Jumpstart Logic Pro X 10.5
A practical guide that takes you from understanding the fundamentals of Logic Pro to discovering professional music creation techniques with an easy-to-follow approachKey features: Explore the world of music production by getting up to speed with Logic ProUnderstand the fundamentals of music production such as recording, editing, and adding effects to musicLearn to produce virtual sounds and music effects to enhance your music and create a final master from a raw music fileBook DescriptionLogic Pro is Apple's flagship application for music creation, found in many professional music studios across the globe. It is a powerful digital audio workstation that comes with all the software tools that you need to create music that sounds great. In the previous version, Logic Pro 10.5, Apple had added impressive features to what was already a full package of tools, loops, FX plug-ins, and software instruments.Providing a comprehensive introduction if you're new to Mac computer music creation, this practical guide will show you how to use Logic Pro and have you up to speed in no time.You'll not only understand what Apple's Logic Pro software can do but also get hands-on with using it to accomplish various musical tasks. The book starts by getting you up and running with the basic terminologies. As you progress, you'll explore how to create audio and MIDI musical parts. To build on your knowledge further, the book will guide you through developing an automated mix. In addition to this, you'll learn how to bounce mixes and audio files for distribution.By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with Logic Pro and have the skills you need to create professional-quality music.What you will learnGet to grips with Audio and MIDI and how they are different, along with covering Apple LoopsRecord and edit audio, such as your voice or guitarCreate and edit MIDI parts, using Logic Pro's software instrumentsDevelop realistic drums and electronic drums with Logic Pro 10.5's amazing DrummerExplore the new Step Sequencer, Live Loops, and Quick Sampler that were included with version 10.5Edit your arrangement and prepare the parts for mixingDiscover the principles of good mixing, including automation, pre-mastering, and final bouncingWho this book is forThis book is for musicians, songwriters, and music producers who want to learn Logic Pro from scratch with the help of expert guidance. A basic understanding of music theories such as chords and notes is highly recommended before you get started. This Logic Pro book also assumes that you'll be working on a Mac.
Digital Audio Forensics Fundamentals
Digital Audio Forensics Fundamentals offers an accessible introduction to both the theory and practical skills behind this emerging field of forensic science.
PlayStation 5 Gaming Guide
The PlayStation 5 has arrived! This next-generation console has hardware power, futuristic accessories and blockbuster games that will blow your mind. And you'll learn all about it in this PS5 guide by award-winning games journalist Chris Stead. Hands-on analysis of Sony's console and its featuresFull overview of hardware, peripherals, accessories and PlayStation Plus24 launch games reviewed and many more examinedPS5 vs Xbox Series X comparedChris Stead is a multiple award-winning, 25-year veteran games journalist PlayStation 5 Gaming Guide: Overview of the best PS5 video games, hardware and accessories.Are you unsure which PS5 games are right for you?Do you need help deciding which PS5 accessories you need and why?Are you trying to decide whether to buy a PlayStation or Xbox?Do you need help understanding what the new technology in the PS5 does?Are you a parent sick of buying the "wrong" games for your kids?Do you want to find the best multiplayer games on PS5? Chris Stead's PS5 Gaming Guide is as comprehensive an overview of the new video games console as you will find. This is the most powerful Sony gaming systems yet, offering the power required to play games at 8K resolution, at up 120fps, and with the latest technology such as ray-tracing, HDR, virtual reality and 3D Audio. Some of the biggest game series of all time are coming to PlayStation 5. Marvel's Spider-Man, God of War, Ratchet & Clank, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Grand Theft Auto, Watch Dogs, Fortnite, FIFA, NBA 2K, Horizon, Dirt and Gram Turismo just to name a few. As well as detailing the experience offered by over 24 Sony video games, focusing on PS5 exclusives, Chris Stead dives into each of the core accessories, the PlayStation Plus online service, and the pros and cons of the PlayStation gaming system itself. Stead started his career working on the Official PlayStation magazine in the mid-90s, and has since run such notable brands as GamePro, Game Informer, Fortnite magazine and Gameplayer, as well as working for sites like IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku, Rooster Teeth and MCV. Grab your copy of the PlayStation 5 Gaming Guide and learn: The best PS5 games for kids, teens and adults.Which PlayStation 5 games you can play online or co-op with friends.Where to buy a PS5 and PS5 video games at the cheapest price.How to decide on which PlayStation accessories and peripherals you need. Full list of included gamesAssassin's Creed: ValhallaAstro's PlayroomBugsnaxCOD Black Ops: Cold WarCyberpunk 2077Demon's Souls RemakeDestruction AllStarsDirt 5FIFA 21FortniteGodfallImmortals Fenyx RisingMadden NFL 21ManeaterMarvel's Spider-Man: Miles MoralesMortal Kombat 11 UltimateMXGP 2020NBA 2K21Observer: System ReduxPathless, ThePlanet Coaster: Console EditionSackboy: A Big AdventureWatch Dogs: LegionWorms Rumble DON'T WAIT!!Hit the ground running with the best of Amazon's PlayStation 5 gaming books. This is the ultimate PS5 guide.
