 1992 12:22:51 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: calvin.usc.edu

A few questions regarding the Pioneer LD-V8000:

Can it play 2 sides of a disk without flipping the disk over?
Will this work for both CAV & CLV disks?
Will this work under computer control?

What I want to do is get computer controlled access to about 90 minutes
of video without having to pop out a disk and flip it over.  If the
Pioneer doesn't do it, are there any that will?  Has anyone used two
players together to get more than 1 hour?

Thanks for any info,

- Carl Sutter
sutter@usc.edu
From: ari@leland.Stanford.EDU (Ari Ollikainen)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: AT&T's new video phone.....
Date: 8 Nov 1992 23:22:29 GMT
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: mordor.stanford.edu

In article <1992Nov8.120424.44518@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> christos@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>Hello there,
>
>	Has anybody seen the new AT&T video phone that AT&T advertises? It is
>about 2.5 inches by 2 inches of area. Does anybody have any inforamtion about
>the technical specifications of that phone? i.e. modulation scheme used,
>compression ratio, compression coding scheme, pixel width on the screen, #of
>bits/pixel, # of frames/sec etc.
>
>	I would appreciate any relevant response or an AT&T telephone number
>where I can get information about that.
>

For More Information, Call: 1 800 437-9504

Or visit one of the AT$T Phone Centers near you...

For those unfamiliar with the AT$T VideoPhone 2500:

        1. 3.3 inch (diagonal) LCD screen
        2. Fixed focal length CCD camera
        3. Built into "feature phone" (hands-free, speakerphone, memory
           dialing, etc)
        4. "Full color, motion video"
        5. Privacy shutter for lens
        6. Uses "fax modem" technology to transmit "compressed digital video"
           (CLI's CDV) at 14.4kilobits/sec
	7. $1499 MSRP each
	8. ONLY works with other VideoPhone 2500s

I believe that the CDV codec, composed of a single IIT VP chip, produces 
128 X 114 images...which is less than H.261 Q-CIF (176 x 144). The early 
PR claimed frame rate "upto 10 frames/second" which I consider to be 
total baloney.

" A whole generation of young people are demanding video technology, and I
believe that by the year 2001, visual communications will become as important
to consumers as wireless communications," Kenneth M. Bertaccini, president
of AT&T Consumer Products.  

	" Who would you like to see TONIGHT? ...You'll never look
	  at phone calls the same way again. "
					-- AT$T Advertisement

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ari Ollikainen    ari@es.net     National Energy Research Supercomputer Center
ESnet (Energy Sciences Network)   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
510-423-5962  FAX:510-423-8744   P.O. BOX 5509, MS L-561, Livermore, CA 94550
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: sougata@cc.gatech.edu (Sougata Mukherjea)
Subject: Conference deadlines
Reply-To: sougata@cc.gatech.edu (Sougata Mukherjea)
Organization: College of Computing
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 00:40:39 GMT

Hi,
I am in a group which has started working in the area of navigation in 
hypermedia systems.
I would like to know of relevant conferences which have dealines in the next
3 months. Specifically, what is the deadline of hypertext '93?
If someone can send me info on relevant conferences it'd be of great help
(Please send me e-mail).

Thanks,
Sougata

==============================================================================	
  Sougata Mukherjea (sougata@cc.gatech.edu)
  Graphics Visualization and Usability Center
  College of Computing
  Georgia Institute of Technology 
=============================================================================
From: SRSWIX@ATLVM1.VNET.IBM.COM
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 12:54:43 EST
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Pioneer 8000 Laserdisc (2-sided)

None of the current P8000 players support dual-side play without
flipping.
The do support both CAV and CLV, and are controllable by
computer.

The IBM M-Control Program/2 V2.0 includes drivers to control
the P8000 (as well as P4000 and P6000 series families, and many
Sony players).  It includes support for DOS, Windows, Windows
Multimedia Extensions, OS/2 1.3, and (very soon) OS/2 MMPM.
Most every function you can think of you can do via software.
The M-Control program includes other stuff as well, as described
in previous appends.

As for double-player operation, we've had that running for the
past 7 years, with a variety of applications.  So long as you
have two serial ports, you can have two players.  Since both
output separate video signals, you obviously need a video
adapter that handles multiple NTSC/PAL inputs, or two monitors, or a
switching box.

