Highest quality/lowest compression is actually quite good considering 8-bit colour etc. If you know what you are doing, and where you intend to display your images, Jpg works fine for its intended purpose and is more than good enough for Joe Average.
who the hell posts full res images? Jpegs are used (by anyone with half a brain) as a low res output format for viewing on a monitor. Jpegs are only 8-bit, they can introduce artifacts, and they use lossy compression. I record RAW files off my DSLR, process them as PSD (Photoshop) files, and finally convert them to TIF for printing, or jpg for posting on the web. While I support the notion of stopping people stealing images, DRM is not the solution. It just causes headaches for legitimate users and no real deterrent for "pirates".
JPEG is great for web use. It is small and good enough to display on most consumer devices. I would never use it as a capture format or especially a working format, but as an output it is sufficient...
Let me get this straight. Your solution to drones flying about is either dogfighting drones, or shooting bullets into the air? I am sure there will be no collateral damage from those.....
completely different use case. DNG is a pre-processed RAW format. (debatably) useful for recording the digital bit data off a sensor. It may also contain a processed jpeg preview. FLIF is a final processed image for viewing on the web. I doubt it would be better than a PSD of TIF for printing though.
in other words, start with a DNG*, do some post processing and output a FLIF.
*As an aside, I do not see the advantage of DNG from a consumer point of view. If your camera does not natively save as a DNG, converting is just an extra step for no real gain.
I kind of agree with what you are saying. I made things similar to this when I was a kid (anyone remember the RadioShack 100 in 1 kits?). This kid is nothing special* but because of some racist over reaction he is now being handed golden keys to the kingdom. if the teachers and police had not gone all "OMG, MUSLIM" he would have just been an average, somewhat nerdy kid.
*The kid may be a genius, but this one event does not prove that, and I have not really seen anything else of past "inventions"
I tried really hard for a couple of years to use GIMP exclusively. (I am a pretty serious photographer and do sell some images) It did work, but I often found advanced techniques* harder in GIMP than in Photoshop. Eventually I ended up back using Photoshop.
*things like actions are stupid simple in Photoshop. History retouching and even masking I found much easier in Photoshop.
Yes there is a physical limit to what a lens can resolve, and the 20+ mp cell phone cameras are probably getting close. Attaching an add on lens of any type will affect image quality, but having said that, a well designed telephoto adaptor should be more than adequate for Joe Public to print as large as he would like. (you do know an 8x10 image only needs about 3 megapixels? 8x10x200x200=3.2mp) The problem with using a (modern, half decent) phone for serious photography has nothing to do with pixel count per se, but with issues like noise in dark situations, too much depth of field with the small sensor, one wide angle lens natively (unless you use awkward add-on lenses), slow focus and reaction times, awkward ergonomics, etc. Once you get past these limitations, the picture quality is quite good, and better than a lot of alternatives from a few years ago.
Live photos may or may not catch on. Personally I am not a video guy and print my photographs, so that feature is a meh...
I like to leave my sunglasses in my car. I have an inverter under the seat and a frisbee in the trunk. If I had to share a car I could not personalize it. When I have to take a cab, to the airport, for example I am willing to forgo the personalization so I don't have to pay exorbitant parking fees....
The problem is that the stakes are so high. Basically one election every 4 years puts too much value on each election. If we could make voting convenient (and anonymous yet secure, etc) a democracy could vote directly on each bill brought forth. Unfortunately some bills would have greater voter turnout than others, and this turnout may not be proportional to the "importance" of the bill.
Our system of government is flawed and broken. A replacement system is very elusive...
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Higher jpg compression = lower quality = smaller size
Lower jpg compression = higher quality = larger size
Highest quality/lowest compression is actually quite good considering 8-bit colour etc.
If you know what you are doing, and where you intend to display your images, Jpg works fine for its intended purpose and is more than good enough for Joe Average.
who the hell posts full res images? Jpegs are used (by anyone with half a brain) as a low res output format for viewing on a monitor.
Jpegs are only 8-bit, they can introduce artifacts, and they use lossy compression. I record RAW files off my DSLR, process them as PSD (Photoshop) files, and finally convert them to TIF for printing, or jpg for posting on the web.
While I support the notion of stopping people stealing images, DRM is not the solution. It just causes headaches for legitimate users and no real deterrent for "pirates".
