∂03-JAN-74  1548		1,BLB
 SEE ME WHEN YOU GET HERE, IF I AM STILL HERE.  EVERYTHING IS SET
 FOR TOMORROW. THE ONLY FLIGHT THEY COULD GET IN ARRIVES AT SAN JOSE
 AT 3:45, AND THEY WILL LEAVE FROM SAN FRAN. AT 11:00. SHOULD BE MORE
 THAN ENOUGH TIME TO IMPRESS THEM. THEY SUGGESTED EATING AT MING'S 
 IN PALO ALTO FOR DINNER, SO I MADE RESERVATIONS FOR 5 AT 5:30.
 I WILL PROBABLY LEAVE HERE TO PICK THEM UP AT ABOUT 3:00. YOU ARE
 WELCOME TO COME ALONG IF YOU WANT, BUT IT ISN'T VITAL  IF YOU WOULD RATHER
 WORK OR SLEEP, SAME FOR DINNER. SUIT YOURSELF. I CAN PROBABLY KILL TIME
 UNTIL DINNER JUST SHOWING THEM THE GENERAL FACILITIES, IF YOU CAN NOT GET
 HERE UNTIL SOMETIME AFTER 6:00.
 
 THE GUY FROM WARNER IS BOB HAGEL, PRESIDENT OF THE BURBANK STUDIOS
 (A $250M/YR DIVISION OF $3BILLION/YR WARNER COMMUNICATIONS CORP.).
 EVIDENTLY NO FORMAL AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE SO WE SHOULD BE FRANK 
 ABOUT ALL EXPECTIONS AND PROBLEMS, BUT A LITTLE  CAUTIOUS ABOUT DISCLOSING
 ALL THE TECHNICAL DETAILS.
 EVEN THOUGH HE IS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HE SUPOSEDLY KNOWS SOMETHING
 ABOUT SOFTWARE FROM SOME ACTUAL PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE.  ALEX SAYS HE
 WAS ONE OF THE BACKERS OF MAX PELEVSKY WHEN HE STARTED SDS. 
 OTHER THAN THAT, HE WAS A PHILOSOPHY MAJOR, ABOUT 30, A LONG HAIR,AND 
 SHARP.  SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING GUY TO TALK TO IF NOTHING ELSE.
 
 I HAVE GOTTEN MORE INFROMATION AND THE TOTAL CONTEXT IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM
 WHAT I DESCRIBED LAST NIGHT.  BIG MACHINES ARE FINE! THEY ARE NOT LOOKING FOR
 A MINI SYSTEM AT ALL. THE DISK HARDWARE IS SIMPLY THE MODE OF RECORDING AND
 SELLING THE FINAL PRODUCT.  THEY HAVE A LASER VIDEO DISK RECORDER THAT
 IS BETTER THAN EXISTING DEVICES AND SUITABLE FOR HOME USE. WARNER WANTS TO 
 GET INTO THE HOME VIDEO PROGRAM MARKET AND THIS IS THE MEANS. ONE OF THE
 PRODUCTS THAT THEY SAY HAS THE MOST POTENTIAL IS VIDEO ADDED TO QUADRAPHONIC
 MUSIC ON THE VIDEO DISK RECORDING.  THEY WANT TO ADD DRAMATIC, LIFELIKE
 AND OR STRANGE ANIMATION TO CORRESPOND TO THE MUSIC. THUS IF FITS  YOUR
 SCRIPT WRITING FRAMEWORK.  THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN JUST A NEW COLOR-
 ORGAN LIKE EFFECT, THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO CREATE IN A FLEXABLE AND
 CREATIVE MANNER ANIMATION WHICH IS ARTISTIC AND DISTINCTIVE.  IF THEY
 CAN DO MORE WITH THE SYSTEM I AM SURE THEY CAN MAKE USE OF THE
 CAPABILITY. TO SUMMARIZE THEN THE ANIMATION WOULD BE PRODUCED ON 
 WHATEVER SUPPER MACHINE NECESSARY, THE FINAL PRODUCT IS THEN TRANSFERED
 TO THE VIDEO DISK MASTER, WHICH CAN THEN BE REPRODUCED IN A SIMPLE
 MANNER SIMILAR TO RECORD PRESSING, THE COPIES ARE THEN DISTRIBUTED
 BY THE MILLIONS.
 
 SUGGESTED THAT WE EMPHASIZE:
 	THE DIFFICULTY AND GREAT TIME INVOLVED IN PRODUCING SOFTWARE
 	OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
 
 	SPECIFICALLY WHAT IS NOVEL ABOUT THE SOFTWARE THAT IS DEMONSTRATED,
 	I.E. FLEXABILITY,ADDED CAPABILITY,SHADOWS,CURVATURE,ETC.
 
 	WHAT FEATURES MAKE THE CURRENT IMAGES MORE REALISTIC THAN
 
 	EXISTING ANIMATION(COMPUTER): SHADOWS?,TEXTURE[FUTURE].
 
 	DON`T FORGET TO INCORPORATE THE ABILITY TO CREATE ACETATE
 	LIKE IMAGES FROM TV INPUT, THEY WERE IMPRESSED. IF POSSIBLE
 	TRY TO DEMONSTRATE. ALSO THE COLOR SOUNDED GREAT TO THEM.
 
 	HOW HARD WOULD IT BE TO MAKE A GEOMED CONSTRUCTION INWHICH
 	SEVERAL COMPLEX CONSTRUCTIONS ARE LOCATED (UNCONNECTED)
 	ON THE IMAGE,WITH EACH MOVING IN AN INDEPENDENT MANNER.
 	ALSO, CAN YOU ADD A DYNAMIC SHADING THAT COULD ALSO BE 
 	CHANGING, OR EVEN BETTER COLOR?
 
 	DISCUSS HOW HARD IT WOULD BE TO EXTEND THE AGIN LIKE CONSTRUCTIONS
 	TO SOMETHING AS GOOD AS A SNOW WHITE ACETATE. THEN WHAT CAN
 	BE DONE TO GIVE IMAGES EVEN MORE REALISM THAN CORRENT ANIMATION,
 	I.E. MOVIES OF PEOPLE WITHOUT HUMAN ACTORS?
 
 I HOPE THE ABOVE RANDOMNESS IS OF SOME HELP TO YOU IF I DO NOT SEE YOU BEFORE
 TOMORROW. SEE YOU TOMORROW EITHER AT ABOUT 3:00 OR SOMETIME AFTER 6:00.
 			BLB
 
∂03-JAN-74  1351		S,LES
 I have a small picture processing project that I would like to interest you in.