Message-Id: <mailto:199409152011.PAA15018@library.wustl.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 09:13:34 U From: Philip McMillen <mailto:mcmillen@PIXEL.KODAK.COM> Subject: Kodak Image Library Info To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB <mailto:IMAGELIB@ARIZVM1.BITNET>
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OFFICE MEMO Kodak Image Library Info Date: 9/14/94
Here's some information on the Kodak Image Library product for those
interested in managing collections of images and multi-media content.
IMAGE MANAGEMENT
With the introduction of the KODAK Pro Photo CD System, professionals have
access to an incredible amount of digital images. What they need is an
efficient, low-cost way to manage these images, an image database system
similar to that of the office database systems used for managing text. The
KODAK Professional Image Library 30 was designed for this purpose-to enable
professionals to search and retrieve digitized images stored on Pro Photo CD
and Photo CD Master discs. It also allows you to store and retrieve electronic
files stored on Writable CDs, and Photo CD Portfolio discs, as well as images
stored on Photo CD Catalog discs.
High-Volume Storage and Quick Access.
The KODAK Professional Image Library 30 stores, indexes, searches, and
retrieves images from a variety of storage media. In addition to photo CD
images, the user can import TIFF, PICT, EPS, PCX, and BMP file formats, as well
as audio files and Quicktime movie clips. The Library stores up to 100 photo
CD discs on line (60 Gigabytes), and supports greater than125,000 35 mm
high-resolution Photo CD Master images in total (750 Gigabytes).
Utilizing user-defined fields and keywords, a customer with a Professional
Image Library 30 can index, search and retrieve up to 30,000 thumbnail images
in a single catalog. In addition, you have immediate automated access to
high-resolution digital images on the MACINTOSH Computer or PC/Windows desktop
via KODAK Professional PCD Jukebox Manager.
Diverse Applications.
KODAK Professional Image Library 30 is useful wherever quick image retrieval,
storage space, security and image safety are important business concerns. This
includes museums, public and corporate libraries, stock photography agencies,
medical and industrial photographers, government agencies, advertising
agencies, and countless others. Currently most of these organizations maintain
huge files of prints, negatives, and transparencies. Locating a particular
image in such an environment can be time consuming, and costly.
Image Library Components.
With a KODAK Professional Image Library 30, a user can search for a particular
image, retrieve a high-resolution file of the image, and go on to make a color
print, output on film, or import to ADOBE PhotoShop and save to other file
formats. The user can also write that digital file to a KODAK Photo CD
Portfolio Disc. The Image Library 30 consists of KODAK SHOEBOX Photo CD Image
Manager, PCD Jukebox Manager (JBM), and an automated disc library called, KODAK
Professional PCD Jukebox 100.
SEARCH:
SHOEBOX Photo CD Image Manager.
This is the System's image database manager. Using the SHOEBOX Photo CD Image
Manager, an operator at the workstation uses keywords, attributes, and captions
to search the library in one of three on-screen languages-English, French and
German. The images that fit the search criteria are played in low-resolution
thumbnails. The system can search 10,000 thumbnail images in 10 seconds or
less.
When an image is selected, the PCD Jukebox Manager takes over and automatically
locates the appropriate photo CD disc in the Jukebox. A higher-resolution
version of the image is read from the disc within a few seconds, after which it
can be viewed, exported to another software program, or output to a peripheral,
such as a printer. The output can be in any of several resolutions-from
thumbnail for selecting and previewing to higher-resolution for printing and
enlarging.
In addition, the operator can use the software to save or search project files,
zoom and crop images, and update multiple records in one operation. It is also
possible to customize contact sheets by adjusting the size of thumbnails, and
the brightness and background color of the contact sheet.
RETRIEVAL:
KODAK Professional PCD Jukebox Manager.
KODAK Professional PCD Jukebox Manager (JBM) is software that lets you access
the CD Jukebox from the MACINTOSH or PC/Windows environment. The user just
clicks on a CD icon on the desktop, and JBM puts the disc in the drive for
immediate use. The JBM can manage 2 on-line magazines (100 discs), and >25
additional magazines off-line, a total of >1250 discs.
STORAGE:
The KODAK Professional PCD Jukebox 100.
The KODAK Professional PCD Jukebox 100 contains two removable magazines, each
holding up to 50 discs, with disc access in about 6 seconds. The final
capacity of the Jukebox, however, depends on which Photo CD format discs are
chosen. For example, the Jukebox can hold 2500 4x5-inch film images (4k x 6k-
resolution) on KODAK Pro Photo CD Master Discs; 10,000 35 mm images on standard
KODAK Photo CD Master Discs; and access up to 100 KODAK Photo CD Catalog Discs
with more than 5000 images each. (The Jukebox will also store data of any kind
that's written on KODAK Writable CD.)
REQUIREMENTS
Macintosh: System 7.0 or higher.
Windows: IBM PC or compatible 386 or better, DOS 3.3 or higher, MICROSOFT
Windows 3.1 or higher.
For more information in the US, call 1-800-CD-KODAK. In Canada, call
1-800-465-6325, Ext. 36100.
Phil McMillen