***********************************************************************
The information and opinions above are solely mine, and do not represent
official positions or statements of either Georgia Tech or IBM.
***********************************************************************
Scott Swix
Advisory Programmer
IBM Visual Subsystems Development
Izip : H09G1
4111 Northside Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30327
Internet: srswix@atlvm1.vnet.ibm.com
Also: swix@prism.gatech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: Jonathan Rosenberg <jxr@thumper.bellcore.com>
Subject: Re: Video on demand --- info requested
Organization: Bellcore
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 92 20:15:29 GMT

From: jonathan@rahul.net (Jonathan Heiliger)
Subject: Re: Video on demand --- info requested
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 17:30:04 GMT

	In article <1992Nov5.141630.10937@walter.bellcore.com> 
	jxr@thumper.bellcore.com (Jonathan Rosenberg) writes:

	best you can attain on those right now is about 14.4 kb/s, with a
	modem).  But there is a technology that is beginning to move out of the
	lab that can support T1 rates (1.544 Mb/s) to most residences over the
	existing copper plant.  This technology is known as ADSL (Asymmetric

> Actually a T1 line still runs over normal copper wire.  True, you usually 
> need a hub & a hub adaptor for it; however it's still a normal phone wire.  

The key to ADSL is "to most residences over the existing copper plant". 
It is my understanding that while T1 uses a "normal phone wire"
(actually a wire pair), it is not suitable for use over the vast
majority of wire pairs running to residences.  To get T1 somewhere
normally requires pulling new wires.  To get ADSL to most places just
requires a new network terminator in the residence (as well as some
stuff at the CO end, of course).  Big difference.

JR
From: rj25+@andrew.cmu.edu (Robert W. Jordan)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Need e-mail addresses
Date: 5 Nov 92 08:54:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.oeyKrCS00iV3A3am1v
Organization: Freshman, H&SS general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Friends:

I need to get some e-mail addresses of some companies.  I'd like to
contact HP, to find out what their doing with Interactive TV.  I'd also
like to contact Bell Atlantic to see what their video services are all
about.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

Rob Jordan
From: duda@brokaw.lcs.mit.edu (Andrzej Duda)
Subject: frame grabber for Sparc
Organization: MIT Laboratory for Computer Science
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:05:56 GMT

We are looking for a frame grabber card for live TV input. We want to
digitize it in real-time without compression with the resolution from
320x240x16 to 160x120x16 at 10fps and store to disk. The card should
be for Sparc (or for PC eventually). According to my information neither
VideoPix, RasterOps nor Parallax can do it. Any suggestions?

Also, we want to decode close-captionning from the input signal. Do
you know about any decoder to do it?

Thanks for your help,

Andrzej Duda
From: bagdy@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Mark Bagdy)
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 17:15:46 GMT
Subject: NTSC -> VGA Solutions?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia

I'm new to multimedia, as is a friend of mine.  We both would like to know
if there are solutions to take a VHS tape (NTSC) and read images into VGA.
They would be merged with text and printed.

Currently, no motion is required.

What is recommended?  Are there products?  What's the quality of the printed
pictures after going through the process?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,   Mark Bagdy
bagdy@hpmtaa.lvld.hp.com
From: tal691@huxley.anu.edu.au (Tonio Loewald)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Authorware for UNIX?
Date: 5 Nov 92 06:57:13 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.2.12

shaung@rta.oz.au (Shaun Gray) writes:


>I would sujest you check-out ICON-Author from AimTech Corporation,
>as it is avaiable on many Motif/Unix platforms, and is also icon based
>in its approach to building Multi-Media applications.

>AimTech Corporation, is at Nashua, NH USA. { Phone (603) 883-0220,
>(800) 289-2884,  Fax (603) 883-5582 }

ICON-Author is "also icon based" but apart from that doesn't compare
very well with Authorware (much as it pains me to say something nice
about the latter). The "icon based" bit is superficial (like saying
that AmigaDOS is a "window-based" interface like the Mac).

Tonio

-- 
Tonio Loewald            | Ph  06 290 1594 | PO Box 101 O'Connor
tal691@huxley.anu.edu.au | Fax 06 290 1595 | ACT 2601   AUSTRALIA
From: 2cd5huffinec@vms.csd.mu.edu (Christopher Huffine)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: AT&T's new video phone.....
Date: 9 Nov 1992 00:43:56 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
Reply-To: 2cd5huffinec@vms.csd.mu.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsa.csd.mu.edu

christos@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>Hello there,
>
>	Has anybody seen the new AT&T video phone that AT&T advertises? It is
>about 2.5 inches by 2 inches of area. Does anybody have any inforamtion about
>the technical specifications of that phone? i.e. modulation scheme used,
>compression ratio, compression coding scheme, pixel width on the screen, #of
>bits/pixel, # of frames/sec etc.

