Block 0 of A229 E.A.T. project description (Q23986)

OUTLINE DESCRIPTION OF COMPUTER-GENERATED PICTURES A 35 MM NEGATIVE TRANSPARENCY IS MADE FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF SOME REAL WORLD SCENE. THIS TRANSPARENCY IS SCANNED BY A FLYING-SPOT SCANNER OPERATING LIKE A TELE-VISION CAMERA. THE RESULTANT ELECTRICAL SIGNALS ARE CON-VERTED INTO BINARY NUMBERS WHICH ARE THEN WRITTEN ON MAGNETIC TAPE. THIS PROVIDES A DIGITIZED VERSION OF THE PICTURE FOR COMPUT...