[opendtv] Re: Interesting posting from another list...
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2013 08:30:27 -0400
On Sep 7, 2013, at 9:24 PM, Cliff Benham <flyback1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Recently, on another imaging list in another galaxy far, far away, someone
> posted...
I worked with Charles and Bill (Glenn), and Gary Demos and many others...
These arguments for backward compatibility are completely bogus. They are
rooted in the analog world, and too often in phosphor and CRT display science.
In our digital world it is only a matter of computational power to convert
virtually anything to anything. With more computational power we can deal with
more algorithmic complexity, and with algorithmic abundance tuned to specific
tasks.
There are good reasons that computers have wiped out most dedicated video
processing hardware businesses. There are good reasons why Apple created the
QuickTime architecture to deal with inter format conversions including color
space conversions. Final Cut Pro does not care if you are using a proprietary
codec from Sony or Panasonic or JVC.
> Hmm.
> Our new best friends, The Standards Committies--All Several of 'em.
Governments regulate and tax.
Industries create standards to protect themselves from the competition enabled
by technological evolution.
Charles won the battle but lost the war. He made a living helping companies
understand color space and conversions, until most of the potential clients
died from backward compatible illogical thinking.
Regards
Craig
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