I have seen this phone in a technology demonstration for schools.  Although I
do not have specifics about it, it seem to transmit about 4-5 frames per
second.  The resolution could not have been above 100x100 or so. The b/w screen
in pretty small 3.5-4" in size, so the large pixels don't look to bad. 
 
--Cmh
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Subject: Re: Pioneer 8000 LaserDisk - 2 sided?
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 20:01:05 GMT
Reply-To: rjn@FC.HP.COM
Organization: Hewlett-Packard/WSY Ft.Collins,CO,USA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

Carl Sutter (sutter@calvin.usc.edu) wrote:

> A few questions regarding the Pioneer LD-V8000:
> Can it play 2 sides of a disk without flipping the disk over?

No.  All of the single-platter Pioneer industrial players are single-sided
as well, including the LD-V8000.  Pioneer does offer a $7K+ juke box, based
on the LD-V4200, that has a flipper.

> Will this work for both CAV & CLV disks?
> Will this work under computer control?

No on the '8000.  Yes on the juke box.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland      Internet: rjn@FC.HP.COM               3404 East Harmony Road
                CompuServe:  71044,2124               Ft Collins CO 80525-9599

This article represents only the opinion[s] of its author, and is not an
official or unofficial position of, or statement by, the Hewlett-Packard
Company.  The text is provided for informational purposes only.  It is
supplied without warranty of any kind.
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: rsc@altair.csustan.edu (Steve Cunningham)
Subject: Re: Multimedia Conferences 
Summary: ACM Multimedia '93
Organization: CSU Stanislaus
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 21:06:52 GMT

The ACM Multimedia '93 conference will be in Anaheim, CA, during the
first week of August, 1993.  This will be colocated with SIGGRAPH '93
but will be a separate conference.  For information write to

	info.siggraph93@siggraph.org

because SIGGRAPH is providing some of the infrastructure support for
this conference.

See you there -- Steve Cunningham, SIGGRAPH director for publications
From: wsc@alice.att.com (Bill Cleveland)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Where is Hyperbole?
Keywords: multimedia books
Date: 10 Nov 92 03:01:28 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill NJ

Something called the Seybold Report mentions a company named
Hyperbole that has some multimedia books in development.
Does anyone have any information on the company such
as phone or email?

William S. Cleveland          wsc@research.att.com
AT&T Bell Labs, Room 2C-286   office: (908)582-6861
600 Mountain Avenue           fax:    (908)582-3340
Murray Hill, NJ  07974
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From: fj_maddi@csd.uwe.ac.uk (FJ Maddix)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,comp.graphics,alt.binaries.pictures.d,alt.graphics
Subject: Re: AVI versus MPEG 2.0 for win3.x !!!
Date: 6 Nov 92 16:27:38 GMT
Organization: University of the West of England, Bristol
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5


Have you tried Acorn Replay? 25fps straight off the hard disk.
You might be able to get a look at one in Cambridge.
From: yamazaki@fermi.rc.m-kasei.co.jp (Akihisa YAMAZAKI)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Where can I get the information about Multimedia ?
Date: 10 Nov 92 06:30:19 GMT
Distribution: comp
Organization: Mitsubishi Kasei Research Center, Yokohama, Japan


I'd like to develop a multimedia application program on the PC and
Mac.I heard there are many applications in the world.
But I know few of them.So I'm very appreciate if you give me some
information about the book or magazine that lists up the applications
using Audio and Digital Video,( i.e. DVI , QuickTime,JPEG,MPEG).

Thanks in advance.