What happens to all of the open source JPEG tools?
They become more popular as they allow you to look at your pictures without having to jump through hoops...
JPEG is great for web use. It is small and good enough to display on most consumer devices.
I would never use it as a capture format or especially a working format, but as an output it is sufficient...
even one note from a song would suffice
That is just fucked.....
And people wonder why lawyers are unpopular....
Those would be drones to be afraid of....
Let me get this straight. Your solution to drones flying about is either dogfighting drones, or shooting bullets into the air? I am sure there will be no collateral damage from those.....
completely different use case. DNG is a pre-processed RAW format. (debatably) useful for recording the digital bit data off a sensor. It may also contain a processed jpeg preview.
FLIF is a final processed image for viewing on the web. I doubt it would be better than a PSD of TIF for printing though.
in other words, start with a DNG*, do some post processing and output a FLIF.
*As an aside, I do not see the advantage of DNG from a consumer point of view. If your camera does not natively save as a DNG, converting is just an extra step for no real gain.
He is getting a lot more publicity and support than you, I, or any other kid who has made a science project...
I'm white and, I believe, not racist. I am also one of the minority that seems to have some common sense...
I kind of agree with what you are saying. I made things similar to this when I was a kid (anyone remember the RadioShack 100 in 1 kits?). This kid is nothing special* but because of some racist over reaction he is now being handed golden keys to the kingdom.
if the teachers and police had not gone all "OMG, MUSLIM" he would have just been an average, somewhat nerdy kid.
*The kid may be a genius, but this one event does not prove that, and I have not really seen anything else of past "inventions"
It could be argue that bugs are malware, but my definition of malware is that it benefits someone besides the user/owner* of the software.
*Not sure how corporate spying software falls
I tried really hard for a couple of years to use GIMP exclusively. (I am a pretty serious photographer and do sell some images) It did work, but I often found advanced techniques* harder in GIMP than in Photoshop. Eventually I ended up back using Photoshop.
*things like actions are stupid simple in Photoshop. History retouching and even masking I found much easier in Photoshop.
Actually $99 is pretty cheap if you compare it to something like a Wacom Cintiq It is even on par with lower end graphics tablets.
Yes there is a physical limit to what a lens can resolve, and the 20+ mp cell phone cameras are probably getting close.
Attaching an add on lens of any type will affect image quality, but having said that, a well designed telephoto adaptor should be more than adequate for Joe Public to print as large as he would like. (you do know an 8x10 image only needs about 3 megapixels? 8x10x200x200=3.2mp)
The problem with using a (modern, half decent) phone for serious photography has nothing to do with pixel count per se, but with issues like noise in dark situations, too much depth of field with the small sensor, one wide angle lens natively (unless you use awkward add-on lenses), slow focus and reaction times, awkward ergonomics, etc.
Once you get past these limitations, the picture quality is quite good, and better than a lot of alternatives from a few years ago.
Live photos may or may not catch on. Personally I am not a video guy and print my photographs, so that feature is a meh...
I will ding Apple for seemingly starting the widescreen fad.
I bought my macbook pro (15") largely because it has a less wide screen than much of the competition. That and the fact it did not come with Win8...
Interesting point of view.
I do think though that vandalism and poverty/education at are at least related in some fashion.
What is the solution? That is a whole other conversation...
did you miss the part where it successfully traveled across Canada and parts of Europe?
Yes, this social experiment did tell us lots...
there's close to 7 million households in the US that go hungry once in a while because they don't have a reliable income.
and that makes it better how?
I like to leave my sunglasses in my car. I have an inverter under the seat and a frisbee in the trunk. If I had to share a car I could not personalize it. When I have to take a cab, to the airport, for example I am willing to forgo the personalization so I don't have to pay exorbitant parking fees....
A fool and his money.....
The problem is that the stakes are so high. Basically one election every 4 years puts too much value on each election.
If we could make voting convenient (and anonymous yet secure, etc) a democracy could vote directly on each bill brought forth. Unfortunately some bills would have greater voter turnout than others, and this turnout may not be proportional to the "importance" of the bill.
Our system of government is flawed and broken. A replacement system is very elusive...
No I did not translate, but those images don't look at all the same. Same name "Apple" but seriously?
My point was that points needed to be constantly adjusted. Electronic ignition is pretty much set and forget.
Throttle cable may not survive either...