Publisher's Synopsis
The value of convenient picture management has been appreciated for many years, and many useful books and articles have been written on the subject. However the advent of an electronic means of managing pictures and ?images? has drastically changed and improved the possibilities for such management. The rapidly falling costs of the technology means that electronic image management is now within the sights of most libraries, art galleries and museums, and is being considered by many organizations new to the field. This book explains the astonishing progress, increasing complexity, and the pervasive jargon of the technology, and is aimed at those with some but not a detailed knowledge of information technology. Armed with this valuable information on the current state of technology and its implications, the potential buyer and user of picture management equipment will face decisions in this area with confidence, and therefore be able to manage images more successfully. - - Applications include: - - ? image processing - ? image compression - ? multimedia - ? hypertext - ? CDs - ? indexing - ? picture systems - ? databases. - - There is also a useful glossary and list of acronyms.
