From steveg@highsier.win.net Thu Oct 21 10:21:21 1993 X-VM-v5-Data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] ["1591" "Tue" "19" "October" "1993" "15:09:29" "GMT" "Steve Gable" "steveg@highsier.win.net" nil "43" "Re: Image Processing Software" "^From:" nil nil "10" nil nil]) X-VM-v5-Data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] ["1591" "Tue" "19" "October" "1993" "15:09:29" "GMT" "Steve Gable" "steveg@highsier.win.net" nil "43" "Re: Image Processing Software" "^From:" nil nil "10" nil nil]) Status: RO Newsgroups: sci.image.processing Reply-To: steveg@highsier.win.net (Steve Gable) From: steveg@highsier.win.net (Steve Gable) Subject: Re: Image Processing Software Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 15:09:29 GMT In article <481@cspimv.win.net>, Douglas Johnson (johnson@cspimv.win.net) writes: > > >I heard a rumor about an image processing/manipulation package called >PIXCELL for the SPARCstation. Anyone know where I can find out about >it or have any experience with PIXCELL? > PixCell was written by a group at Sandia Labs in Livermore, CA and is used extensively there internally. It was designed to meet the needs for a low-cost commercial package that had basic image processing capabilities (mathematical and logical point operations, convolutions, histograms, etc.), provide output to a standard printers (LaserJet, etc.) as well as the capability to control input devices. In their case, they use two different types of panasonic LaserDisc systems to input video data which are controlled through RS-232. PixCell can be used stand-alone on SPARCstations under SUNOS 4.1.x or SOLARIS 2.x ($1k). It also has extensions to control the Data Cell family of SBUS frame grabbers for both input and display ($1.5k). Through a technology transfer from the DOE, the software was licensed to OMNIX. High Sierra Technologies resells the software (since we are the distributor for the Data Cell frame grabbers...). OMNIX is in the process of providing new extensions to the package as well as porting it to other frame grabbers. Demonstration copies, user's manual, and example images are available by annonomous FTP at: MACHINE: ecto.ca.sandia.gov ADDRESS: 146.246.250.134 DIRECTORY: /pub/pixcell I hope this helps... Steve Gable From tmoore@tanstaafl.win.net Thu Oct 21 10:22:12 1993 X-VM-v5-Data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] ["1039" "Tue" "19" "October" "1993" "13:19:35" "GMT" "Terry D. Moore" "tmoore@tanstaafl.win.net" nil "43" "Re: formats for various image types (BMPs etc)" "^From:" nil nil "10" nil nil]) X-VM-v5-Data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil] ["1039" "Tue" "19" "October" "1993" "13:19:35" "GMT" "Terry D. Moore" "tmoore@tanstaafl.win.net" nil "43" "Re: formats for various image types (BMPs etc)" "^From:" nil nil "10" nil nil]) Status: RO Newsgroups: sci.image.processing Reply-To: tmoore@tanstaafl.win.net (Terry D. Moore) From: tmoore@tanstaafl.win.net (Terry D. Moore) Subject: Re: formats for various image types (BMPs etc) Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 13:19:35 GMT In article <29umb5$omu@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, Divya Sundaram (sundaram@egr.msu.edu) writes: >Hi all, > >I am trying to locate some information on the various types of image formats >available (e.g. GIFs and BMPs etc) in order to get an idea of how to >manipulate the data and what is involved in storing an image in a file. > >If someone could kindly point me in the right direction, I would be very >grateful, > The best way to the *newest* info is to contact the people that created the format and ask them for the current spec. GIF Compuserve Inc. P.O. Box 20212 Columbus, OH 43220 PCX ZSoft P.O. Box 629000 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-9983 TIFF Aldus Corp 41 First Ave. South Seattle, WA 98104-2871 BMP (Windows) Microsoft Corp. One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 You can get general, somtimes out of date, but easer to understand info by reading the documentation, and help files, that come with some shareware products. Image Alchemy has a section on each image format it works with. TDM tmoore@tanstaafl.win.net