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From: jt34@prism.gatech.EDU (THOMPSON,JOHN C)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
Subject: Re: CDTV Motion Video
Message-ID: <31024@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 10 Jun 91 13:54:41 GMT
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Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <19750006@hpmwmat.HP.COM> mikep@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Mike Powell) writes:
>	This brings up something that I think should be discussed a bit...
>	What the hell is 'full motion video'??????!!!!!!
>	Does that mean a FULL SCCREEN
>	Does it mean VIDEO RESOLUTION/COLORS?
>	Does a Dpaint III anim count?
>	Does any format/resolution/palette count as long as it is
>	digitized from a video source?
>	What the heck is it?  What is 'Partial motion video'?
>	.... jus' wondering :-)
>

To me full motion video means 30 fps true life color. I've been wondering if
anyone has ever documented the need for this capability in multimedia. Sure it
looks great on the screen but does it enhance learning, retention, or provide
some other significant benefit. What if it would cost a whole lot less to do
only 256 colors at 15 fps, would this change the impact of the message. Do we
need motion video at all? Still photos can display a lot of information at a
significantly lower cost. Sometimes we seem to push technology for the sake of
technology without really understanding if it brings anything new to the table.

Has anyone seem the Iterated Systems fractal based compression stuff. At Comdex
they were replaying full screen b&w video from a floppy. Amazing!

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THOMPSON,JOHN C
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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