[Bug 239043] Review Request: libdc1394 - IEEE 1394 based Digital Camera control library

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Summary: Review Request: libdc1394 - IEEE 1394 based Digital Camera control library


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239043


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------- Additional Comments From rpm at greysector.net  2007-05-08 17:11 EST -------
A brief look into libdc1394-devel archives suggests that the API hasn't been
finalized yet. And it should be possible to install it alongside libdc1394-1.x,
like Nicolas suggests.

Unfortunately, it appears to contain patent-encumbered code:
dc1394/bayer.c:
...
/* Edge Sensing Interpolation II from http://www-ise.stanford.edu/~tingchen/ */
/*   (Laroche,Claude A.  "Apparatus and method for adaptively
     interpolating a full color image utilizing chrominance gradients"
     U.S. Patent 5,373,322) */
void
dc1394_bayer_EdgeSense(const uint8_t *restrict bayer, uint8_t *restrict rgb, int
sx, int sy, int tile)
...

Which is a simple interpolation algorithm. Software patents need to die!


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