Practical AI on the Google Cloud Platform
Working with AI is complicated and expensive for many developers. That's why cloud providers have stepped in to make it easier, offering free (or affordable) state-of-the-art models and training tools to get you started. With this book, you'll learn how to use Google's AI-powered cloud services to do everything from creating a chatbot to analyzing text, images, and video. Author Micheal Lanham demonstrates methods for building and training models step-by-step and shows you how to expand your models to accomplish increasingly complex tasks. If you have a good grasp of math and the Python language, you'll quickly get up to speed with Google Cloud Platform, whether you want to build an AI assistant or a simple business AI application. Learn key concepts for data science, machine learning, and deep learning Explore tools like Video AI and AutoML Tables Build a simple language processor using deep learning systems Perform image recognition using CNNs, transfer learning, and GANs Use Google's Dialogflow to create chatbots and conversational AI Analyze video with automatic video indexing, face detection, and TensorFlow Hub Build a complete working AI agent application
Opnet Iot Simulation
1 The evolution of IOT (5)1.1 The development process of IOT (5) 1.2 Design concept of IOT (9) 1.3 Architecture and key technologies of IOT (12) 1.4 IOT and WSN、M2M、BAN、CPS (21) 1.5 Human beings IOT (27) 1.6 IOT and big data, cloud computing、SDN (45) 1.7 IOT and network simulation (53)2 Introduction to OPNET network simulation (54) 2.1 OPNET overview (54) 2.2 Introduction to OPNET common functions (61) 2.3 Modeling and simulation methods for OPNET networks (77) 2.4 Processing of simulation results (89) 2.5 Packet switching network routines (92) 3.1 Network model(110) 3.2 Node model (120) 3.3 Results acquisition model (136) 3.4 Energy model (143) 3.5 Animation model (147)) 3.6 Other skills (155) 3.7 Comprehensive experiments (158) 4 Debugging of OPNET model in Large scale sensor network (175) 4.1 View the OPNET log file (175) 4.2 Use the OPNET Debugger to debug (177) 4.3 Joint debugging between OPNET and VC6 (191) 4.4 Tracking debugging of simulation model (195) 5 Simulation in OPNET network layer (211) 5.1 Geographic routing (211) 5.2 Mobile multimedia location routing (219) 5.3 Directed diffusion routing (227) 5.4 ZigBee protocol simulation (235) 6 Simulation of green IOT (254) 6.1 REER routing protocol (254) 6.2 KCN routing protocol (277) 7 Intelligent IOT simulation(289) 7.1 Overview of mobile agents (289) 7.2 Classic algorithm for single mobile agents (297) 7.3 Classic algorithm for multiple mobile agents (300) 7.4 Implementation of simulation for mobile agents (306) 8 Broadband IOT simulation(323) 8.1 Multipath bandwidth expansion algorithm (323) 8.2 Network simulation of IOT backbone (348) Reference (363)
Software for Exascale Computing - Sppexa 2016-2019
This open access book summarizes the research done and results obtained in the second funding phase of the Priority Program 1648 "Software for Exascale Computing" (SPPEXA) of the German Research Foundation (DFG) presented at the SPPEXA Symposium in Dresden during October 21-23, 2019. In that respect, it both represents a continuation of Vol. 113 in Springer's series Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, the corresponding report of SPPEXA's first funding phase, and provides an overview of SPPEXA's contributions towards exascale computing in today's sumpercomputer technology. The individual chapters address one or more of the research directions (1) computational algorithms, (2) system software, (3) application software, (4) data management and exploration, (5) programming, and (6) software tools. The book has an interdisciplinary appeal: scholars from computational sub-fields in computer science, mathematics, physics, or engineering will find it of particular interest.
Fmri Neurofeedback
fMRI Neurofeedback provides a perspective on how the field of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback has evolved, an introduction to state-of-the-art methods used for fMRI neurofeedback, a review of published neuroscientific and clinical applications, and a discussion of relevant ethical considerations. It gives a view of the ongoing research challenges throughout and provides guidance for researchers new to the field on the practical implementation and design of fMRI neurofeedback protocols. This book is designed to be accessible to all scientists and clinicians interested in conducting fMRI neurofeedback research, addressing the variety of different knowledge gaps that readers may have given their varied backgrounds and avoiding field-specific jargon. The book, therefore, will be suitable for engineers, computer scientists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and physicians working in fMRI neurofeedback.
CONTEMPORARY METHODS OF DIGITIZATION - Digitization process, archival methods and documentation of films, photographs and various other conventional and digital sources
Nowadays where technology is advancing at a fast pace, it is a fact that many technologies are becoming obsolete immediately and many data, analogue and digital based on these, are becoming inaccessible and will be lost permanently. Every day a large number of photos either in the form of print or digital from legacy devices, files, videos etc. are deleted or destroyed without any substantive method of recovering them. This phenomenon occurs not only privately but also in the public sector, in companies, archives, libraries, and in almost any form where archival material exists. This book describes a fully documented and thorough method of digitizing, archiving, and documenting material from various digital and analog sources. In order to save this material from deleting, destroying or storing it in inaccessible sources and media, and to create digital libraries with a structured, and most likely long-term, future use. You will not find historical data on file storage formats or other issues, as well as analysis of handling old devices and methods as this is not its purpose. Only information necessary to substantiate the procedures is provided. There are many methods of digitization available for us, but there are no substantial and detailed ones adapted to our needs. The book is about to fill that gap. The book was completed in 2019 after three years of research, (with some corrections and additions in 2020) and published in April, 2020.
