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Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by aub3bhat » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:43 PM UTC

kazinator wrote: post #2

Why specifically the GIF format internally? I haven't seen a GIF come out of a digital camera in ... ever, actually.

GIF are a great example of a medium that succeeded specifically DUE to it's shortcoming/constraints. In fact most "gifs" on highly visited sites are mp4 videos (which can have audio and longer length). But they pretend to be gif in order to convey original set of affordances of gif format.

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by nathancahill » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:43 PM UTC

Pretty neat. Crazy it uses an adhoc wifi network to communicate between the camera and the cartridge. Seems overkill for a battery powered device when they are already plugged in to each other physically.

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by switchstance » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:43 PM UTC

I was expecting a GIF flip book.

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by farnsworth » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:45 PM UTC

nilved wrote: post #10

kens wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the "new lingo", GIF means a short animated image loop. See, for example, /r/gifs or Twitter's "Add a GIF" feature. A "GIF" can be in .mp4 format, for instance, so there's little connection (other than historical) with the actual GIF image protocol.

Let's be part of the solution instead of the problem.

It's only a problem if you're a tech pedant.

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by leeoniya » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:45 PM UTC

ctdonath wrote: post #4

"print" = transfers image data to a removable screen "GIF" = short video

facepalm

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by kuldeepkap » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:46 PM UTC

very neat! I was expecting a hologram print where you move side ways to see image animate. Something like this - https://images.britcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Ubersn...

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:46 PM UTC

nilved wrote: post #10

kens wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the "new lingo", GIF means a short animated image loop. See, for example, /r/gifs or Twitter's "Add a GIF" feature. A "GIF" can be in .mp4 format, for instance, so there's little connection (other than historical) with the actual GIF image protocol.

Let's be part of the solution instead of the problem.

[deleted]

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by eljimmy » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:47 PM UTC

I was fully expecting that object coming out of the camera to be something like a stack of post-it notes with images printed on them. Very misleading title.

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by nilved » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:49 PM UTC

farnsworth wrote: post #14

nilved wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's be part of the solution instead of the problem.

It's only a problem if you're a tech pedant.

I'm not a pedant. To me, the word "pedantry" describes the colour of the sky. Get used to it.

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by nkrisc » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 5:49 PM UTC

kazinator wrote: post #2

Why specifically the GIF format internally? I haven't seen a GIF come out of a digital camera in ... ever, actually.

Just a guess: if you wanted to extract one of the images you took with this camera, it's already in the GIF format which people are familiar with.