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  "id": 3980,
  "title": "What format are the images?",
  "url": "/competitions/icdar2013-gender-prediction-from-handwriting/discussion/3980",
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  "post_date": "2013-03-06T06:11:34.707Z",
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  "content": "<p>Prior to trying to download the file what format are the images in the zip in?</p>",
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      "id": "21077",
      "postDate": "03/06/2013 06:11:34",
      "content": "<p>Prior to trying to download the file what format are the images in the zip in?</p>",
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    {
      "id": "21081",
      "postDate": "03/06/2013 07:02:35",
      "content": "<p>They are in jpg format.</p>\r\n<p>I just uploaded&nbsp;<span>images_subset.zip in the data page which allows you to see the images of the 5 first writers before downloading the full dataset.</span></p>",
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      "id": "21118",
      "postDate": "03/06/2013 21:46:09",
      "content": "<p>Due to lack of knowledge, I was kind of wondering why do we need image files? Train/Test data already contain the features extracted from these images rite. Can you correct me if I got something wrong?</p>",
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      "id": "21128",
      "postDate": "03/07/2013 00:55:54",
      "content": "<p>[quote=PVK;21118]</p>\r\n<p>Due to lack of knowledge, I was kind of wondering why do we need image files? Train/Test data already contain the features extracted from these images rite. Can you correct me if I got something wrong?</p>\r\n<p>[/quote]</p>\r\n<p>Perhaps you could get better features yourself.</p>",
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      "id": "21132",
      "postDate": "03/07/2013 07:40:23",
      "content": "<p>Thanks Benoit. Now It all adds up nicely to me.</p>",
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      "id": "25934",
      "postDate": "06/19/2013 06:56:30",
      "content": "<p>so do you mean we can see what<a href=\"http://www.rasteredge.com/how-to/vb-net-imaging/document-image-formats/\"> image formats vb</a> are according to the data, there is no need for us to have image files?</p>",
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      "id": "26482",
      "postDate": "07/01/2013 07:19:54",
      "content": "<p>Sorry, I don't think so. If there is no need for us to have image files , why we still need\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yiigo.com/net-document-image-sdk/conversion-support.shtml\">convert documents &amp; images into so many different kinds of formats</a>?</p>\r\n<p></p>",
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      "author_name": "ahassaine",
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      "post_date": "03/06/2013 07:02:35",
      "content": "<p>They are in jpg format.</p>\r\n<p>I just uploaded&nbsp;<span>images_subset.zip in the data page which allows you to see the images of the 5 first writers before downloading the full dataset.</span></p>",
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      "author_name": "pvk680",
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      "post_date": "03/06/2013 21:46:09",
      "content": "<p>Due to lack of knowledge, I was kind of wondering why do we need image files? Train/Test data already contain the features extracted from these images rite. Can you correct me if I got something wrong?</p>",
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      "id": 21128,
      "author_name": "benoitplante",
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      "post_date": "03/07/2013 00:55:54",
      "content": "<p>[quote=PVK;21118]</p>\r\n<p>Due to lack of knowledge, I was kind of wondering why do we need image files? Train/Test data already contain the features extracted from these images rite. Can you correct me if I got something wrong?</p>\r\n<p>[/quote]</p>\r\n<p>Perhaps you could get better features yourself.</p>",
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      "id": 21132,
      "author_name": "pvk680",
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      "post_date": "03/07/2013 07:40:23",
      "content": "<p>Thanks Benoit. Now It all adds up nicely to me.</p>",
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      "id": 25934,
      "author_name": "faimage",
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      "post_date": "06/19/2013 06:56:30",
      "content": "<p>so do you mean we can see what<a href=\"http://www.rasteredge.com/how-to/vb-net-imaging/document-image-formats/\"> image formats vb</a> are according to the data, there is no need for us to have image files?</p>",
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      "author_name": "",
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      "post_date": "07/01/2013 07:19:54",
      "content": "<p>Sorry, I don't think so. If there is no need for us to have image files , why we still need\r\n<a href=\"http://www.yiigo.com/net-document-image-sdk/conversion-support.shtml\">convert documents &amp; images into so many different kinds of formats</a>?</p>\r\n<p></p>",
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