This is not firsthand; my father-in-law (well, "step"-father-in-law,)
worked for Kodak for many years. For years, Kodak had and fostered a
system of emulation whereby new managers were chosen by their similarity
in thinking, style, etc., to their mentors. Not unlike other companies
where "yes men" were rewarded. Even the ones found to be incompetent
were moved around, lateral moves, so there was not a lot of fresh blood
and fresh thinking, new ways of doing things. So when push comes to
shove and the digital ground shifts underneath you, there's no reserve
of new talent to step into the breech. It's interesting that the new
CEO of Kodak is an outsider, a digital guy from HP, and was given wide
leeway when he was hired on a couple of years ago before assuming the
mantle. The CEO before Dan Carp, the outgoing CEO, was an outsider, but
not really. He was from Motorola, another company noted for its
ponderous pace and inability to keep a lead in its market.
The lab manager was a victim poor visioning and poor follow-through,
rooted in a corporate culture that hadn't changed. It's not a
surprising given the charisma and genius of George Eastman. Who
wouldn't want to emulate that? It just got long in the tooth.
Earl
ScottGee1 wrote:
>I notice that announcement is not dated (poor practice IMO) but FWIW,
>about three years ago one of the local pro labs told me Kodak was
>tapering off their support of the scanners. Lab manager was clearly
>not happy about it as they had spent a lot of money on them. IOW,
>more poor practice - aggravating customers. Anyone still wondering
>why Kodak is in financial trouble?
>
>ScottGee1
>
>On 6/9/05, Andreas Pirner <AndreasPirner@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>Hi list,
>>
>>while researching the "16-base" meaning,
>>I stumbled over some original Kodak sites.
>>They reveiled facts I did not know:
>>
>>"KODAK Photo CD hardware and software are discontinued.
>>Photo CD-related information and some software downloads
>>remain available online for those Kodak customers who
>>wish to continue using their Photo CD products.
>>However, Kodak no longer services or supports this system."
>>
>>(Source:
>><http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/professional/products/ekn017045.jhtm
>>l>)
>>
>>My local drugstore discount photo finishers
>>still offer an optional PhotoCD at approx. 5 EUR
>>if you order it right away with processing
>>and a set of regular prints.
>>
>>Seems the machines are still doing their thing.
>>
>>And their explanation of "Base(s)":
>>
>>Resolution Resolution Approximate
>> Uncompressed
>> (pixels) File Size (MB)
>> in RGB
>>
>>Base/16 128 x 192 0.07
>>Base/4 256 x 384 0.28
>>Base 512 x 768 1.13
>>4 Base 1024 x 1536 4.50
>>16 Base 2048 x 3072 18.00
>>64 Base 4096 x 6144 72.00
>>(optional)
>>
>>Suitable for...
>>Base/16 -- Index print of image (thumbnail view).
>>Base/4 -- Displaying rotated images on television
>>(base image is too large when rotated).
>>Base -- Television or computer monitor display ("FPO").
>>4 Base -- High-definition television display (HDTV).
>>16 Base -- High resolution for 35 mm film original
>>("Final"); highest resolution on a Photo CD Master Disc.
>>64 Base -- Full resolution scans of 35 mm and larger
>>format films (for prepress); available only on a
>>Photo CD Pro Master Disc.
>>
>>Andreas
>>
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