Explore Software Defined Radio
Do you want to be able to receive satellite images using nothing but your computer, an old TV antenna, and a $20 USB stick? Now you can. At last, the technology exists to turn your computer into a super radio receiver, capable of tuning in to FM, shortwave, amateur "ham," and even satellite frequencies, around the world and above it. Listen to police, fire, and aircraft signals, both in the clear and encoded. And with the book's advanced antenna design, there's no limit to the signals you can receive. Combine your desktop or laptop computer with easy-to-find, Software Defined Radio (SDR) equipment, and tune in a wide range of signals in no time at all. Then, go one step further by converting a Raspberry Pi into your own dedicated SDR device. SDR USB dongles are usually designed to receive and decode high-definition digital television broadcasts, but the rising popularity of SDR has led to several of these devices being specifically made for - and marketed to - the software radio crowd. With step-by-step instructions, you'll have no problem getting everything up and running on both Windows and Linux. The antenna is the final piece in the SDR puzzle: Which antenna do you use? What shape do you need? How big does it have to be? And where do you point it? Get all the answers you need and learn what's possible when it comes to picking out or building an antenna. And if you're not particularly handy, don't worry. You can use an old-school set of rabbit ear antennas without too much modification. Discover the fun of this growing hobby and then open your ears to the hidden signals that surround you. What You Need: You will need a relatively recent computer or laptop, running either Windows or Ubuntu Linux. You can also use a Raspberry Pi. All of the software necessary is free and open-source, and the book describes in detail where to get it and how to install it, depending on your operating system.
Handbook of Computational Visual Media
In the digital age, there is a variety of large-scale visual data available on the Internet. This presents opportunities for the novel processing of visual information that can have commercial advantages. It can be accomplished if this data can be understood, systematically managed, processed and utilized. An interdisciplinary field of science called computer vision deals with enabling computers to gain an understanding of digital images and videos. Its objective is to automate tasks that only the human visual system can achieve. Some of the core tasks of computer vision are acquiring, processing, understanding and analyzing digital images, and extracting high-dimensional data for producing numerical or symbolic information. Image understanding can be thought of as the disentangling of symbolic information from image data with the aid of geometry, learning theory, physics and statistics. The applications of computer vision are varied. It is used for automatic inspection such as in manufacturing applications, computer-human interaction, navigation, assisting humans in identification tasks, etc. Computer vision is an upcoming field of science that has undergone rapid development over the past few decades. Most of the topics introduced in this book cover new techniques and the applications of visual information in computer vision. It is a vital tool for all researching or studying computational visual media as it gives incredible insights into emerging trends and concepts.
Algorithmic Game Theory
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory, SAGT 2020, held in Augsburg, Germany, in September 2020.* The 21 full papers presented together with 3 abstract papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 53 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections named: auctions and mechanism design, congestion games and flows over time, markets and matchings, scheduling and games on graphs, and social choice and cooperative games. * The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Modeling Sustainable Development
INDEX 2025 editionPaper 1. Model for Evaluation of Reuse of Electronic WastePaper 2. Addressing the Sustainability Issue in Smart CitiesPaper 3. Sustainability Key Factors in Socio-Economic SystemsPaper 4. Participatory Methods in Group Model BuildingPaper 5. Sustainability of Marine Protected Areas Paper 6. Waste remanufacturing modeling from household Paper 7. Sustainability of small-scale ecological arid environmentsPaper 8. Model for Facilitating Green InnovationPaper 9. Sustainability Assessment of Asset Management Decisions Paper 10. Green Growth and Ecotax Paper 11. Sustainable Development in Intensive Farming Paper 12. Environmental and Social Pressures in Mining Paper 13. Input-Output for Ecological-Economic AnalysisPaper 14. Gamification and Innovation Management INDEX OF MODELS FOR BEGINNERS1. Population Growth2. Modeling the Ecology of a Natural Reserve3. Effects of the Intensive Farming4. The Fishery of Shrimp5. Rabbits and Foxes6. A Study of Hogs 7. Ingestion of Toxins8. The Barays of AngkorCOLLECTION OF BOOKS Selected papers on System Dynamics1.Agriculture and food production ISBN: 97816869845702.Business ISBN: 97816869975563.Ecology and the environment ISBN: 97816870003234.Economy: money and finances ISBN: 97816870031335.Energy ISBN: 97816870049326.Healthcare ISBN: 97816870067457.Housing and urban dynamics ISBN: 97816870083678.Supply chain and industrial dynamics ISBN: 97816870099759.Labor, human resources and social ISBN: 978168701538910.Sustainable development ISBN: 9781700341600Detailed content in http: //atc-innova.com/papers.htmABOUT THE AUTHOR Juan Martin Garcia, expert in System Dynamics and System Thinking, Ph. D. Industrial Engineer UPC (Spain) and Postgraduate Diploma in Business Dynamics at the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). He has been teacher of building simulation models during twenty years in several universities and now he teaches the online courses of Vensim in http: //vensim.com/vensim-online-courses/
