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Author William Vaughan
Professional modeling is the foundation of every aspect of the 3D production pipeline and is essential to the success of any 3D computer graphics project. [digital] Modeling is unlike any other modeling book you’ve seen—it gets to the core of what it takes to create....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Author Phil Simon
Zoom into the new world of remote collaborationWhile a worldwide pandemic may have started the Zoom revolution, the convenience of remote meetings is here to stay. Zoom For Dummies takes you from creating meetings on the platform to running global webinars. Along the way ....
Release Date 2020/08 -
Author Carl Purcell
Overcome the obstacles to your artistic expression Improving your artwork can be as simple as learning how to trust your eyes. Your Artist's Brain shows you how to portray even the most complex subjects by focusing on what you really see—not what you think you s....
Release Date 2010/05 -
Author Ralph Roberts
A concise, enjoyable look at using Yammer, the secure, fun-to-use private social network for your company, now from MicrosoftShare what you're doing, post announcements, congratulate people, link to documents or interesting websites, make files available, ask or an....
Release Date 2012/10 -
Author Michael C. Neel
This Wrox Blox will guide you through the world of 3D programming and give you solid knowledge and a foundation in game programming using Microsoft's XNA Framework. You will learn the fundamentals from 3D mathematics to model animation, including all the subjects n....
Release Date 2010/01 -
Wrong Numbers in Sports: Painting a Bigger Picture with Stats that Matter
Author Martin B. Schmidt , David J. Berri
This Element is an excerpt from Stumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports (9780132357784) by David J. Berri and Martin B. Schmidt. Available in print and digital formats.Why sports decision-makers are wrong s....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games
Author Christy Marx
Writing for Animation, Comics, and Games explains the practical aspects of creating scripts for animation, comics, graphic novels, and computer games. It details how you can create scripts that are in the right industry format, and follow the expected rules for you....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Write Your Way into Animation and Games
Author Christy Marx
Launch your career in writing for video games or animation with the best tips, tricks, and tutorials from the Focal press catalog--all at your fingertips. Let our award-winning writers and game developers show you how to generate ideas and create compelling storylin....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author Martie Cook
Learn to craft smart, original stories and scripts for a variety of television formats and genres, including comedy, drama, pilots, animation, made-for-TV movies, late night, and reality television. Hear directly from studio and network executives, agents, and manag....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Author Stanley R. Alten
Written by highly respected author Stan Alten, WORKING WITH AUDIO provides readers with a fundamental understanding of the principles, technology, and techniques of audio production. This book covers the basics of audio production techniques in radio, TV, music, and....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Author John Broughton
Want to be part of the largest group-writing project in humanhistory? Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia, the user-generatedonline reference for the 21st century. Considered more popular thaneBay, Microsoft.com, and Amazon.com, Wikipedia servers respond toapproxim....
Release Date 2008/01 -
Wikipedia Reader's Guide: The Missing Manual
Author John Broughton
You don't have to understand how to edit Wikipedia in order to find the information you need and join the conversation. This booklet gives you just what you need to know in friendly, concise form so you can research any subject without getting lost in Wikipedia's ....
Release Date 2008/05 -
Author Chris Marquardt
The very thing that makes wide-angle photography so compelling also makes it a challenge: While you’re sure to capture a vast scene using a wide-angle lens, it can be difficult to direct the viewer’s attention when so many elements are included in an image. F....
Release Date 2018/05 -
Author Mike Barlow
Is the Internet the frontend of a new industrial age?The Internet is rapidly transforming from a simple network of humans with computers into the backbone of a new industrial society of networked machines that connect with each other to get things done. And nowhere....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Author Roberto Valenzuela
In Wedding Storyteller, Volume 1: Elevating the Approach to Photographing Wedding Stories, photographer and educator Roberto Valenzuela delivers what so many of his readers have been asking for: a book specifically dedicated to helping photographers improve t....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers, 2nd Edition
Author Michael Schrenk
There's a wealth of data online, but sorting and gathering it by hand can be tedious and time consuming. Rather than click through page after endless page, why not let bots do the work for you? Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers will show you how to create simpl....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers
Author Michael Schrenk
The Internet is bigger and better than what a mere browser allows. Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers is for programmers and businesspeople who want to take full advantage of the vast resources available on the Web. There's no reason to let browsers limit your ....
Release Date 2007/03 -
Web Animation using JavaScript: Develop and Design
Author Julian Shapiro
We’ve come a long way since the days of flashing banner ads and scrolling news tickers. Today, the stunning motion design of iOS and Android dramatically improves a user’s experience — instead of detracting from it. The best sites and apps of today leverage animati....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Watercolor: Florals & Botanicals
Author Geri Medway , Caroline Linscott , Joan Hansen , Barbara Fudurich
Learn to paint sunflowers, water lilies, roses, and more! In this gorgeous 32-page project book, four accomplished watercolorists show aspiring artists how to paint a range of florals and botanicals from delicate orchids to bold birds of paradise.
Release Date 2008/06 -
Author Imin Kao , Chunhui Chung
Presenting all the major stages in wafer manufacturing, from crystals to prime wafers.This book first outlines the physics, associated metrology, process modelling and quality requirements and the goes on to discuss wafer forming and wafer surface preparation techniques. The whole is rounded o....
Release Date 2021/01 -
Author M.J. Lallo , Jean Ann Wright
Voice Over for Animation takes animation and voice-over students and professionals alike through the animated voice-over world. The book provides information, exercises, and advice from professional voice-over artists. Now you can develop your own unique char....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Visual QuickProject Guide: Organizing and Editing Your Photos with Picasa
Author Steve Schwartz
If you're looking for an easy way to find photos on your PC, make a few editing fixes, and then share your images with others, look no further. Picasa, available as a free download from Google.com, makes it easy to instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on....
Release Date 2005/05 -
Visual QuickProject Guide: Making a Movie in imovie HD and iDVD 5
Author Jeff Carlson
So you've got a copy of iMovie HD and iDVD 5, a camcorder, and plenty of footage—but how do you get all this video footage into a watchable movie? Maybe you don't want to spend a lot of time learning all the ins and outs of the software, but just want to get yo....
Release Date 2005/04 -
Visual QuickProject Guide Retouching Photos in Photoshop Elements 4
Author Nolan Hester
If you want to get great-looking photos fast but don’t want to get bogged down with the details, then you need a Visual QuickProject Guide!You took some photos and they could use a little finessing. All you want to do is correct an image's lighting, fix a little re....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Visual Design for Online Learning
Author Torria Davisi
Update the visual design of your course in pedagogically sound waysVisual Design for Online Learning spotlights the role that visual elements play in the online learning environment. Written for both new and experienced instructors, the book guides you in adding pe....
Release Date 2015/10 -
Author Ole Qvist-Sorensen , Loa Baastrup
Have you ever felt stuck with methods, tools and skills that do not match the increasing complexity you are part of? Would you like to work in new ways that strengthen thinking, communication and collaboration? Visual Collaboration introduces a new and innovative way....
Release Date 2019/11 -
Virtual Local Manufacturing Communities
Author William Sims Bainbridge
This book deeply explores production-capable social media channels, based on thousands of hours of observation and extensive collection of statistical data, extracting hypotheses that may generalize to the real-world distributed manufacturing of the near future.Dis....
Release Date 2019/02