Representation conversion

[Lee Bolton]

	Hi.
	I have a need to digitize the output of various sources.
	Video cameras, TV signals, VCRs, mostly NTSC stuff, and then
	convert the images to various standard formats. GIF, TIFF, PIC, PCX,
	BMP, BCL, you get the idea. An important aspect of the problem is
	that I'd like to run some real smart OCR on some of these images.
	for further conversion to/from Fax and/or ascii. and then further
	to postscript, (n/t)roff, TeX, and others. I'd really like information
	about intermediate formats and multiple representations. I need to
	go in both directions. eg. from kids on the beach to color printer,
	and from printed page to TV screen.

	Any and all solutions ,HW or SW, would be appreciated.
	I'd especially like to hear from someone that's doing it.

	This is geared toward applications for the handicapped.

				source ~/.many_thanks

	Oh, Unix or DOS based please. I don't own a Mac (yet).


R. Lee Bolton                {uunet!samsung,decvax,ulowell}!cg-atla!bolton
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R. Lee Bolton                {uunet!samsung,decvax,ulowell}!cg-atla!bolton
Agfa Compugraphic Division.             bolton at cg-atla.agfa.com
200 Ballardvale St.       work: (508)-658-5600 X5461
Wilmington, Mass. 01887   home voice:(508)-283-7980 data:(508)-281-5958