Longhorn to get 'raw' image support

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"The next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, will feature support
for uncompressed digital camera images--which could change the way
people view and edit photos.

"The company on Wednesday announced deals with camera companies Nikon
and Canon, as well as Fuji Photo Film and Adobe Systems, to let Windows
users view, print and eventually edit uncompressed digital camera
images--which are stored in what's commonly known as a "raw" format.

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More news! Longhorn to support keyboard and mouse.

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Working with photos taken in RAW format
iPhoto 5 imports RAW photos just like any other photo, organizes them
right next to the rest of your shots, and lets you edit them using
advanced editing tools designed to give RAW photographers all the
options they need to create the perfect image.
Topic located in: iPhoto Help
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In article <dPydnUn1oP0iWAPfRVn_vg@giganews.com>, Randy W. Sims
<RandyS@ThePierianSpring.org> wrote:

> "The next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, will feature support
> for uncompressed digital camera images--which could change the way
> people view and edit photos.
>
> "The company on Wednesday announced deals with camera companies Nikon
> and Canon, as well as Fuji Photo Film and Adobe Systems, to let Windows
> users view, print and eventually edit uncompressed digital camera
> images--which are stored in what's commonly known as a "raw" format.
>
> Copyright ©2005 CNET Networks, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
>
>
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> <http://news.com.com/Longhorn+to+get+raw+image+support/2100-1016_3-5727545.htm
> l>
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> or equivalently: <http://tinyurl.com/b3hst>

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Hannah wrote:
> "Randy W. Sims" <RandyS@ThePierianSpring.org> wrote in message
> newsPydnUn1oP0iWAPfRVn_vg@giganews.com...
>
>>"The next version of Windows, code-named Longhorn, will feature support
>
>
> What a pity Longhorn isn't coming out till about 2013.
> H.
>
>
>
Won't matter when it does. Intel and Microsoft have joined forces to
combat copyright theft (Intel's words not mine) and the latest Pentium
chips (just released) along with Intel motherboard controller chips will
"feature" facilities to prevent pirated copies of Windows and
(presumably) Photoshop and your favorite music, hooked off the 'net,
from running.

Just when activation started to get up the nose of everyone who ever
changed a hard drive and the PC wasn't on the 'net and couldn't speak
Indian... Along comes even more invasion of your time and computer.

And you thought you owned it?
Maybe for no other reason than your own privacy, Linux might become a
real alternative. I shudder at the thought.

--
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Now you can put your photos on it too!
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In article <juopf1lhsq83aoar88og8q1bkoht8ftqrj@4ax.com>,
Father Kodak <dont_bother@IDontCare.COM> wrote:
>On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 06:08:36 +1000, "Ryadia@Home" <ryadia@hotmail.com>
>wrote:

[ ... ]

>>Won't matter when it does. Intel and Microsoft have joined forces to
>>combat copyright theft (Intel's words not mine) and the latest Pentium
>>chips (just released) along with Intel motherboard controller chips will
>>"feature" facilities to prevent pirated copies of Windows and
>>(presumably) Photoshop and your favorite music, hooked off the 'net,
>>from running.
>
>It gets (got) worse than that. Say you wrote your own program.
>Sorry, DRM won't let it run.

Hmm ... what if it is compiled on that system with compilers
purchased from Microsoft.

> However, Microsoft has recently
>indicated that it has backed off from some of the more noxious aspects
>of the Next Generation Secure Computing Platform architecture.
>Methinks its more about jettisoning features so that Longhorn launches
>on time, rather than offering "value" to customers.

It doesn't matter to me. I won't even use Windows XP. :-)

>Padre Kodak
>
>But more below.
>
>
>>
>>Just when activation started to get up the nose of everyone who ever
>>changed a hard drive and the PC wasn't on the 'net and couldn't speak
>>Indian... Along comes even more invasion of your time and computer.
>>
>>And you thought you owned it?

I own mine. I just use either Sun's Solaris for the SPARC based
machines, or OpenBSD on either other SPARC machines or Intel machines.
The only thing which Windows is needed for is the annual income tax
software, now that dcraw can *properly* convert the images from the
NC2000e/c cameras (Nikon N90s cameras converted to digital by Kodak).
The D70 images are easy by comparison.

>Ha. The whole problem with "buying" something is that you pay only
>once. Like poor Charlie on the MTA, Microsoft and others want the
>people to keep paying and paying. That means "subscriptions" with
>monthly or yearly charges like your electric service or cable TV.

I won't play *that* game. :-)

Considering how many program which I have written which I run
frequently, I could not accept an OS which would not let me run those.

I could see that this kind of restriction might help reduce the
flood of virus infections which we see -- and also reduce the flood of
spam, much of which is being sent from Windows machines compromised by
virus infections. So -- I have to view this with mixed feelings.

>I seem to recall reading somewhere that the next version of Office
>will have a subscription component. By the way, Wall Street loves
>subscriptions because it creates a "more predicable" revenue stream.
>In other words, users keep paying forever.
>
>As long as you keep paying and paying, you're free to use the software
>or content.
>
>(by now Grand) Father Kodak
>
>
>>Maybe for no other reason than your own privacy, Linux might become a
>>real alternative. I shudder at the thought.

Linux, OpenBSD, Sun's Solaris, or quite a few other choices.


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