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Today's Topics:

 Images recording
 Re:  Yet Another Image Proc. Toolkit
 Perception data wanted
 Re: Vision research information

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Date:         Thu, 02 Mar 89 09:51:08 HNE
From: Jean Fortin <3606JFOR%LAVALVM1.BITNET@CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU>
Subject:      Images recording

     Hi everybody,
          I'm working with a b/w video camera and I would like
     to record my images on magnetic tape. Normal VCR are
     equipped with automatic gain control (AGC) and other proces-
     sing features which are disturbing in my case. I would like
     to know if anybody knows the name of a company offering VCRs
     not equipped with these features and specially suited for
     scientific recording of images.

     Thank you!

               Jean Fortin <3606JFOR@LAVALVM1>
               Electrical Engineering Dept.
               Universite Laval
               Local 1114-J
               Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada
               G1K 7P4

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Date: Sat, 4 Mar 89 18:16:35 PST
From: Lew Hitchner <hitchner@saturn.ucsc.edu>
Subject: Re:  Yet ANother Image Proc. Toolkit

The info in a recent Vision-List about Bristol's image Toolkit was
interesting and worthwhile to announce on Vision-List.  However, there
seem to be quite a few of these beasts floating around (esp. in
academia), some of which are public domain (i.e., free, no maintenance,
maybe some documentation), some of which have been pseudo-
commercialized, some of which have been commercialized, etc.  Perhaps
Vision-List would be a good conduit for compiling a list of the known
image toolkits and their availbility status.  If you can find a willing
compiler (i.e., a human) who would edit the responses sent in by
Vision-List readers, it would probably be a very good service to the
Vision community (as you might guess, this implies I am not
volunteering, but perhaps a call for a volunteer in a Vision-List
announcement might succeed).

	Lew Hitchner
	UC Santa Cruz

[ I agree that this would be worthwhile.  Those with information, please
  post the information, and I will repost.  In particular, specify: the 
  language, target system and portability, scope of routines, copyrights, 
  support and maintenance, responsible person(s) to contact, extent of 
  constructs (e.g., image processing, region-based, abstractions for 
  object description, etc.), and (if appropriate) the cost of the system.
	        phil...	 	]

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Date: 2 Mar 89 22:31:11 GMT
From: munnari!rhea.trl.oz.au!dconway@uunet.UU.NET ( Switched Networks)
Subject: Perception data wanted
Keywords: sensory input references
Organization: Telecom Research Labs,IPF,Melbourne, Australia

Is the following sentence meaningful?

	"Unimpaired humans receive XX% of all sensory input visually."

If it is:
	  a) what is the value of XX?
	  b) how is this determined?
	  c) what is the standard reference on this?

If not:
	  a) what _can_ be meaningfully said in this context?
	  b) what are the issues which complicate such estimates?
	  b) what is the standard reference on the relative
	     importance of the different senses?

Please reply by email.
I will summarize responses.

Thankyou,

  who: Damian Conway			email: dconway@rhea.trl.oz
where: Network Analysis Section		phone: (03) 541 6270
       SNRB, Telecom Research Labs	quote: "He was a dyslextheist;
       Clayton South building (CS)		he worshipped dogs."
       22 Winterton Road			
       Clayton 3168		
       AUSTRALIA

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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 89 09:04:49 EST
From: steinmetz!pyramid!malek@mcnc.org (aiman a abdel-malek)
Subject: Re: Vision research information

I am doing research in exploiting human visual systems characteristics for
better image generation and compression. If you are doing research on related
topic or one of the following topics :
_ Image segmentation using human visual properties and applications in image
compression.
-The use of visual models for better image generation.
-The use of spatial and temporal characteristics of the visual system to
enhance image quality and update rates.
     Contact me, regarding your most recent publications in any of the above
topics. Thank you
malek@pyramid.steinmetz.Ge.Com

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