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Article: Spin doctor. (CD-ROM software) (Software Review) (Compton's NewMedia Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia for Windows and Grolier Electronic Publishing Inc.'s New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia) (Evaluation)
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- Computer Shopper
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- June 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 SX2 Media Labs LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Thanks to Microsoft's Video for Windows, the rush to multimedia has gained a new twist: full-motion video. While at present hardware levels, "full-motion" equals only 15 frames per second (about half the optimal speed) and the image appears in a small box, in theory, Video for Windows is scalable. Thus, with faster hardware, smoother motion and ...