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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Please excuse duplication in cross posting. Dear ARLIS-Lers, ImageLibers,VRALers, Better and better. I'm finally catching up with old email here. I've had a look at this site below, Virage. I've heard of something else (QBIS?) with a sketch pad facility (like Adobe Illustrator) to draw irregular shapes or click on a shape within an image to find. Has anyone else come across this and a supplier? I've done a Web search in MetaCrawler and Yahoo under QBIS which may be a misnomer. When I do a search doing image, serch, software I come up with 7 hits which includes VIRAGE, other stuff less relevant. Any guidance appreciated! Jennifer QCA >----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >This is probably old news to you, but just in case I am forwarding it anyway. >I received it in Edupage, the electronic updating service from Educom. >Anyway, I thought this was interesting. Mary > >FINDING IMAGES IN A DATABASE >Software from Virage can compare images with a kind of visual template, in >much the same way that the human brain functions. The Virage software >reduces the essence of each image into a 1-kilobyte file called a feature >vector, based on shapes, textures, colors and placement. (Forbes 2 Dec 96 >p240) >See < http://www.virage.com > for demo. > >_________________________________________ >Mary Molinaro >Team Leader, Young Library >University of Kentucky Libraries >123 King South >Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0039 > >[log in to unmask] ****************************************************************************** Jennifer Brasher `` ` ` ` EMAIL: [log in to unmask] Art Librarian `` ` ` VOICE: +61 (07) 3875 3132 Image Manager ` ` `FAX: +61 (07) 3875 3133 SNAIL MAIL ` ` ` ` Queensland College of Art Library ` ` ` ` * Griffith University ``````` * Clearview Terrace ``*` * Morningside Campus * PO Box 84 Morningside Brisbane Queensland 4170 Australia ****************************************************************************** ******************************************************************************