Comments on: Always Get the Window Seat http://www.photographybay.com/2009/02/06/always-get-the-window-seat/ The latest in digital photography and camera reviews, news and rumors for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus and more. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:07:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Zach Matthews http://www.photographybay.com/2009/02/06/always-get-the-window-seat/#comment-142823 Zach Matthews Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/?p=4458#comment-142823 Just as a follow up, if anyone read this and wanted to know what the final layout looked like in detail, but didn't want to pick up a paper copy, the online version is now hosted here: http://digitaledition.qwinc.com/publication/?i=12472 Just click-through the cover page to the story (the magazine is working on a pretty sweet online format if you ask me). Zach Just as a follow up, if anyone read this and wanted to know what the final layout looked like in detail, but didn’t want to pick up a paper copy, the online version is now hosted here:

http://digitaledition.qwinc.com/publication/?i=12472

Just click-through the cover page to the story (the magazine is working on a pretty sweet online format if you ask me).

Zach

]]> By: Ramses http://www.photographybay.com/2009/02/06/always-get-the-window-seat/#comment-103402 Ramses Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:21:15 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/?p=4458#comment-103402 Thanks for the heads up, Zach. Google seem to have become more lenient then before. I used to have call the regional headquarters evry time for permission :) Thanks for the heads up, Zach. Google seem to have become more lenient then before. I used to have call the regional headquarters evry time for permission :)

]]> By: Zach Matthews http://www.photographybay.com/2009/02/06/always-get-the-window-seat/#comment-103381 Zach Matthews Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:59:56 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/?p=4458#comment-103381 For the magazine use, we submitted a request here: http://services.google.com/permissions/application Further, given that the article amounted to a free ad for Google Earth, we didn't figure they'd be likely to complain. For a textbook, however, I would definitely secure full permission before using anything they created or owned. Thanks for the comment, Zach For the magazine use, we submitted a request here:
http://services.google.com/permissions/application

Further, given that the article amounted to a free ad for Google Earth, we didn’t figure they’d be likely to complain. For a textbook, however, I would definitely secure full permission before using anything they created or owned.

Thanks for the comment,
Zach

]]> By: Ramses http://www.photographybay.com/2009/02/06/always-get-the-window-seat/#comment-103375 Ramses Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:42:04 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/?p=4458#comment-103375 When I was a photo editor for geography text books, I regularly used to get requests for Google Earth like imagery. Hard to get the real stuff, because of Google's terms of use. So, really interesting option, this. My one hesitation for this solution would be: wouldn't using the icons also infringe on Google's copyright? Dunno really, just wondering... Interesting write-up however! When I was a photo editor for geography text books, I regularly used to get requests for Google Earth like imagery. Hard to get the real stuff, because of Google’s terms of use. So, really interesting option, this. My one hesitation for this solution would be: wouldn’t using the icons also infringe on Google’s copyright? Dunno really, just wondering…

Interesting write-up however!

]]> By: Zach Matthews http://www.photographybay.com/2009/02/06/always-get-the-window-seat/#comment-103211 Zach Matthews Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:31:01 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/?p=4458#comment-103211 That's a fair point, Christian. Working as I usually do in the Adobe Fireworks format, I forget that PNGs are not typically considered vector graphics. However, within Fireworks, the program's meta data allows for infinitely-resizable vector graphics, especially if they are drawn in Fireworks itself. This link will explain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics#Bitmap_graphics_editor_support_for_PNG However, I think you're probably right with respect to the Google graphics being raster images. Thanks for the comment, Zach That’s a fair point, Christian. Working as I usually do in the Adobe Fireworks format, I forget that PNGs are not typically considered vector graphics. However, within Fireworks, the program’s meta data allows for infinitely-resizable vector graphics, especially if they are drawn in Fireworks itself. This link will explain: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Network_Graphics#Bitmap_graphics_editor_support_for_PNG

However, I think you’re probably right with respect to the Google graphics being raster images.

Thanks for the comment,
Zach

]]> By: Christian http://www.photographybay.com/2009/02/06/always-get-the-window-seat/#comment-102852 Christian Fri, 06 Feb 2009 10:27:30 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/?p=4458#comment-102852 As far as I know, PNG files are lossless compressed bitmaps, not vector files. I use PNG frequently when I'm unsure wether I have to re-edit an image. JPG in this case would lead to recompression and additional detail loss. Christian As far as I know, PNG files are lossless compressed bitmaps, not vector files. I use PNG frequently when I’m unsure wether I have to re-edit an image. JPG in this case would lead to recompression and additional detail loss.

Christian

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