                          --------------------------------------------
                          |   Akihisa Yamazaki                       |
                          |                                          |
                          |     MITSUBISHI KASEI CORPORATION         |
                          |                      RESERCH CENTER      |
                          |        INDUSUTRIAL ENGINEERING LAB.      |
                          |                                          |
                          |  e-mail  yamazaki@fermi.rc.m-kasei.co.jp |
                          --------------------------------------------
From: jpgorrono@ucdavis.edu (Jon Gorrono)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Remote Control Mac
Date: 7 Nov 92 01:21:56 GMT
Organization: Instruction and Media Support, UC Davis
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1a2



From: James Chi-Hoon Kim, jk40+@andrew.cmu.edu
Subject: Remote Control Mac
In article  James Chi-Hoon Kim, jk40+@andrew.cmu.edu writes:

>I am trying to control a Macintosh from remote control.
>I have tried the Sayett remote, but the infared signal is too weak.
>
>Does anyone out there know of a ADB remote control?
>
>Any names, hints or help would be appreciated.
>
>-James Kim

We just bought a device from Presentation Electronics, in Rocklin, CA,
called Silent Partner.  It is a ADB device that can be programmed so that
any key in the remote can send a series of key strokes to the computer,
wait states are possible, too.  There are three "pages" of key layout
possible at one time.  It uses infrared and has a range of about 40 feet
(we've experienced better ranges).  Price: about $390.  Sorry, don't have
the number right now, but if direct. assistance can't help, write to me
and I will dig it out.  

Problem? : since it get's its power from the ADB port, you can't place it
between the keyboard and the CPU and still use the keyboard to start the
computer.  You must either start using another method, button on the back
or key, on quadras, or put it between the mouse and the keyboard.  Not
terrible...

I am just a customer of Present. Electr., nothing more, nothing less.
______________________________________
Jon Gorrono
Media Integrator
Instruction and Media Support
UC Davis
(916)752-0218
jpgorrono@ucdavis.edu
_______________________________________
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: carltr@sage4c.its.rpi.edu (R. Darren Carlton)
Subject: Research Project--Please Respond
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Distribution: net
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 01:55:27 GMT

I'm a graduate student in Technical Communication at RPI, and I'm writing a
report on the application of multimedia in job training. I would greatly
appreciate any information you could give me about:

who is currently using a multimedia platform for job training
	- what is the platform
	- what *kind* of training are they doing (company orientation,
		software tutorials)
	- how much are they spending (the cost of equipment &
		development)

who plans to use a multimedia platform for training

what are the ranges of multimedia platforms
	- is hypertext with animation considered "multimedia"
	- given the state of most company's equipment(often
		primitive), what kind of multimedia or other training programs
		can be developed on that equipment

what do *employers* say about the advantages of multimedia training

how do people who have been trained on multimedia platforms feel about
	being trained by a computer rather than a person

Although I'm using this information primarily for a report, I'm also
curious because I think I would like to work in the field of job
training or software tutorials, and I know I would like to take a
multimedia approach to the field of technical communication.

Thanks in advance for your help.

-- 

R.Darren Carlton			Technical Communication  
carltr@rpi.edu				Rensselear Polytechnic Institute
From: IO92668@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Multimedia Kiosk Systems & CD-Rom Engines
Date: 5 Nov 92 13:46:24 GMT
Organization: University of Maine System

If your business or institution is looking for custom multimedia
information systems give us a call.  We can set you up with
your own custom system.

We also design custom interfaces for CD-Roms and some database programs.

Current Kiosk clients include the University of Maine and the National
Physician Registar.

contact:
Mark Leaman
Better by Design Media Systems
300 Main St.
Orono, ME 04473
207/866 2160

email internet: io92668@maine.maine.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: martens@prl.philips.nl (martens p)
Subject: Re: Research Project--Please Respond
Organization: Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 12:01:16 GMT

In article <7hq1d1f@rpi.edu> carltr@sage4c.its.rpi.edu (R. Darren Carlton) writes:
>I'm a graduate student in Technical Communication at RPI, and I'm writing a
>report on the application of multimedia in job training. I would greatly
>appreciate any information you could give me about:
>
[...]
>who is currently using a multimedia platform for job training
>who plans to use a multimedia platform for training

We at Philips Research are currently planning a training disc for
mechanical engineers that will serve as reference as well. The
platform is CD-I, for which users need a CD-I player and a TV set.
Philips is currently selling the players for $500 in the USA, I think
(In Europe it is usually more expensive, although I don't understand
why). 

At another group within Philips they developed a training for a
software program on CD-I and the users especially liked the way they
could control the pace, compared to 'live' training. Also the ability
of working with multiple languages came in handy and also the
possibility of going in-depth on demand was appreciated.

