Canon purchases 24p license

Rafael Lopes · July 20th, 2006, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony Tibbetts

Didn't Canon also acquire the AVCHD license? Which has 720p 24fps specs? Maybe a solid state GL3/GLH1. Hmmm... that could be very cool.

That would be the way to go. I'm sick and tired of how sony keeps teasing us.

Zack Vohaska · July 20th, 2006, 08:22 AM

Forget a new camera! I just want P2 prices to drop!

Robert Sanders · July 25th, 2006, 03:44 PM

I didn't know Canon used P2 cards.

;)

Mark Kubat · July 25th, 2006, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Kilgroe

... Sony had to cough up for the CineAlta and even the CF24 modes of the FX1/A1 camcorders.

Gosh, really? So even more stuptifying as to why Sony put that silly nilly CF24 mode that *bites* instead of "true" DVX type 24P???

David Kennett · August 4th, 2006, 02:58 PM

I would be surprised to see Sony paying royalties to anyone! They seem to use pretty much their own stuff. Ever see a Sony DLP set?

Dithering (adding noise) has been a standard anti-aliasing technique since the earliest digital audio days.

I always thought that to qualify for a patent, an idea had to unique enough NOT to be obvious to a knowledgeable person in the field. The patent system was supposed to encourage development. Since the lawers got involved, it seems to have the opposite effect - oh! that's been always.

A friend of mine who holds the original patent for digitizing video (1973) suggested to me to enclose any unique circuit in black epoxy and put a part number on it!

Rant's over!

Marvin Emms · August 12th, 2006, 11:25 AM

After reading the whole thread and trying to see things from both points of view, I finally gave up and fell over the following website trying to glean some more information on the hopefully pending camcorder.

http://www.studentfilmmakers.com/new...cle_1172.shtml

Which would be completely uninteresting, were it not purportedly written by Robert Faber himself. Its a peculiar mix of 'patent speak' and blatent self promotion I happened to find very amusing. I particually like the whole written-in-the-third-person-quoting-himself bit and he didn't even use the word 'multiplicity' once.

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August 4th, 2006, 02:58 PM	#50
David Kennett Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 407	I would be surprised to see Sony paying royalties to anyone! They seem to use pretty much their own stuff. Ever see a Sony DLP set? Dithering (adding noise) has been a standard anti-aliasing technique since the earliest digital audio days. I always thought that to qualify for a patent, an idea had to unique enough NOT to be obvious to a knowledgeable person in the field. The patent system was supposed to encourage development. Since the lawers got involved, it seems to have the opposite effect - oh! that's been always. A friend of mine who holds the original patent for digitizing video (1973) suggested to me to enclose any unique circuit in black epoxy and put a part number on it! Rant's over! __________________ Dave

August 12th, 2006, 11:25 AM	#51
Marvin Emms Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Posts: 204	After reading the whole thread and trying to see things from both points of view, I finally gave up and fell over the following website trying to glean some more information on the hopefully pending camcorder. http://www.studentfilmmakers.com/new...cle_1172.shtml Which would be completely uninteresting, were it not purportedly written by Robert Faber himself. Its a peculiar mix of 'patent speak' and blatent self promotion I happened to find very amusing. I particually like the whole written-in-the-third-person-quoting-himself bit and he didn't even use the word 'multiplicity' once.