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From: clp@wjh12.harvard.edu (Charles L. Perkins)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Next machine as animation platform
Keywords: NeXTdimension, JPEG
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Date: 19 Nov 90 07:05:33 GMT
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It was stated that the "real" standard for broadcast quality requires 8-12 bits per
 color...unless I misunderstand what was meant, the NeXTdimension could in theory
 meet this (with 8 bits per color) as long as it was allowed to output only a few
 minutes at a time (some compression without loss is still possible even with full
 color)... or with even better frame-at-a-time VCRs on their way, it could do full
 resolution on all frames.

									Charles