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MS Proposes JPEG Alternative

automatix writes "Microsoft's new competitor to the omnipresent JPEG format has been shown at WinHEC and is discussed on CNET. The Windows Media Photo format has many promises associated with it. The program manager is claiming 'We can do it in half the size of a JPEG file.'. While 'the philosophy has been that licensing should not be a restriction', it is interesting that the specification requires a click-through agreement to even read it."

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  1. Re:Ummmm why? by Viol8 · · Score: 0, Troll

    >frequency representation

    Oh for gods sake, frequencies representation of what? Contrast, colour,
    toenails? I might just as well say "hey , I know , I'll make a frequency
    representation of this ball!"

    No , I don't understand the process , but it might help if someone
    actually explained it. Guess I'll have to google.

    >Ring a bell?

    It would have to be a loud bell, I think I just fell asleep.

  2. Re:Marketing vs. Technical Gore by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Do you have a job? Or a hobby? Or family? Hell, even watching TV would probably have been a better use of your time than this.