Modeling and Simulation of Healthcare Systems
EDITION 2025Paper 1. Patient Flow and Hospital Staffing RequirementsPaper 2. Forecasting Public Regional Health NeedsPaper 3. Forecasting the Shortage of NeurosurgeonsPaper 4. Simulating Childhood ObesityPaper 5. Modeling Vector Borne DiseasePaper 6. Generic Model of Contagious DiseasePaper 7. Increasing Patient's Safety LevelPaper 8. Prevention of Rabies and Vaccination CoveragePaper 9. Deceased Donors for Organ TransplantationPaper 10. Antimicrobial and Antibiotic ResistancePaper 11. Cost Treatment of Hepatitis C Paper 12. Model for Suicide Prevention Paper 13. Modeling For Human Resources PlanningPaper 14. Scenario Planning WorkshopPaper 15. Stereotypes in Socio-Economic SystemsPaper 16. The Bass Diffusion ModelPaper 17. Evaluate Future Businesses PerformancePaper 18. Group Model BuildingPaper 19. Infectious Disease ModelPaper 20. Management of a large public hospitalINDEX OF MODELS FOR BEGINNERS1. Population Growth2. A Catastrophe Study3. The Young Ambitious Worker4. Development of an Epidemic5. The Golden Number6. The Butterfly Effect7. Building Games and Learning Labs8. Sensitivity AnalysisCOLLECTION OF BOOKS Selected papers on System Dynamics1.Agriculture and food production ISBN: 97816869845702.Business ISBN: 97816869975563.Ecology and the environment ISBN: 97816870003234.Economy: money and finances ISBN: 97816870031335.Energy ISBN: 97816870049326.Healthcare ISBN: 97816870067457.Housing and urban dynamics ISBN: 97816870083678.Supply chain and industrial dynamics ISBN: 97816870099759.Labor, human resources and social ISBN: 978168701538910.Sustainable development ISBN: 9781700341600Detailed content in http: //atc-innova.com/papers.htmABOUT THE AUTHOR Juan Martin Garcia, expert in System Dynamics and System Thinking, Ph. D. Industrial Engineer UPC (Spain) and Postgraduate Diploma in Business Dynamics at the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). He has been teacher of building simulation models during twenty years in several universities and now he teaches the online courses of Vensim in https: //vensim.com/online-courses/
Flash Hacks
If you've ever seen an especially cool Flash effect on the web, gone straight to your trusty Flash book to find out how to do it, then turned away empty-handed--Flash Hacks is for you. This unique book offers a collection of expert Flash tips and tricks for optimization, creating interesting effects, ActionScript programming, sound and video effects, and much more--and you don't need to be an expert to use them (although you'll certainly look like one). With Flash technology, you can create compelling web content, expressive user interfaces, and rich applications for the Internet--all of which dramatically enhance the user experience. But Flash is not just practical, it's a wellspring of opportunities to unleash your creativity and have fun. Flash Hacks dives straight into all that's fun and creative about Flash, while presenting useful programming techniques and practical--although never mundane--hacks that can make your work easier. Geared to cover Flash MX, Flash MX 2004, and Flash MX Professional 2004, Flash Hacks begins with hacks on authoring, testing, and web environments. You'll learn how to beat the Flash bloat bug, realistically simulate the web, create a JavaScript-free Flash sniffer, and hack a spellchecker for Flash. Other hacks in the book are grouped in the following areas: Primitives Timelines Symbols Flash Assets (sound, video, and bitmaps) Code hacks Events and event handling Advanced animation UI design hacks True to O'Reilly's popular Hacks series, Flash Hacks tackles problems and solutions that aren't dealt with elsewhere. You'll pick up insider tips from the experts, and learn about amazing and sometimes quirky aspects of Flash. If you want more than your average Flash user--you want to explore and experiment, unearth shortcuts, create useful tools, and come up with fun things to try on your own--Flash Hacks is the book you'll need.
LibreOffice 6.0 Writer Guide
LibreOffice is a freely-available, full-featured office suite that runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS. This book is for beginners to advanced users of Writer, the word processing component. It covers setting up Writer to suit the way you work; using styles and templates; working with text, graphics, tables, and forms; formatting pages (page styles, columns, frames, sections, and tables); printing and mail merge; creating tables of contents, indexes, and bibliographies; using master documents and fields; creating PDFs; and more. This book was written by volunteers from the LibreOffice community. Profits from the sale of this book will be used to benefit the community. Free PDFs of this book and its individual chapters are available from http: //www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/
Virtual Reality for Main Street
Are you ready to thrive in the new era of Human Connection?Welcome to "Virtual Reality for Main Street," a groundbreaking book to help you, your loved ones, and your community succeed in our new industrial era. In this book, you will discover how to apply virtual reality to help others feel loved, empowered, and connected. With virtual reality, it's possible to...Help a hospital patient virtually pray from their place of worship before treatment. Create Virtual Reality Vision Boards from your children's future to help them believe they can achieve their dreams. Create deeper connections with your public relations and advertising campaigns. This book is your ticket to travel into the new and exciting world of Virtual Reality.
