Digital Images Give New Dimension to Slide Presentations
Mary Lind Jewell, J TEBBETTS · Aesthetic Surgery Journal · 1996
One of the most important recent advances in computer technology is in the area of digital imaging. Virtually any type of image (e.g., photographs, illustrations, graphics) can be handled like any other computer file. The advancements in computer technology enable computer users to send images to other computers via modem, to store images on CD-ROM discs (up to 100 photographic slides or color negatives can be stored on a single CD-ROM disc), and to incorporate images into other software programs. Images may be downloaded from Plastic Surgery Online, CD-ROM discs containing royalty-free stock photographs, and other online services. Mark L. Jewell, MD Eugene, OR Digital images are produced through a variety of methods including scanning, video capture, and paint/drawing software programs. These files are usually large and require significant computer storage space. John B. Tebbetts, MD Dallas, TX To view or manipulate an image file, a viewer software program is required. Simple programs found within most online or office software packages allow the user to view and manipulate images. Software programs such as Microsoft Imager (Microsoft Office package) and Adobe Photoshop offer the capability to manipulate digital images by enhancing or resizing images. The processed images can then be printed, incorporated into a presentation graphics program, or converted back into analog (photographic) format. Older computers may lack sufficient power or memory to efficiently process and store digital images. The use of digital images in plastic surgery can be very rewarding and will give a new dimension to multimedia slide show presentations. It's definitely the future. To encourage more plastic surgeons to become PS Online subscribers, ASAPS and ASPRS are dropping the enrollment fee for members, candidates, and residents and refunding it to all current subscribers in these categories. The new SpaceWorks Web browser enables subscribers to navigate the World Wide Web. The SpaceWorks Web browser is integrated in the front-end software, allowing subscribers to easily move between PS Online and the World Wide Web. While navigating the Web, virtually any Web site address may be accessed and saved for future reference. Files, documents, images, and sounds may also be downloaded from the Internet. SpaceWorks Version 2.2 is now Windows ’95 compatible. For more information, please contact the PS Online moderators (Kari Proft at 847-228-3345/e-mail: [email protected] or Linda Smessaert at 847-228-9274/e-mail: [email protected]). To enroll in PS Online, please call ASPRS at 1-800-766-4955.