Video-Based Information Systems in Academic Library Media Centers

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ArchiVISTA: A New Horizon in Providing Access to Visual Records of the National Archives of Canada

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An imaging system for PLIF/Mie measurements for a combusting flow

The equipment required to establish an imaging system can be divided into four parts: (1) the light source and beam shaping optics; (2) camera and recording; (3) image acquisition and processing; and (4) computer and output systems. A pulsed, Nd:YAG-pummped, frequency-doubled dye laser which can freeze motion in the flowfield is used for an illumination source. A set of lenses is used to form the laser beam into a sheet. The induced fluorescence is collected by an UV-enhanced lens and passes through an UV-enhanced microchannel plate intensifier which is optically coupled to a gated solid state CCD camera. The output of the camera is simultaneously displayed on a monitor and recorded on either a laser videodisc set of a Super VHS VCR. This videodisc set is controlled by a minicomputer via a connection to the RS-232C interface terminals. The imaging system is connected to the host computer by a bus repeater and can be multiplexed between four video input sources. Sample images from a planar shear layer experiment are presented to show the processing capability of the imaging system with the host computer

The authoring of optical videodiscs with digital data

Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1982.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-55).The optical videodisc is a publishing medium that permanently stores large amounts of visual and aural data. The technology needed to support videodiscs is understood and available. Digital augmentation of the optical videodisc can exploit this technology for data publishing. Not only can this data be used in raw form, it can also reference the video that it augments. Publishing requires an author to create the publishable material, and this thesis addresses the problem of authoring digitally augmented videodiscs.by Steven Edward Yelick.M.S.V.S

Surrogate travel via optical videodisc

Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1978.Bibliography: leaf 20.by Peter E. Clay.B.S

Designing an Interactive Videodisc System Network for Effective Training Managem

Within the past two years, there has been a breakthrough In Interactive videodisc training systems technology that has been made possible through the personal computer. This has resulted In many companies and Individuals entering the field, both in the development of computer hardware and software as welI as the preparation of Interactive videodisc authoring languages and courseware. Overlooked in this technological gold rush has been the need to provide effective curriculum, module, and course management, as well as the measurement and monitoring of student progress through this new training medium. This paper discusses the factors necessary for proper curriculum and student learning process management within an Interactive videodisc-based training environment. It presents a concept whereby the Interactive videodisc training delivery system Is managed by a minicomputer-driven system, offering curriculum and student records management capabilIties as welI as operational capabilities that drive the videodisc-based training workstations

Test target display, an M.F.A. photography portfolio as applied to optical laser disc

By way of introduction, it seems appropriate to reflect upon my artistic endeavors prior to graduate study and how my interest in the use of high technology in art eventually led me to the production of Test Target Display, a laser videodisk. After completing my BFA degree in studio art, I searched for employment in a related filed. As an undergraduate, I had developed a serious interest in photography and was very fortunate to be hired as a biomedical photographer at a teaching hospital. This position provided me with access to excellent darkroom facilities, as well as many scientific instruments used in medical research image recording. My job required a proficiency at operating this equipment and I quickly found a way to integrate these high-tech image makers into my own work