Natural Language Processing Crash Course for Beginners
Natural Language Processing Crash Course for BeginnersArtificial Intelligence (AI) isn't the latest fad! The reason is AI has been around since 1956, and its relevance is evident in every field today. Artificial Intelligence incorporates human intelligence into machines. Machine Learning (ML), a branch of AI, enables machines to learn by themselves. Deep Learning (DL), a subfield of Machine Learning, uses algorithms that are inspired by the functioning of the human brain. Natural Language Processing (NLP) combines computational linguistics and Artificial Intelligence, enabling computers and humans to communicate seamlessly. And NLP is immensely powerful and impactful as every business is looking to integrate it into their day to day dealings.How Is This Book Different?This book by AI Publishing is carefully crafted, giving equal importance to the theoretical concepts as well as the practical aspects of natural language processing. In each chapter of the second half of the book, the theoretical concepts of different types of deep learning and NLP techniques have been covered in-depth, followed by practical examples. You will learn how to apply different NLP techniques using the TensorFlow and Keras libraries for Python. Each chapter contains exercises that are designed to evaluate your understanding of the concepts covered in that chapter. Also, in the Resources section of each chapter, you can access the Python notebook. The author has also compiled a list of hands-on NLP projects and competitions that you can try on your own. The main benefit of purchasing this book is you get immediate access to all the extra learning material presented with this book-Python codes, exercises, PDFs, and references-on the publisher's website without having to spend an extra cent. You can download the datasets used in this book at runtime, or you can access them in the Resources/Datasets folder.The author holds your hand through everything. He provides you a step by step explanation of the installation of the software needed to implement the various NLP techniques in this book. You can start experimenting with the practical aspects of NLP right from the beginning.Even if you are new to Python, you'll find the ultra-short course on Python programming language in the second chapter immensely helpful. You get all the codes and datasets with this book. So, if you have access to a computer with the internet, you can get started. The topics covered include: What is Natural Language Processing?Environment Setup and Python Crash CourseIntroduction to Deep LearningText Cleaning and ManipulationCommon NLP TasksImporting Text Data from Various SourcesWord Embeddings: Converting Words to NumbersIMDB Movies Sentimental AnalysisHam and Spam Message ClassificationText Summarization and Topic ModelingText Classification with Deep LearningText Translation Using Seq2Seq ModelState of the Art NLP with BERT TransformersHands-on NLP Projects/Articles for PracticeExercise SolutionsClick the BUY button and download the book now to start your Natural Language Processing journey.
Nikon D780 for Dummies
Join the photographers who turn to the For Dummies series for useful guidance Nikon D780 For Dummies provides Nikon D780 users and owners with in-depth knowledge and practical advice about how to get great shots with their powerful camera. Written by professional photographer Doug Sahlin, this book gives quick and convenient answers to Nikon D780 users' most frequent and pressing questions. Nikon D780 For Dummies covers the topics you'll need to get started with your new D780 camera. The book includes clear guidance on topics like: - Exploring the Nikon D780 body - Getting to know the settings options - Seeing results from auto modes - Taking control of exposure - Looking into lens options - Using the flash effectively Written in the straightforward and pragmatic style known and loved by For Dummies readers around the world, Nikon D780 For Dummies is perfect for people just starting out with digital SLR photography as well as those who know their way around a camera.
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Reisen Sie und verleihen Sie der Welt Farbe, w瓣hrend Sie gem羹tlich in Ihrem Wohnzimmer entspannen: Die Arbeit und t瓣glichen Herausforderungen k繹nnen sehr stressreich sein. Oft sehnt man sich nach dem n瓣chsten Urlaub. Mit diesem neuen Malbuch erleben Sie spannende Reisen wann immer Sie m繹chten - ganz gem羹tlich von Ihrem Zuhause aus.In dieser Ausgabe verleihen Sie ber羹hmten Sehensw羹rdigkeiten und Tieren von den beliebtesten Reisezielen und exotischen L瓣ndern Farbe.Denn dieses Malbuch ist besonders f羹r Reiseliebhaber gestaltet. Sie entdecken spannende neue Orte, w瓣hrend Sie zuhause malen.Jedes Motiv wird von informativen Texten begleitet, so erfahren Sie Wissenswertes 羹ber die Hintergr羹nde der Sehensw羹rdigkeiten, L瓣nder und Tiere.Das Malbuch enth瓣lt insgesamt 24 Malvorlagen von spannenden Orten aus 12 verschiedenen L瓣ndern. Es sind teilweise komplexe, Mandala-瓣hnliche Motive der wichtigsten Sehensw羹rdigkeiten oder Tiere typisch f羹r das jeweilige Reiseziel.
