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November 2000
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Kodak Opens Software Architecture for Digital Images
You take the pictures, drop off the film, pick up the prints. It's that easy. And it's been that easy for as long as you can remember. Behind the scenes, though, a complex system of compatible chemistries and processes from all manufacturers took care of processing, exposing and printing pictures. For digital photography to be as successful, it has to become that easy. Eastman Kodak Company today strengthened the foundation for this system, announcing that it would make available its architecture for manipulating picture metadata available as Open Source software.
``Making this architecture broadly available underpins the digital photography industry, much as standard processing chemistries and procedures have made consumer photography so reliable over the last century,'' said Jim Stoffel, senior vice president and chief technical officer, Eastman Kodak Company. ``That's key to making digital photography ubiquitous and driving new growth for Kodak and the category.''
Metadata includes such information as the nature of the scene, the type of camera, the identity of the photographer, as well as key words the user can add which will help in retrieving pictures. All this information enables users to manage their digital pictures in a way that goes far beyond the limitations of conventional photo albums, helping to foster demand for digital cameras, digital albums and digital prints.
``Open systems drove the dramatic growth of the computer industry over the last 20 years. Opening up this architecture is a critical factor in igniting explosive growth for digital photography,'' said Alexis Gerard, Future Image Report. ``We're pleased to see Kodak step up to this leadership role.''
More Information available at www.kodak.com/go/drg
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