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1080 for sure, that's in the name. They're all the same thing folks, and I'll be darned if I can find any formal video specification referencing any of them, so they share that too. Is it all just marketing BS? No, but surely the confusion has been leveraged by some DCCTV manufacturers, resellers, and the like to their benefit.
Earlier today Julieanne Kost, Principal Digital Imaging Evangelist at Adobe, shared a link to a new Photoshop FAQ document regarding video card usage in Photoshop via her blog. I found the new help document very interesting, and thought some of you may as well.
December 29, 2010
For Immediate Release Press Release:
Atlantic Light Works and Reindeer Graphics announce the release of FreeHDR™ a free Photoshop add-on that performs High Dynamic Range (HDR) alignment and blending on digital photographs. Compatible with both Windows and Mac platforms in 32- and 64-bit processing, it operates in Photoshop CS4 and CS5 (Photoshop Extended required for 32-bits/channel images). FreeHDR™ works with both B&W and Color images in 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit modes.
If you're dealing with proprietary digital video regularly chances are you're doing screen captures. It doesn't really matter what software you're using to do the screenshot or screen captures, but it can matter how you manage the color space once you've captured that image to your clipboard.
Can your color management (or lack thereof) really have that big of an effect on the resulting image? Well, the short answer is yes, it can have a considerable impact. Could it possibly be the difference between whether or not a bad guy is apprehended? If you consider fine details important, then the answer to that one is yes as well.
If you already manage color space and settings throughout your entire workflow, you can stop reading here...that is if you haven't already! lol
The Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association International, Inc. (LEVA) has launched an entirely new website for members and visitors! I'm proud to have been given the opportunity to work with LEVA on providing new capabilities and services for LEVA members, and hope everyone enjoys the new site.
"Who designed this user interface, Stevie Wonder?" Actual statement from a LE technician and point well taken when it comes to proprietary DCCTV players. They're often horribly designed, and like all multimedia players/editors/tools regardless of who makes them, they are time & resource dependent (e.g. hardware resources, drivers, frameworks, codecs, etc.).
Another Jem from the Photoshop Jedi Master Deke McClelland. Think a discussion on Photoshop's Image Size tool is too basic for you? Fear for you I do, for that is the mindset of someone leaning toward the dark side.
"The essential Image Size command lets you scale an image on screen or in print. In this week's Photoshop Top 40 Countdown episode, Deke explains resampling and resolution, both of which affect the core quality of digital photographs."
Locating forensic DME resources just became a bit easier with the introduction of the Media-Geek Forensic DME Resources Map. Several DME related geo-tagging resources are currently being developed, to include a Media-Geek membership geo-tagging feature. Members are encouraged to log-in and update the contact information in their profile, which now includes an option for permitting inclusion in the membership maps.
You can just press play if you want to, but if you're forensically processing evidence, I wouldn't advise it. Know the playback software, as it is just as important to proper playback and interpretation as the hardware. Take Windows Media Player, for instance.
In the following video I discuss a few quirks about Windows Media Player v12, a shortcoming of the popular metadata tool MediaInfo, and more.
The new Documents & Downloads library is quickly growing and we've recently added a new category for members to post Forensic related job opportunities, and their personal CVs if their currently looking to advance their career. The new category is appropriately titled "Employment Opportunities & Member CVs". 😄
Media-Geek.com is just over two weeks old and we have over 150 registered members, with more joining every day. If you're interested in a new position or your employer has a forensic video, audio, or image analyst opening, post your CV or the related position's details today!
If you haven’t already downloaded the latest mandatory AVG 2011 Free software update, it may be best not to if you want your computer to turn on again. The December 1 update is causing 64-bit PCs running Windows 7 to totally breakdown.
When a vendor sends us a demo system, it typically take great care to ensure that we experience the system exactly as the maker intends us to. So when VESA, the trade group responsible for the DisplayPort standard, said that it was sending PCWorld a multiple-monitor demo system similar to the one it exhibited at CES in January, I expected it to arrive bundled with a detailed guide and all the software needed to present DisplayPort in its best light.
Techsmith has announced the release of Snagit version 1 for Mac users. Visit http://www.techsmith.com/snagit for complete details.
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