New Media in Public Relations
Communications professionals are never really given the due they deserve. While they are generally supposed to convey what is happening in their respective organizations, on most occasions, organizations actually end up doing what the communications people would want to convey to the external audience. Many recent phenomenon of global importance show that, the messaging, the narrative building around an event becomes more important than the event itself. The advent of new media has tremendously enhanced the importance of the role of communications or public relations professionals. Gone are the days, when an organization would gain popularity or traction among its target audience on its own, or a lazy press release at the end of an event would be sufficient to convey the desired message. This book tries to explore how new media tools are changing the profession of public relations in the Indian context. With separate chapters on how the government run PR is responding to this change and how the corporate world is reacting, the book tries to analyse all possible facets of this change. This effort would certainly be of great value to young PR professionals as well as students who wish to pursue public relations as a profession.
Performing Digital
There has been an exponential explosion in the production and consumption of video online and yet there is a scarcity of knowledge and cases about video and the digital archive. This book seeks to address that through the lens of the project Circus Oz Living Archive. This project provides the case study foundation for the articulation of the issues
Unity 2020 Virtual Reality Projects - Third Edition
Explore the latest features of Unity and build VR experiences including first-person interactions, audio fireball games, 360-degree media, art gallery tours, and VR storytellingKey Features Discover step-by-step instructions and best practices to begin your VR development journey Explore Unity features such as URP rendering, XR Interaction Toolkit, and ProBuilder Build impressive VR-based apps and games that can be experienced using modern devices like Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest Book Description This third edition of the Unity Virtual Reality (VR) development guide is updated to cover the latest features of Unity 2019.4 or later versions - the leading platform for building VR games, applications, and immersive experiences for contemporary VR devices. Enhanced with more focus on growing components, such as Universal Render Pipeline (URP), extended reality (XR) plugins, the XR Interaction Toolkit package, and the latest VR devices, this edition will help you to get up to date with the current state of VR. With its practical and project-based approach, this book covers the specifics of virtual reality development in Unity. You'll learn how to build VR apps that can be experienced with modern devices from Oculus, VIVE, and others. This virtual reality book presents lighting and rendering strategies to help you build cutting-edge graphics, and explains URP and rendering concepts that will enable you to achieve realism for your apps. You'll build real-world VR experiences using world space user interface canvases, locomotion and teleportation, 360-degree media, and timeline animation, as well as learn about important VR development concepts, best practices, and performance optimization and user experience strategies. By the end of this Unity book, you'll be fully equipped to use Unity to develop rich, interactive virtual reality experiences. What you will learn Understand the current state of virtual reality and VR consumer products Get started with Unity by building a simple diorama scene using Unity Editor and imported assets Configure your Unity VR projects to run on VR platforms such as Oculus, SteamVR, and Windows immersive MR Design and build a VR storytelling animation with a soundtrack and timelines Implement an audio fireball game using game physics and particle systems Use various software patterns to design Unity events and interactable components Discover best practices for lighting, rendering, and post-processing Who this book is for Whether you're a non-programmer unfamiliar with 3D computer graphics or experienced in both but new to virtual reality, if you're interested in building your own VR games or applications, this Unity book is for you. Any experience in Unity will be useful but is not necessary.
Software for Exascale Computing - Sppexa 2016-2019
This open access book summarizes the research done and results obtained in the second funding phase of the Priority Program 1648 "Software for Exascale Computing" (SPPEXA) of the German Research Foundation (DFG) presented at the SPPEXA Symposium in Dresden during October 21-23, 2019. In that respect, it both represents a continuation of Vol. 113 in Springer's series Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, the corresponding report of SPPEXA's first funding phase, and provides an overview of SPPEXA's contributions towards exascale computing in today's sumpercomputer technology. The individual chapters address one or more of the research directions (1) computational algorithms, (2) system software, (3) application software, (4) data management and exploration, (5) programming, and (6) software tools. The book has an interdisciplinary appeal: scholars from computational sub-fields in computer science, mathematics, physics, or engineering will find it of particular interest.
Mastering AutoCAD 2021 and AutoCAD LT 2021
Give life to your designs and keep your CAD skills fresh with Mastering AutoCAD 2021 and Mastering AutoCAD LT 2021 AutoCAD continues to be the tool of choice for architects, project managers, engineers, city planners, and other design professionals, and when the industry experts need to learn the latest CAD techniques and trends, they turn to Mastering AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Packed with real-world examples, straightforward instructions, and downloadable project files, this edition of this bestselling AutoCAD reference has been fully updated for the latest features from the 2021 version of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. From getting familiar with the interface to preparing for Autodesk AutoCAD certification, Mastering AutoCAD 2021 and AutoCAD LT 2021 gives CAD professionals command of the software's core functions and complex capabilities. Develop AutoCAD drawings from concept to creation Use hatches, fields, and tables Work with dynamic blocks, attributes, drawing curves, and solid fills Apply 3D modeling and imaging techniques Customize your interface and configure template settings and styles Get ready for the Autodesk AutoCAD Certification exam Whether you're seeking on-the-job certification or just looking to dream big and draw, Mastering AutoCAD 2021 and AutoCAD LT 2021 is the ultimate guide to all things AutoCAD.
