sgoode@NCSA.UIUC.EDU (Susan Goode) (02/14/91)
1991 NCSA Science CD - CALL FOR IMAGES
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is again
collecting data for a compact disk (CD). Copies of this CD will be available
at various conferences in 1991 and through NCSA. The CD will contain public
domain NCSA Scientific Software for the Macintosh, IBM PC, Sun, SGI and
X Window servers. Among these software packages are NCSA Telnet, NCSA
Image, NCSA DataScope, NCSA PalEdit, NCSA GelReader, NCSA Layout, NCSA
Image IP, NCSA PC Show, NCSA ImageTool, NCSA CompositeTool, NCSA X Image,
NCSA X DataSlice, NCSA HDF, etc. In addition to these programs, NCSA will
include approximately 500-600 Mbytes of images and animation sequences
from researchers around the world.
Those of you who submitted images in April for the Apple Science CD Vol. 2 can
expect to see the CD sometime in mid-1991. Although Apple had delayed the
production of the CD to take advantage of various new advances in CD Rom
technology, they intend to have the CD completed for SIGGRAPH '91. This CD,
like NCSA's will be of ISO9660 format, readable by most CD-Rom players.
NCSA is seeking examples of images that you have used in your research.
The deadline is March 15, 1991. We hope to have this CD available in the
second quarter of 1991.
Details:
I. TYPE Raster images and/or numerical data to produce raster images.
Please include the numerical data whenever possible.
II. SIZE Any size. Less than (640 x 480) preferred.
III. BITS OF COLOR/GRAYSCALE- 8 bit or 24 bit. 8 bit preferred.
IV. CATEGORIES - Unlimited number of entries in any or all categories
A. Single- stand alone image.
B. Group - set of images that may be related but are not
intended to be animated.
C. Animation - set of images which are intended to be
played in sequence, for example by NCSA Image.
V. CREDIT - For EACH example in EACH category you submit, please
include textfile (MicroSoft Word or ASCII text) with information
outlined below. BE AS CONCISE AS POSSIBLE!
Title: give some SHORT name or title for the image(s)
Description: describe the science and the content of the
image(s). Please include the number of images,
size in pixels (x by y), and the # of bits
color or grayscale. Include the format and the
details of associated palettes.
Generation: list software/hardware used to generate and/or
display the image.
Author(s): list name, address, and E-mail address.
Phone number is optional.
Reference(s): (optional) list references to science involved
Copyright: include a completed, signed copy of the
attached copyright form. NCSA must receive this
form prior to accepting your submissions
for the CD.
If at all possible attach a research article or abstract describing in
detail the research being done or similar completed research. NCSA prefers
disk copies but will also accept hardcopies.
FORMAT - NCSA will try to handle any format, but the following are preferred:
A. NCSA Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) - for images,
palettes and numerical data.
B. Raw raster/raw palette format.
C. Numerical data in ASCII using NCSA DataScope format.
VII. MEDIA - (NO MEDIA WILL BE RETURNED!)
Please include the numerical data whenever possible.
A. Mail MAC disk(s)
B. Mail a UNIX tar formatted 1/4" cartridge or 1/2" reel tape.
PLEASE specify the tar command to create the tape and on
what machine and Operating System.
C. Use anonymous FTP and put them in directory pub or incoming.
NCSA server has IP # 128.174.20.50. You MUST E-mail Susan Goode
(address listed below) when you have done so. NCSA disk space is
limited.
D. Send small files in either binhex/SuffIt format or
UNIX compressed/uuencode format via E-mail to Susan
Goode (address listed below).
VIII. CONTACT - All submissions and questions to:
US MAIL:
Susan Goode - NCSA Science '91 CD Project
NCSA Software Tools Group
152 Computing Applications Building
605 East Springfield Avenue
Champaign, Illinois 61820
E-MAIL:
sgoode@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Internet)
or sgoode@ncsavms (bitnet)
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RE: Use of Copyrighted Material in CD-ROM Disc
The Software Tools Group (STG) of the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is
creating a compilation of scientific images and animations to put onto a CD-
ROM disk for users of scientific visualization software. The CD-ROM disc
will be a reference tool to allow students and researchers to access
photos and graphic works from all scientific disciplines using a
computer and CD-ROM drive. The disc will be distributed at various
conferences in 1991 and will also be available from NCSA.
STG would like your permission to include a copy of the images and any related
data/text files you have sent to NCSA for inclusion on this CD-ROM disc.
Excerpts of other research material may also be used on the CD-ROM disc or in
NCSA publications. Appropriate credit will be given for the inclusion of your
material. Please confirm your approval by signing this letter in the space
below and returning it to us soon as possible. If you have any questions, feel
free to contact me at (217) 333-0231 or via email: sgoode@ncsa.uiuc.edu
(Internet) or sgoode@ncsavms (Bitnet).
Thank you,
Susan Goode
CD Project Coordinator
Permission is granted to NCSA to include the above described
copyrighted work on their 1990 Science CD. I confirm that I
am the creator of this work, and/or that I am authorized to
reproduce and redistribute it to third parties.
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