Message-Id: <mailto:199411141604.KAA24389@library.wustl.edu> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 11:01:12 -0500 From: Chris Dobbs <mailto:dobbs@PCD.KODAK.COM> Subject: As promised, Catalog CD Info To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
Folks,I've received many responses to my post on Catalog CD. I haven't been ignoring you; instead, it makes sense to simply reply once to the list. Also, sorry for the few days of delay but I was experiencing system problems.
First, I'll give more detail on what Catalog CD is. I'll then follow with the list of beta sites where you can have them made.
Catalog CD (as it is currently referred to) is an application of the Photo CD family to the problem of image database distribution on CD-ROM. The product is essentially one disc with up to ca.4000-5000 images on it along with a (flat) database and both Mac and Windows versions of a software search-and-display engine called Browser. That is, it's an image database that you can punch into either platform and use, as is.
The database has keywords and user-definable fields (up to 100, and of types 'text', 'number', 'date', 'list', etc.). Browser looks and feels just like Shoebox -- you can get pages of thumbnails in response to queries, the database info for images can be easily displayed, and double-clicking on a thumbnail brings up a higher resolution (256x384) version of the image. It has many other features as well.
It works best when fed images from Master (or Pro-Master) Photo CD's in that it directly uses the same format and thus preserves the image quality inherent in Photo CD. Other sources, such as TIFF images, will also work. The source for the database information is a tab-delimited text file. One database source that I know works is Kodak's Shoebox software; others should work as well. (You will want to get detailed information on requirements for both images and data from the service provider.)
Currently, this product is being offered through beta sites. They are...
November 9,1994
LIST OF SITES WITH SOFTWARE TO MAKE PHOTO CD CATALOG DISCS
*** United States ***
State City Company Name Phone # Contact Name
MA Boston Boston Photo Lab (617)267-4086 Steve Morse NY Rochester American Images (716)325-4200 Paul Scott TX Ft Worth/Dallas Color Place (817)335-3515 Mike Alexander CA Berkeley Custom process (510)527-6900 Ron Scherl CA Santa Monica Miller Imaging (310)264-4711 Steve Miller
*** Europe ***
Country/City Company Name Phone # Contact Name
Italy/Sovico Softeam 39 39 2012366 Agostino De Andreis Finland/Helsinki Jarkoskuva OY 358-0-146-2600 Kari Savolainen Germany/Gerlingen Atelier Romeijn 07156-29 90 1 Mr Romeijn Spain/Barcelon AGE Fotostock 93 300 25 52 Alphonso Gutierrez Netherlands/Odijk Kodak Imaging Servcies 03405 9 91 99 Gerrit Van Reeden France/Paris Kodak LLA 33(1) 40 01 44 93 Jacques Gerard
Another company offering similar services, but generally tailored to the higher end, is Luna Imaging out of Venice, CA. 310 452-8370.
Chris Dobbs CD Advanced Applications Lab Eastman Kodak Company
*Not an official Kodak spokesperson*