Kodak Professional Image Library/ Kodak Picture Exchange
Besides software packages, Kodak offers an automated disc library, or "jukebox," that holds as many as 100 Photo CD discs. The Kodak Professional Image Library 30 can store thousands or hundreds of thousands of images, depending on the types of discs it contains.
In addition to Photo CD images, the library enables search and retrieval of TIFF, PICT, EPS, PCX and BMP images, along with QuickTime movie clips and audio files. This makes it ideal for users who produce multimedia programs and other image-intensive projects.
Along with the library, Kodak has launched an on-line marketing service that uses regular telephone lines to link providers of images to image users worldwide. This service is called the Kodak Picture Exchange.
The Kodak Picture Exchange gives users-such as advertising agencies,
graphic designers, and photo researchers-access to vast collections of
images from more than a dozen image providers, just as networks such as CompuServe provide access to text and data.
With a Macintosh or Windows platform and a modem, users can quickly search the Kodak Picture Exchange database and download images electronically. As users order images, the Kodak Picture Exchange notifies the image providers electronically, allowing them to fulfill original film requests promptly by messenger or overnight service. (Image providers will continue to negotiate their own terms.)
