Subject: Re: Ability to perform a minimum set of image manipulation

From: Sum Yung Guy <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:30:11 -0700 (PDT)

nothing to do with metadata, he's asking for post-processing controls
in the movie player - brightness, color, contrast, tint, deinterlace,
set in/out points, etc., like quicktime player has. also to remember
the adjustments for each movie i guess.

On Apr 7, 6:25 am, Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 2011, at 1:51 PM, [email-masked] wrote:
>
> [Sorry for the slow response; I just missed this amongst the mass of emails]
>
> > There are immutable properties that each file has prior to
> > consideration to add it to the Usher Library.  Attributes such as:
> > recording density, codec, recording speed and others are not the
> > subject of this note.
>
> So are you saying you'd like Usher to be able to read the metadata that may be present in a video? Or to create such values itself?
>
> thanks;
> -rob.

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 21:25:24 -0700

On Feb 12, 2011, at 1:51 PM, [email-masked] wrote:

thanks; 
-rob.

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From: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:51:19 -0800 (PST)

Folks

Once a video is captured within Usher, a set of simple, primitive
'enhancements' that would be appended to the video as long as it is
fully under control of the Usher Library management system.

The vast range of formats, conversion agents, the original source
properties give the Usher user 'pot luck' on the condition of added
files.

There appear to be attributes that can be post affixed to the Usher
rendering engine that would be helpful in enhancing the viewing
experience.  This not an attempt to add a permanently attached set of
attributes, Usher is not purposed as an editor, but asa viewer.

Usher has access to the properties of each video.  These properties
are embedded in the file and are NOT to be manipulated.  There are
properties that are viewer specific and independent of these fixed
properties.

For example: the view may be made lighter or darker by the viewing
engine as a part of a temporary file appendage.  The view may be
trimmed by temporary start and finish tabs.  Attached chroma
attributes that are available in the viewer engine are unlikely, but
desirable.

The viewer engine appears to be a set of fixed attributes that the
architect/designer has hard wired into the implementation.  This list
of fixed attributes guarantees the user a predictable and fixed view
for the attributes of each file supported.  This feature is a major
positive
benefit of Usher.

For the 'advanced' user, some post processing, within limits, would be
expand the viewers experience and possibly files that were initially
unacceptable.

NOW I am aware that the ranting of nuts is not something that a
company tends to view positively, particularly after a new major
investment.

Butt hanks for the opportunity to comment

jk