Digital BW, The Print

on 10/9/2002 11:34 AM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Message: 20
> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 13:05:28 -0400
> From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@...>
> Subject: RE: Re: OT: The Foveon talk I mentioned at the San Fran. get tog...
> 
> Claude,
> 
>>> The term "fidelity" is a very amorphous term.  Would you please
>> define> EXACTLY what you mean by it?  There is quite a bit of
>> misunderstanding about> what that term really means, and it has
>> absolutely nothing to do with> "looking good".
>> 
>> Agreed. Ask any Pro Videographer if he's rather use a single chip or
>> 3 chip camrera for better color response. No contest. Until the X3
>> chip, it wasn't feasible. This is revolutionary technology.
> 
> Video and still imaging are ENTIRELY different things.  Video can handle the
> "amorphous" images it gets from three sensors...and as far as "better color
> response", that's another one of those things like "sharpness".  A two pixel
> cameras is sharper than any photograph you can get!  But, that's
> meaningless.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Austin

 

Austin,

Video and still imaging are exactly the same, the only difference is how
many images one takes per second.

However, you are very technically knowledgeable. What to you mean by
"amorphous" images? And why should video "handle" it?


-Bruce

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