/content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view.html2012-05-18T07:59:46.183ZMy View with Andy Wilson Videos – Topics in the machine vision market,” and then “Editorial perspective on machine vision systems, technology, design, cameras and componentsDay Communiqu&eacutenoemail@noemail.orgJonathanHi Andy,<br /> <br /> Your videos are great.<br /> not only informative, but your style brings a smile. <br /> <br /> Keep up the fun work.<br /> <br /> Best regards, /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2010/11/arms-trafficking.html#comments-hi-andy-your-videos-are-great-not-only-informat2011-06-29T20:40:48.776Z2011-06-29T20:40:48.776Znoemail@noemail.orgWinn HardinNice job Andy! You're right: search engines are pretty weak when it comes to engineering tools. Of course, most companies do a lousy job of SEO, so maybe it's the players that need to change too? /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2010/11/information-is-power.html#comments-nice-job-andy-you-39-re-right-search-engines-ar2011-06-29T20:40:50.227Z2011-06-29T20:40:50.227Znoemail@noemail.orgJanneTraditional machine vision software vendors have competed against each other by adding more and more complete libraries in same package. Although it's nice that all are including, the counterpoint is that you have to pay for something you find useless.<br /> <br /> As you told, one solution might be selling image analysis sw in smaller packages. Surely we'll see this business model increasing. However, every application developer need different variation of needed CV methods and vendors hardly find packages like -this size fits 'em all.(Isn't this just what they try now?) Selling every methods, some just couple lines of code, may not even cover it's transaction cost.<br /> <br /> Personally, I found open source models coming more and more attractive even dominating in the long run. Developing of Machine Vision Application becomes cheaper while you have not to pay runtimes and extra licenses for different operating systems. Altough you may have to publish your code it will not hurt your end-customer business while the customers get the highest warranty of continuing support (source code) and still they wouldn't like or can't build applications by themself.<br /> <br /> How about then competitors? Aren't they get to know what you are doing? Yes, but if you really think that your strongest competitive advantage is your ability to use widely used development tools from global SW vendor you are fooled.<br /> <br /> If you are adding you value by coding then you'll buy commercial license of open source development tool for proprietary developing. Then, but only then, you are back in loop but because of open source paradigm behind, the licence prices should be more convinient. /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2010/09/men-at-work.html#comments-traditional-machine-vision-software-vendors-have-c2011-06-29T20:40:51.413Z2011-06-29T20:40:51.413Znoemail@noemail.orgBrianYou make an excellent point, and have probably explained why so many industrial automation articles provide so little technical depth. The problem is not unique to our industry. It seems to be the job of marketing departments to control our product selection criteria, distracting us from the criteria we had originally wished to consider. We are told to purchase things based on long lists of features, instead of attempting to evaluate its quality, or how well it performs in the intended application.<br /> <br /> I was recently shopping for a dishwasher. I don?t want bullet points, I want clean dishes. I want to compare hard specifications instead of trademarked gobbledygook like ?SheerClean?, ?EASYLOAD?, ?ECOSENSE? and ?Quiet Partner.? Good luck with that. /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2010/07/pushing-buttons.html#comments-you-make-an-excellent-point-and-have-probably-exp2011-06-29T20:40:59.556Z2011-06-29T20:40:59.556Znoemail@noemail.orgRay BerstBrilliant Andy!<br /> <br /> The ACLU also does not want camera systems allowed in our schools which identify persons as the enter the school. The safety of our children far outweighs the rights of our criminals. What happened to common sense?<br /> <br /> Ray /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2009/12/an-invasion-of-privacy.html#comments-brilliant-andy-the-aclu-also-does-not-want-camer2011-06-29T20:40:59.774Z2011-06-29T20:40:59.774Znoemail@noemail.orgPaintbyNumbersI think posting 'beets' to andysbitter.com is a great idea! (Burger King owns bitter.com??)<br /> <br /> &quot;The economy sucks!&quot;<br /> &quot;My robot is dumb...&quot;<br /> &quot;Slashdot is down. What am I going to do during lunch?!&quot;<br /> <br /> Call me a 'beetnick' /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2009/10/bitter-about-twitter.html#comments-i-think-posting-39-beets-39-to-andysbitter-com2011-06-29T20:41:00.305Z2011-06-29T20:41:00.305Znoemail@noemail.orgGDThat was so entertaining (and the message came through too). The hammer brought out the authenticity so irrepressible in Andy! I am looking forward to the next one. :) /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2009/08/the-royal-we.html#comments-that-was-so-entertaining-and-the-message-came-thr2011-06-29T20:41:00.461Z2011-06-29T20:41:00.461Znoemail@noemail.orgAndyI love this, kind of reminds me of the &quot;not the nine o'clock news&quot; format. I particularly like the hammer! Look forward to Andy's monthly rants, now in video!!! keep it up Andy. /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2009/08/the-royal-we.html#comments-i-love-this-kind-of-reminds-me-of-the-quot-not-t2011-06-29T20:41:00.570Z2011-06-29T20:41:00.570Znoemail@noemail.orgTraceyThanks for a great chuckle Andy!! ...and a valuable addition to the knowledge bucket. /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2009/05/it-s-not-easy-being-green.html#comments-thanks-for-a-great-chuckle-andy-and-a-valuabl2011-06-29T20:41:00.663Z2011-06-29T20:41:00.663Znoemail@noemail.orgpratishthaI recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.<br /> <a href="http://www.painrelief.com.sg/" rel="nofollow">Neck Pain</a> /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2009/04/the-magical-mystery-tour.html#comments-i-recently-came-across-your-blog-and-have-been-rea2011-06-29T20:41:00.819Z2011-06-29T20:41:00.819Znoemail@noemail.orgJack VaughanWell spoken! As you rightly describe it, such engineering is near to art. May I ask a question? In the news this week is a story about Google and its latest Image search software, &quot;PageRank for Product Image Search.&quot; Apparently these Googlista suggest that despite decades of effort, image analysis remains a largely unsolved problem in computer science. Do you agree or disagree that that is the case. Thanks for your time. Jack Vaughan /content/vsd/en/blogs/my-view/2008/03/that-joke-isn-t-funny-anymore.html#comments-well-spoken-as-you-rightly-describe-it-such-engi2011-06-29T20:41:00.975Z2011-06-29T20:41:00.975Z