Inside Digital Photo Special Report

Part IX - Bill Crow - HD Photo Update

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Bill Crow, Group Manager Live Labs, Microsoft joins host Scott Sheppard to share his expertise and update about Microsoft’s HD Photo format. Bill explains that the newest versions are fully integrated and supported in the new Windows Vista and Windows Live Photo Gallery in addition to Photoshop via plug-ins. Bill has spent much of the past year working closely with the industry standards committee JPEG in creating the new format JPEG XR. Bill explains that the current advances in compression technologies helps Microsoft acheive their goals of developing a lossless image file format. Bill also explains that the current JPEG format does cause data loss in images, which is why many photographers are choosing to shoot in RAW format.

The new format developments for JPEG XR will help address this issue in addition to supporting additional color spaces. What started with sRGB standards, has grown to include scRGB that incorporates the full gamut of colors a camera is capable of capturing. Bill assures us that although the standards process can be a long one, he and Microsoft are dedicated to developing the best possible formats that meet the needs of professional photographers that also interface to the latest camera technologies.

For more information about HD Photo visit his blog at: http://blogs.msdn.com/billcrow/ or for full technical information: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/wmphoto/ To learn more about the overall standards efforts visit: http://www.jpeg.org/

For more information about the summit, visit Microsoft’s Pro Photo Tools website at: http://www.microsoft.com/ProPhoto/

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Part I - Welcome to 2008 Microsoft Pro Photo Summit

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Josh Weisberg, Director, Microsoft Rich Media Group joins host Scott Sheppard live from the Microsoft Event Center in Redmond, WA to kick off this year’s Pro Photo Summit. Josh explains that the main point of the annual industry conference is to share ideas and discuss the most important issues in three main areas; technology, policy, and photography.

This event, unlike other trade shows and conferences, is invitation only bringing together some of the top experts, developers, leaders, educators, and photographers in digital imaging today. Josh explains some of the highlights of the keynotes and sessions.

In our special report series, Inside Digital Photo will bring you interviews with some of these luminaries over the next few weeks to keep you up to date on the latest news.

For more information about the summit, visit Microsoft’s Pro Photo Tools website at: http://www.microsoft.com/ProPhoto/

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