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Picture Transfer Protocol, the Glossary

Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) is a protocol originally developed by the Photographic and Imaging Manufacturers Association (PIMA) (later known as the International Imaging Industry Association) to allow the transfer of images from digital cameras to computers and other peripheral devices without the need for additional device drivers.^[1]

48 relations: Android (operating system), Arduino, Canon Inc., Communication protocol, Computer file, Design rule for Camera File system, Device driver, DigiKam, Digital camera, Digital Negative, Digital photography, Digital Print Order Format, Drive letter assignment, Exif, F-Spot, File Allocation Table, Free software, Global Positioning System, GPhoto, GVfs, IEEE 1394, International Imaging Industry Association, International Organization for Standardization, Internet Protocol, JPEG, Kodak, Linux, Linux Journal, Mass storage, Media Transfer Protocol, Memory card, Metadata, Microsoft, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows, Nikon, Open-source software, PictBridge, POSIX, TIFF/EP, USB, USB Implementers Forum, USB mass storage device class, Wi-Fi, Windows Embedded Compact, Windows Image Acquisition, Windows Me, Xperi.
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Android (operating system)

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Arduino

Arduino is an Italian open-source hardware and software company, project, and user community that designs and manufactures single-board microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for building digital devices.

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Canon Inc.

Canon Inc. (Hepburn) is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

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Communication protocol

A communication protocol is a system of rules that allows two or more entities of a communications system to transmit information via any variation of a physical quantity. Picture Transfer Protocol and communication protocol are network protocols.

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Computer file

In computing, a computer file is a resource for recording data on a computer storage device, primarily identified by its filename.

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Design rule for Camera File system

Design rule for Camera File system (DCF) is a JEITA specification (number CP-3461) which defines a file system for digital cameras, including the directory structure, file naming method, character set, file format, and metadata format. Picture Transfer Protocol and Design rule for Camera File system are digital photography.

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Device driver

In the context of an operating system, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton.

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DigiKam

digiKam is a free and open-source image organizer and tag editor written in C++ using the KDE Frameworks.

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Digital camera

A digital camera, also called a digicam, is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory.

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Digital Negative

Digital Negative (DNG) is an open, lossless raw image format developed by Adobe and used for digital photography. Picture Transfer Protocol and digital Negative are digital photography.

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Digital photography

Digital photography uses cameras containing arrays of electronic photodetectors interfaced to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to produce images focused by a lens, as opposed to an exposure on photographic film.

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Digital Print Order Format

DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) is a format which allows the user of a digital camera or other device such as a mobile phone or PDA to define which captured images on the storage card are to be printed, together with information on the number of copies or other image information such as paper size, image title text, image orientation, contact information and more. Picture Transfer Protocol and digital Print Order Format are digital photography.

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Drive letter assignment

In computer data storage, drive letter assignment is the process of assigning alphabetical identifiers to volumes.

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Exif

Exchangeable image file format (officially Exif, according to JEIDA/JEITA/CIPA specifications) is a standard that specifies formats for images, sound, and ancillary tags used by digital cameras (including smartphones), scanners and other systems handling image and sound files recorded by digital cameras. Picture Transfer Protocol and Exif are digital photography.

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F-Spot

F-Spot is a discontinued image organizer, that was designed to provide personal photo management for the GNOME desktop environment.

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File Allocation Table

File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers and was the default filesystem for MS-DOS and Windows 9x operating systems.

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Free software

Free software, libre software, libreware or rarely known as freedom-respecting software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.

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GPhoto

gPhoto is a set of software applications and libraries for use in digital photography. Picture Transfer Protocol and GPhoto are digital photography.

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GVfs

GVfs (abbreviation for GNOME virtual file system) is GNOME's userspace virtual filesystem designed to work with the I/O abstraction of GIO, a library available in GLib since version 2.15.1.

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IEEE 1394

IEEE 1394 is an interface standard for a serial bus for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer.

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International Imaging Industry Association

The International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) was a trade association created by the merger of the Photographic and Imaging Manufacturers Association (PIMA) and the Digital Imaging Group (DIG) in 2001.

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International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental, international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.

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Internet Protocol

The Internet Protocol (IP) is the network layer communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries.

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JPEG

JPEG (short for Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a commonly used method of lossy compression for digital images, particularly for those images produced by digital photography. Picture Transfer Protocol and JPEG are ISO standards.

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Kodak

The Eastman Kodak Company, referred to simply as Kodak, is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in film photography.

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Linux

Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.

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Linux Journal

Linux Journal (LJ) is an American monthly technology magazine originally published by Specialized System Consultants, Inc. (SSC) in Seattle, Washington since 1994.

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Mass storage

In computing, mass storage refers to the storage of large amounts of data in a persisting and machine-readable fashion.

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The Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is an extension to the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) communications protocol that allows media files to be transferred automatically to and from portable devices. Picture Transfer Protocol and media Transfer Protocol are USB.

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Memory card

A memory card is an electronic data storage device used for storing digital information, typically using flash memory.

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Metadata (or metainformation) is "data that provides information about other data", but not the content of the data itself, such as the text of a message or the image itself.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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Microsoft Developer Network

Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) was the division of Microsoft responsible for managing the firm's relationship with developers and testers, such as hardware developers interested in the operating system (OS), and software developers developing on the various OS platforms or using the API or scripting languages of Microsoft's applications.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Nikon

() is an optics and photographic equipment manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Open-source software

Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.

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PictBridge

PictBridge is a historical computing industry standard introduced in 2003 from the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) for direct printing. Picture Transfer Protocol and PictBridge are digital photography and USB.

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POSIX

The Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society for maintaining compatibility between operating systems. Picture Transfer Protocol and POSIX are ISO standards.

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TIFF/EP

Tag Image File Format/Electronic Photography (TIFF/EP) is a digital image file format standard – ISO 12234-2, titled "Electronic still-picture imaging – Removable memory – Part 2: TIFF/EP image data format". Picture Transfer Protocol and TIFF/EP are ISO standards.

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USB

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that allows data exchange and delivery of power between many types of electronics.

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USB Implementers Forum

The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) is a nonprofit organization created to promote and maintain USB (Universal Serial Bus), a set of specifications and transmission procedures for a type of cable connection that has since become used widely for electronic equipment. Picture Transfer Protocol and USB Implementers Forum are USB.

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USB mass storage device class

The USB mass storage device class (also known as USB MSC or UMS) is a set of computing communications protocols, specifically a USB Device Class, defined by the USB Implementers Forum that makes a USB device accessible to a host computing device and enables file transfers between the host and the USB device. Picture Transfer Protocol and USB mass storage device class are USB.

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Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves.

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Windows Embedded Compact

Windows Embedded Compact, formerly Windows Embedded CE, Windows Powered and Windows CE, is a discontinued operating system developed by Microsoft for mobile and embedded devices.

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Windows Image Acquisition

Windows Image Acquisition (WIA; sometimes also called Windows Imaging Architecture) is a proprietary Microsoft driver model and application programming interface (API) for Microsoft Windows Me and later Windows operating systems that enables graphics software to communicate with imaging hardware such as scanners, digital cameras, and digital video equipment.

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Windows Me

Windows Me (Millennium Edition) is an operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems.

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Xperi

Xperi Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in San Jose, California, that develops software for consumer electronics and connected cars, as well as media platforms for video service over broadband.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_Transfer_Protocol

Also known as ISO 15740, ISO 15740:2008, PIMA 15740, PTP 1.0, PTP 1.1, PTP/IP, Picture Transfer Protocol 1.0, Picture Transfer Protocol 1.1, USB PTP, USB still-image device class.

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