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Before and After FixMyMovie

FixMyMovie.com is one of the first websites to natively support H.264 encoding and enables the best-possible quality for videos uploaded to the site. FixMyMovie(TM) offers a ‘one-click autofix’ for user-generated video, through MotionDSP’s cutting-edge video enhancement solutions — originally developed for military/intelligence applications. H.264 is the new standard in broadcasting digital HD and is deployed worldwide through a number of different TV networks, websites and Web technologies in their digital workflow.

With FixMyMovie.com, citizen journalists can create accounts, upload their videos, order full processing and share the H.264 results through Adobe(R) Flash(R) 9 (via email or embed). News organizations can now upload video obtained from users through their mobile phones, enhance the quality automatically and add that video directly into their news editing without transcoding. Through FixMyMovie.com, it is also possible to download the processed results as high-res H.264, high-res WMV, or even high-res JPEGs for printing — ideal for newspapers and magazines.

H.264 is a standard component of Apple(R) QuickTime(R) and is now built-in to Adobe Flash 9. Through this new format, users can dramatically enhance video from any source with one-button, online simplicity and with the best possible quality. Examples can range from breaking news captured with a mobile phone to irreplaceable video of a baby’s first steps.

Fixmymovie.com can take any video file from a mobile phone or digital camera and make it better. FixMyMovie’s suite of automatic enhancements improves overall resolution, corrects for poor lighting conditions and removes the blockiness and other artifacts that ruin most mobile phone and low-end digital camera videos. The service was launched at the DEMOfall 07 conference and has been called ‘the gold standard for video enhancement’ by pre-briefed analysts and press, as well as In-Q-Tel (Arlington, VA), the investment arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Regardless of source, FixMmyMmovie.com enables any video to look its best, all with the simplicity of one-button operation — just click and the service will upload your selected video with free enhancement processing. Then, you can share it, embed the improved video on your blog, Facebook(R) or MySpace(R) page, or download it for posterity in formats for multiple devices.

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We’ve certainly seen plenty of book scanners before, but this must be the very first “consumer book ripper”.

Consumers, avid readers and family archivists now have a tool to help them preserve and share their personal libraries. Atiz Innovation, Inc., (www.atiz.com), the leaders in automatic content digitization, today announced the release of BookSnap, the first digital book ripper designed for individual consumers. BookSnap transforms printed books into the widely available PDF format, allowing users to access their favorite books on common devices such as a laptop, PDA or eBook reader?anywhere and at any time.

The price of $1,595 (RM5,423) may look stiff to some but compared to commercially focused products that cost upwards of $20,000 and the ability to digitize books at rate of 500 pages per hour, the BookSnap is set to transform the way in which consumers digitally convert and access books and other printed material.

Just as the MP3 became the foundation for the digital music industry, the PDF is a prerequisite for the eBook reading device industry to take off. BookSnap represents the first attainable consumer solution to make this happen.

Nick Warnock, president, Atiz Innovation said “We designed the BookSnap for people who have always wanted to digitize their personal libraries but haven’t had a viable way to do it until now. We sat down and said, Can we innovate reading? How do we take what we are doing with our professional products and make a version tailored to the consumer? The result gives archival power to everyone, and changes the way people convert and access their books collections.”

Major features of the BookSnap include:

Quantity 
You don’t have to waste days just to scan a single book. BookSnap digitizes books at a rate of 500 pages per hour, making the scanning process much faster than traditional scanners.

Quality
The flat images generated by BookSnap look much better than the curled pages generated by flatbed or overhead scanners and yield higher accuracy when converted to text using OCR software.
Spread the word. BookSnap can output to PDF format, allowing users to read their favorite books on devices such as a notebook, PDA or eBook reader, anywhere, anytime.

Hardware
Featuring a V-shaped book cradle, BookSnap allows for face-up scanning and keeps handling to a minimum, thereby reducing wear and tear on books. The cradle utilizes a unique auto-centering feature, which eliminates margin crawl? issues that are common with typical scanners. All output files will have consistent margins and borders.

Software
A complete software package is included with BookSnap and completely automates the ripping process, making it as simple as the push of a button. In addition, the BookSnap Editor allows for post-ripping processing, including cropping, page resizing, brightness adjustment and DPI settings. In addition to PDF, BookSnap can output files to JPEG and TIFF formats.

Pricing & Compatibility
The price of BookSnap is $1,595 (RM5,423). It is compatible with various models of Canon digital cameras on the market today including Canon Powershot G7, Canon Powershot A640, Canon Powershot A620, Canon Powershot S80, and Canon Powershot S3 IS.

“Think of the implications,” continued Warnock. “People around the world will now be able to create and share their own digital libraries. Your favorite books and other treasured printed materials will be preserved for generations to come. BookSnap allows you to carry hundreds of your favorite eBooks with you to read anywhere and at any time.?

The Eye-Fi is a standard SD card with 2GB of memory and an 802.11g Wi-Fi radio on board. Unlike other SD-slot-fitting WiFi solutions, the Eye-Fi will not protrude from the slot and is the exact same size as a regular SD card.

Professional shutterbugs who need to take pictures out in the field, such as insurance appraisers, coaches or realters, this could be a useful solution. Anything that helps speed up or simplify the process of uploading photos will be most welcomed.

HOW IT WORKS :

Upload to Computer
Your photos are sent wirelessly from the Eye-Fi Card inside your camera through your home Wi-Fi network directly to your PC or Mac. They are automatically saved in the folder you choose.To receive photos in this mode, your computer must be turned on and running the Eye-Fi Manager software. It’s a fast and convenient way to upload your photos for later enhancing, publishing or archiving. No messing with cables or cradles.

Upload to Web
Now it’s truly effortless to share your memories with friends and family. The Eye-Fi Card wirelessly connects to your home Wi-Fi network and uploads your pictures to a photo sharing or social networking website of your choice. Behind the scenes, the Eye-Fi Service intelligently handles your photos, getting them to your chosen site, taking care of log-ins and passwords, even re-sizing pictures if your destination requires it. It’s secure and private, and photo uploads are free and unlimited with your Eye-Fi Card.