Autodesk Maya 2020A Comprehensive Guide, 12th Edition
Autodesk Maya 2020 is a powerful, integrated 3D modeling, animation, visual effects, and rendering software developed by Autodesk Inc. This integrated node based 3D software finds its application in the development of films, games, and design projects. The intuitive user interface and workflow tools of Maya 2020 have made the job of design visualization specialists a lot easier.Autodesk Maya 2020: A Comprehensive Guide book covers all features of Autodesk Maya 2020 software in a simple, lucid, and comprehensive manner. It will unleash your creativity, thus helping you create realistic 3D models, animation, and visual effects. In this edition, new tools and enhancements in modeling, animation, rigging as well as performance improvements in bifrost are covered. Additionally, the newly introduced Mash module, which is used for creating motion graphics, is also covered in the book.Salient Features: Consists of 17 chapters that are organized in a pedagogical sequence covering a wide range of topics such as Maya interface, Polygon modeling, NURBS modeling, texturing, lighting, cameras, animation, Paint Effects, Rendering, nHair, Fur, Fluids, Particles, nParticles and Bullet Physics in Autodesk Maya 2020.The first page of every chapter summarizes the topics that are covered in it.Consists of hundreds of illustrations and a comprehensive coverage of Autodesk Maya 2020 concepts & commands.Real-world 3D models and examples focusing on industry experience.Step-by-step instructions that guide the user through the learning process.Additional information is provided throughout the book in the form of tips and notes.Self-Evaluation test, Review Questions, and Exercises are given at the end of each chapter so that the users can assess their knowledge.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Exploring Maya InterfaceChapter 2: Polygon ModelingChapter 3: NURBS Curves and SurfacesChapter 4: NURBS ModelingChapter 5: UV MappingChapter 6: Shading and TexturingChapter 7: LightingChapter 8: AnimationChapter 9: Rigging, Constraints, and DeformersChapter 10: Paint EffectsChapter 11: RenderingChapter 12: Particle SystemChapter 13: Introduction to nParticlesChapter 14: FluidsChapter 15: nHairChapter 16: BifrostChapter 17: Bullet Physics and Motion GraphicsIndex
TechSmith Camtasia 2020The Essentials
Learn TechSmith Camtasia 2020 in Just One Day Using IconLogic's Proven "Skills and Drills" Approach to Learning.This hands-on, step-by-step workbook will introduce you to the essential TechSmith Camtasia 2020 skills you need to quickly get up and running with this awesome eLearning development tool.Using Camtasia, you can create software video demonstrations and soft skills eLearning videos. This book will teach you how!During the book's activities, you will learn how to import slides from existing PowerPoint presentations into a Camtasia project. You will learn how to create software video demonstrations using Camtasia Recorder. You will use the Camtasia Editor to add animations, record and edit voiceover audio, add graphics, music, annotations, closed captions, and quizzes.Learn to Share your finished Camtasia projects so they can be accessed by learners using desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. You will also set up published content so it can be hosted on a web server, LMS, YouTube, and Screencast.com. This book features: All of the Camtasia projects, images, audio files, videos, and other assets needed to get started (Just download and install the free Camtasia 30-day trial from the TechSmith website and jump in.)Dozens of step-by-step, hands-on activitiesConfidence Checks to challenge your new skillsHundreds of supporting screenshots
Textbook of Digital Image Processing
This book is an attempt to present the advances in digital image processing and analysis in the form of a textbook for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.FeaturesProvides introduction to imaging technology and digital image processes to manipulate and analyze digital image data- Statistical and frequency domain transformations described in detail- A separate chapter focusing on segmentation and edge detection, filtering, enhancement and restoration processes for image analysis is also covered in detail Morphological and other area operations useful to understand the form and structure of an object is dealt- Methods of image compression, coding the image data into a compact form, distortion caused by compression are discussedPattern recognition techniques which help in finding the objects in real world from an image is elaborated- Introduction to most acceptable image processing software like MATLAB, ERDAS and EASI / PACE are provided
YouTube
Are you tired of being a YouTube amateur? Do you wish you could make some real money with YouTube like everyone else is?Whether you want to (1) know how to use YouTube like a pro, (2) attract more fans and customers, or (3) market effectively and make money, then this is the book for you!Are your sales slumping? Is your customer base too small?Discover some of the world's best YouTube marketing techniques along with strategies for building lasting relationships with your customer base. Whether you're an employee, a business owner, or a freelancer, this book offers you proven techniques that will help you create better videos, market them effectively and get more satisfied customers!Exponentially explode your impact.Let's face it. People love watching videos. This can be seen by the incredible growth of YouTube over the years! The great thing about YouTube is that it is easy to use and very popular. A good video can get shared with great speed and astounding results. In this book I will uncover the secrets to making quality videos that have the chance to go viral.Win loyal customers with easily produced professional-quality videos.Customers approach online offers with a huge dose of skepticism. Without a face-to-face meeting, how are they to know they can trust you? How can they "see" the quality of your product? YouTube videos are the answer. When you provide a brief "trailer" describing who you are and what you stand for, it builds credibility and can lay the foundation for an ongoing relationship with an individual that can be very profitable for the both of you. A YouTube video that describes your product or service in detail is the next best thing to letting customers actually get their hands on it! There's no cost to the exchange and no risk to either of you. It's a win-win solution for everybody. By offering the consumer comfort and power through YouTube videos, you can inspire deeper trust and build a very happy customer base. In the following pages are clear, detailed instructions for how to best create your own winning videos that draw in loyal customersUse YouTube to establish your authority across all your other social media outlets.You know your stuff. You know it well. But the people out there don't know you or your product or idea. Short, informative videos are the best way to let them know. As they look you in the eye, they will see the genuineness of your character. As they watch you smoothly, calmly and confidently handle the subject of your expertise, they will be won over, convinced to trust your message. This is the true power of YouTube and I will show you how to do this consistently and effectively.What will you learn about YouTube? How to create a YouTube channel the right way. How to optimize your YouTube channel for great results. How to integrate YouTube into your social media marketing to increase your sales. How to use editing and other popular YouTube features. How to easily make professional-looking videos. You Will Also Discover: How to market your YouTube videos for maximum effectiveness. The best ways to interact with your fan base. How to make engaging and likable YouTube videos. How to maximize your impact on YouTube and make more money. Bring your product, business, and ideas to the world! Attract your fan base: Buy It Now!
