M$ uses their own DNS software. Hopefully because of their recent DNS borking on their own software/systems they won't try to convince people their DNS software is superior because/their/ DNS isn't vulnerable to the BIND holes.
First of all, you cannot just rename a zip file to get an avi file. The file formats are completely diferent. AVIs have all sorts of stuff like frame timings and audio-video interleaves (which is what AVI stands for), etc, in addition to whatever format you would normally compress an avi with, all of which zip files do not contain.
Now, if you ever were able to get a valid avi from a zip file, the LOSSY compression when you put the file on DV would take care of all those bits you put in the zip file and randomly change them around as it sees fit, because you "can't see the difference". DV uses highly compressed MPEG2; you could never fit an hour of digital video in 12.6 or so gigs if it wasn't highly compressed with a lossy format. It would take up more than 10 times the space.
Finally, if you were able to do all this, your FAT idea probably would not work. See explanation above.
There is one way you could do this, however, which is if you didn't use the rename zip -> avi step and instead focused on tricking the camera into accepting data instead of pre-compressed video. IIRC, most DV camcorders essentially don't check their input for validity as a DV-format video. In this case, you just need to be able to do a direct stream copy of data into the camera's IEEE-1394 port, preferably with some error correction, which is what the whole article is about.
This is probably just as easy to do in Windows as in Linux, in that both (currently) lack usable programs to do this.
Digital only takes less space if it's just sitting there on a shelf (i.e. data tapes), but not by much (unless the data's compressed).
Now, if you include the hardware that makes it all instantly and automagically accessable, there's no way it's going to take up less space (unless it's compressed - see above).
In other words, if they're really intending on using this video library to store all their archives for easier accessibility and preserving the original quality to protect from deterioration of analog data over time, then I would expect that it is bigger than their old analog storage facility, especially if they built it big enough to hold future (still-to-be-produced) video.
Wait! Before I get moderated down, think: How many times have you wished you had taped something because a few years later, you finally realized it was insanely funny/cool/etc. OR think about the other possibilities: no need for TIVO/Replay because you can get all the previously broadcast videos on your computer from the archive site? Granted, this will take alot of bandwidth, but isn't this what the Internet2 is supposed to be experimenting with: real-time or high-bandwidth applications with next-generation fibre backbones and faster routing architectures? (Wow, that was a lot of buzzwords)
Anyways, I'm sure that if a service like this was set up, and advertized well, by any of the major networks today (maybe not CBS... j/k) they could create a large profit stream from all the people willing to put up with banner ads, or perhaps even short commercials at the beginning or end of downloaded archive video.
Anyways, I really don't see why any of the media giants hasn't created somthing like this yet.
BTW: If someone patents this in the US, consider this prior art.
Ummm... Sorry but I thought most of the heat you get from solar cells was from the resistance in the silicon before the gathered power hits the bus wires.
If you look on the accessories page they have this cool gadget that hooks up to it like a mini-size editing board, and it interfaces to Adobe Premiere, Sony DVGate, etc.
Looks like Sony finally got their act together on the graphics chips... They're using an ATI Rage Mobility M1 with 3D and MPEG2 acceleration and 8MB on-chip RAM.
OK, Sony, the question still stands: when can we see decent laptop graphics over here?
Holy Sh*t!!! That thing looks awesome. I would buy it.
OTOH, I wonder if they ever did anything about that crappy NeoMagic video chip: in my opinion having one of those would be a real downer. I mean, come on Sony... you were able fit a 1024x768 TFT display in this thing, why can't you fit a chip good enough for 3D graphics in??? Or even MPEG2 hardware decoding?
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BTW, I can beat anyone in either of these...
Must keep.. strait... face.....
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Pirate broadband.
It was called the Glaze3D.
I say was because it never materialized, just as this chip never will.
Except "real languages" suck when it comes to speed.
M$ uses their own DNS software. Hopefully because of their recent DNS borking on their own software/systems they won't try to convince people their DNS software is superior because /their/ DNS isn't vulnerable to the BIND holes.
But they probably will anyways... Oh well.
Now it would be cool to have super human vision, but I definitly would not say the same about this story.
BIND vulnerabilities are *NOT* cool.
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all
and in the darkness BIND them.
Hmmm... Interesting.
I'm guessing it's more likely someone will get hit by a satellite on January 3rd than a meteor.
http://www.buran.ru/htm/forsale.htm
I don't speak/read Russian, so anyone want to comment on this?
Mmmm... Donuts - in 3D!
There is one way you could do this, however, which is if you didn't use the rename zip -> avi step and instead focused on tricking the camera into accepting data instead of pre-compressed video. IIRC, most DV camcorders essentially don't check their input for validity as a DV-format video. In this case, you just need to be able to do a direct stream copy of data into the camera's IEEE-1394 port, preferably with some error correction, which is what the whole article is about.
This is probably just as easy to do in Windows as in Linux, in that both (currently) lack usable programs to do this.
Sounds like a thorny issue...
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If we put one of these aboard the International Space Station?
Now I build a robot "army" to put on the "moon" to take over the "world".
Sleeplessness = Memory Loss
Caffiene = Memory Retention
therefore, Caffiene is anti-Sleep!
BTW, I wonder what wonderful power source we could get by making a Caffiene-Sleep Reactor!
Save the Waves!
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Umm... so who/what parties *do* you support?
Now, if you include the hardware that makes it all instantly and automagically accessable, there's no way it's going to take up less space (unless it's compressed - see above).
In other words, if they're really intending on using this video library to store all their archives for easier accessibility and preserving the original quality to protect from deterioration of analog data over time, then I would expect that it is bigger than their old analog storage facility, especially if they built it big enough to hold future (still-to-be-produced) video.
Wait! Before I get moderated down, think: How many times have you wished you had taped something because a few years later, you finally realized it was insanely funny/cool/etc. OR think about the other possibilities: no need for TIVO/Replay because you can get all the previously broadcast videos on your computer from the archive site? Granted, this will take alot of bandwidth, but isn't this what the Internet2 is supposed to be experimenting with: real-time or high-bandwidth applications with next-generation fibre backbones and faster routing architectures? (Wow, that was a lot of buzzwords)
Anyways, I'm sure that if a service like this was set up, and advertized well, by any of the major networks today (maybe not CBS... j/k) they could create a large profit stream from all the people willing to put up with banner ads, or perhaps even short commercials at the beginning or end of downloaded archive video.
Anyways, I really don't see why any of the media giants hasn't created somthing like this yet.
BTW: If someone patents this in the US, consider this prior art.
Ummm... Sorry but I thought most of the heat you get from solar cells was from the resistance in the silicon before the gathered power hits the bus wires.
http://www.son y.c o.jp/sd/ProductsPark/Consumer/PCOM/Acc/PCDA-J1A/
OK, Sony, the question still stands: when can we see decent laptop graphics over here?
OTOH, I wonder if they ever did anything about that crappy NeoMagic video chip: in my opinion having one of those would be a real downer.
I mean, come on Sony... you were able fit a 1024x768 TFT display in this thing, why can't you fit a chip good enough for 3D graphics in??? Or even MPEG2 hardware decoding?
I have a VAIO notebook, and yes, I'm pissed that it doesn't support 3D or have upgradeable drivers.