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JLV
08-03-2007, 07:31 AM
I have not seen any discussion on the new HD Photo format, formerly called Windows Media Photo, and may be renamed JPEG XR. “HD Photo is designed to combine the convenience and space efficiency of the aging JPEG format with much of the flexibility of RAW images. By retaining and decoding data in ways that a JPEG can't, this new file type could facilitate a broad range of improvements and innovations in the way we shoot, edit, print, and display images.”

The full article is at this URL:
http://www.popphoto.com/photonews/4428/could-microsofts-hd-photo-replace-jpeg.html
Rhys
08-03-2007, 07:49 AM
I have not seen any discussion on the new HD Photo format, formerly called Windows Media Photo, and may be renamed JPEG XR. “HD Photo is designed to combine the convenience and space efficiency of the aging JPEG format with much of the flexibility of RAW images. By retaining and decoding data in ways that a JPEG can't, this new file type could facilitate a broad range of improvements and innovations in the way we shoot, edit, print, and display images.”

The full article is at this URL:
http://www.popphoto.com/photonews/4428/could-microsofts-hd-photo-replace-jpeg.html

JPEG was independent HD is a Microsoft format.
Graystar
08-08-2007, 02:55 AM
It?s been discussed on other forums. It?s seems like a good format that would eliminate the issues with JPEGs (8-bit limit, lossy compression) along with providing a host of other abilities.

But whether it will become popular depends on what deals Microsoft can pull off with camera makers. Without cameras producing pics in HD Photo, HDP will be just another format that came and went. The benefit of HDP over JPEG2 is its simple algorithms that can easily be implemented in low-cost chips. MS is already making deals with chip makers to produce the chips. Now they just have to get camera makers to put the chips in their cameras. If they can do that then HDP stands a chance of unseating JPEG?but only if the rest of the world decides to jump on board.
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