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Desktop Video
A report to the Advisory Group
on Computer Graphics
Tim Hewson Cliff McKnight Anne Clarke Peter Marsh
- 1 - BACKGROUND TO THE PROJECT
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- 2 - ABSTRACT
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- 3 - INTRODUCTION
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- 4 - EQUIPMENT AND CONFIGURATION REQUIREMENTS OF DTV
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- 4.1 - Compression Techniques
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- 4.1.1 - Compression in Video for Windows
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- 4.1.2 - Compression in QuickTime
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- 4.1.3 - MPEG
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- 4.1.4 - CCITT Standards
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- 4.1.5 - CODECs for Desktop Videoconferencing
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- 4.2 - Network Requirements
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- 4.2.1 - Aspects of the networks
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- 4.2.2 - ATM
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- 5 - OVERVIEW OF EXISTING PRODUCTS
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- 5.1 - Introduction
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- 5.2 - Hardware configurations
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- 5.2.1 - Macintosh
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- 5.2.2 - PC
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- 5.2.3 - Silicon Graphics
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- 5.2.4 - Sun
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- 5.3 - Software Configurations
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- 5.3.1 - Microsoft Video for Windows
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- 5.3.2 - Apple QuickTime
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- 5.3.3 - Comparison
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- 5.4 - CD ROM
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- 5.5 - ISSUE
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- 6 - APPLICATIONS OF DTV
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- 6.1 - Introduction
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- 6.2 - Video Communication
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- 6.3 - Video Mail
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- 6.4 - The Harnessing of New Media
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- 6.5 - Presentations and Education
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- 6.6 - Manipulation of Video Images
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- 6.6.1 - Video Editing
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- 6.7 - Integration of TV into the desktop
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- 6.8 - Further Applications
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- 7 - QUESTIONNAIRE
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- 7.1 - Questionnaire Design
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- 7.2 - Initial questionnaire results
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- 8 - Appendix 1 Questionnaire on the use of Desktop Video
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- 9 - Appendix 2 : Free form responses to Question 17
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Graphics Multimedia
Virtual Environments Visualisation
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