[blenderdt]

I believe there are two things to keep in mind here:

1. There is the idea of compressing each Bayer color.

2. There is the compression method.

I believe this issue is about point 2, the compression. But it seems that Nikon is using a different compression so I am not sure Red will win this.

Edit: from the legal document, I believe it is about this part:

"The camera can be configured to transform blue and red image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in this form. This allows a user to reconstruct the red and blue data to obtain the original raw data for a modified version of the original raw data that is visually lossless when demosaiced. Additionally, the data can be processed so the green image elements are demosaiced first and then the red and blue elements are reconstructed based on values of the demosaiced green image elements."

[akira2501]

Sounds a lot like converting "left-right" audio into "mid-side" audio for the same benefits.

[AnonCoward4]

That quote sounds a lot like 1. (the idea of compressing each Bayer color), but I might misunderstand it.

[blenderdt]

Edit 2: Nikon is using the TicoRAW compression from intoPIX.

So I wonder why Red isn't suing intoPIX.

[Strom]

I have a guess, but I haven't actually researched this specific case to be sure.

intoPIX seems to be based in Belgium. I'm not sure exactly what type of patents RED has, but there are types like software patents which don't exist in the EU. Or perhaps it isn't about the type and RED just straight up doesn't have EU patents even if they theoretically could. Combine that with intoPIX (and I haven't verified this) only operating inside the EU, or at least outside of the US. You end up in a situation where RED would have difficulty suing intoPIX, because intoPIX doesn't operate in a jurisdiction where RED holds the relevant patents.

Once Nikon enters the picture, things change. Nikon clearly has US presence.

Of course it could also just be that RED doesn't care about small fish and only started caring now because Nikon has the potential for a lot of revenue.

[rasz]

2 is RED obfuscating ordinary JPEG2000