1996-07-24 - Re: Digital Watermarks for copy protection in recent Billbo

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From: Alan Horowitz <alanh@infi.net>
To: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-07-24 07:57:07 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 15:57:07 +0800

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From: Alan Horowitz <alanh@infi.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 15:57:07 +0800
To: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Subject: Re: Digital Watermarks for copy protection in recent Billbo
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> However, what is somewhat less 
> well-known is the fact that in order to keep higher frequencies from being 
> "aliased" (reflected to lower frequencies by heterodyne processes) it is 
> necessary to remove (by filtering) any frequency content above that maximum, 
> before sampling is done.

   Well, fudge sticks. That sounds like this thing called an "image" in 
heterodyne analog RF receivers. I know how those work.

What is the physical basis for "aliasing" as you describe, in the 
sampling theater of operations?





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