The reason why we choose for CD-I is because of the low cost for the
user and ease-of-use, both compared to PC-based multimedia. 

Hope this helps,

Peter Martens
Philips Research, The Netherlands
martens@prle.philips.nl
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From: bwc@waikato.ac.nz (Ug!)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,comp.graphics,alt.binaries.pictures.d
Subject: Re: Acorn Replay (was Re: AVI versus MPEG 2.0 for win3.x !!!)
Date: 11 Nov 92 09:21:30 +1300
Organization: Vooniersity fo Kaiwato

Lawrence D'Oliveiro writes:
> I've heard some mention of [Acorn] Replay. One comment I heard was that it
> could only handle a fixed playback rate.
> 
> Can you tell us some more about Replay?

Here's a recent posting.

X-NEWS: waikato comp.sys.acorn.advocacy: 319
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From: grier@bnr.ca (Brian Grier)
Subject: Re: Interface Digital Audio <---> Computer ???
Organization: Bell Northern Research
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 16:05:56 GMT

What you are looking for is a direct to disk recorder. Dat tapes
are too slow for real-time recorders. Drop into one of the music
areas and ask your question there.  

DATs are already available with SCSI interfaces. I do not know of
anyone providing support for the audio format.

Brian, WS1S
Bell Northern Research
Research Triangle Park, NC
bjgrier@bnr.ca
From: pheras@iris-dcp.es
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: raster Sun to Gif
Date: 13 Nov 92 20:49:25 +0100
Organization: REDIRIS, Red Nacional de I+D

Hello.


	I need some conversion program for raster files to gif or whatever
format.



	Thanks in advance.

Pedro de las Heras


Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: james@library.nrl.navy.mil (James King)
Subject: Re: TV Windows
Organization: NRL
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 13:24:25 GMT

In article <17270017@hpgrla.gr.hp.com> galenr@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Galen Raben) writes:
>From: galenr@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Galen Raben)
>Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1992 20:48:59 GMT
>Subject: Re: TV Windows
>Levi,
>Information on Windows-TV cards is a bit hard to come by, I've been trying
>for awhile now (without much success)...  Here's what little I have on the
>Hauppage card, yes it has a built-in 122 ch tuner, most the others I've heard
>of the tuner is an add-on (including VideoBlaster, CompuAdd's card, earlier
>New Media Graphics cards- dunno anything about the newer one(s)).
>
>Last I saw Win-TV was available for $439 from PC Connection (1-800-800-5555
>or fax 1-603-446-7791)...
>
>My compilation of Hauppage Win-TV's features (so far...)
>
>Video Acquisition: Switchable between 3 NTSC/PAL sources w/optional source 
>                   adapter kit.  Built-in 122 ch cable-ready tuner
>Inputs: 2 video (w/optional source adapter kit), audio inputs????
>Outputs: Stereo audio output.  Others????
>
>Image Manipulation: Freeze,Zoom, Scale, Dragging.
>                    Adjust Color, Contrast, Brightness, RGB.
>Audio: ????
>       Software control of volume, balance, treble, and bass.
>Image Acquisition: 8bit-24bit TIFF, BMP, TGA, MMP formats
>I/O Port Memory accessing: ????
>Video display memory: ????
>System requirements: ????
>
>Has anyone got one?  Would appreciate an e-mail of your impressions!!!
>- Galen -
>galenr@hpgrla.gr.hp.com

I just read in the Nov. 2, 1992 issue of InfoWorld on page 32 about WatchIt 
TV.  This allows a scalable tv window; has hookups for antenna, cable, 
VCR, and video camera; allows video capture; and runs under Windows 3.0 
or later.  This is made by  NEw Media Graphics and their number is 508-663-
0666.
From: alves@calvin.usc.edu (William Alves)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Address for Abbate\
Date: 6 Nov 1992 12:47:51 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: calvin.usc.edu

Abbate Video Consultants
83 Main Street
Norfolk MA 02056
(508)520-0199
From: ters@teal.csn.org (Terry Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Video on demand --- info requested
Date: 11 Nov 92 15:41:44 GMT
Organization: Colorado SuperNet, Inc.

I missed some of this thread.  Did it already come out that ADSL
requires an "unloaded" pair?  If the run from the phone central office
is less than 18,000 feet, it is about 70% likely to be "non-loaded".
If the run is greater than that, there is loading somewhere.

Very interesting to think about what I don't know about things!
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia