The powerful processor can output image data in 14-bit RAW format, giving advanced users total freedom to express their creative vision throughout the shooting and post-production processes.

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This means the music is transferred bit-by-bit, preserving the original file format to recreate crisp sound quality.

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While working at CompuServe in the 1980s, Wilhite created the compressed 8-bit GIF (or Graphics Interchange Format) that remains a popular tool for lo-fi viral sharing.

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"The site didn't change a bit, not one line of code, not the format, not the editing of the content, " Euston says.

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But you sacrifice a bit with 16:9 because they force traditional programming into a pillarbox format, with black bars on both sides--and if you're not careful, the bar pattern can burn itself into the screen.

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The technical details are a bit thin at the moment, but we do know that it's a torrent-based media format with tools added on top that allow for donation or email collection, among other things.

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