Epub 3.2Concevez des eBooks modernes et accessibles
Mise ? jour de l'ouvrage pr矇c矇dent "EPUB 3.0, Concevez et r矇alisez des eBooks enrichis", ce livre reprend, en les d矇veloppant, l'ensemble des sp矇cifications de la toute derni癡re version EPUB 3.2. Les diff矇rentes techniques de mise en pages complexes, en cours de d矇veloppement ou exp矇rimentales sont expliqu矇es et comment矇es afin de se faire une id矇e des nouvelles orientations pr矇figurant peut-礙tre le futur de la version 4. Les nouveaux concepts de l'accessibilit矇, maintenant obligatoires par l'European Accessibility Act, sont int矇gr矇s et expliqu矇s au travers d'exemples pratiques WCAG et WAI-ARIA ou issus des bonnes pratiques. Modernit矇 et accessibilit矇, tels sont les nouveaux d矇fis de l'矇dition num矇rique.
Logic Pro X - What’s New in 10.5A different type of manual - the visual approach
This book is also available as a pdf download for $10 from the author's website DingDingMusic.com! ! ! In-depth Explanation of all new Features and Changes ! ! !"Logic Pro X - What's New in 10.5" provides the most comprehensive, most detailed, and most visually-oriented coverage of the Logic Pro X update 10.5. On 230 pages the author explains all the new features and changes with in-depth demonstrations, including information and instructions not found anywhere else. What are Graphically Enhanced Manuals (GEM)?They are a different type of manual with a visual approach that helps you UNDERSTAND a program, not just LEARN it. No need to read through 500 of pages of dry text explanations. Rich graphics and diagrams help you to get that "aha" effect and make it easy to comprehend difficult concepts. The Graphically Enhanced Manuals help you master a program much faster with a much deeper understanding of concepts, features, and workflows in a very intuitive way that is easy to understand. Testimonials: Readers love this unique way of learning applications no matter how easy or complicated the app might be. Here are some responses from satisfied customers: "I wish all the manuals on software were like yours!" - Giovanni C."You have the gift of making difficult concepts understandable" - William B."Your style is the most informative and clear I have ever seen" - Mark D."Great stuff Edgar! I bought your other Logic GEM books and love em..." - freeform"Thank you so much for your fantastic guides; I've learned so much!" - Brandon B."I love your manuals." - Eli."Love your writing!" - Magnus N"Your book is awesome" - Geoff S."I am really impressed by the quality and the user-friendliness of the book" - Giovanni"I cannot praise you enough, you are great at this" - Scot C."Thanks for a fantastic series of books - just what the doctor ordered." - Peter W."Many thanks for the effort you put into these books. A true gem". - Alan M
Smart Green World?Making Digitalization Work for Sustainability
This book investigates how digitization can influence environmental and social sustainability. Smart Green World? provides guiding principles for sustainable digitalization and develops hands-on proposals that show how politicians, individuals, businesses and civil society actors can help achieve it.
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro: A Complete Course and Compendium of Features is your guide to creating, editing, and enhancing videos in Adobe Premiere Pro. Whether you're organizing hours of interviews, rapidly splicing news clips before a deadline, or creating your magnum opus, Premiere Pro is the tool for you--and this book will teach you what you need to know. First, with a complete Course that includes a set of projects and lessons derived from video editor and motion graphic designer Ben Goldsmith, you will learn the procedures needed to use Premiere Pro effectively and professionally. Dozens of exercises are included that can be applied to any videos you have in mind. Through step-by-step lessons, you'll be exposed to all of Premiere Pro's features in practical contexts and its best practices for optimal workflows. To complete the Course, we'll supply lesson documents and their assets to download, so you can work alongside the text. Then, for greater depth of knowledge and subsequent reference, you'll use the Compendium to uncover more of the "how" and "why" of Premiere Pro. With each topic easy to access, you can find and explore all of Premiere Pro's key features and concepts in depth. With cross references between the Course and Compendium, the two parts of the book complement each other perfectly. Best of all, when the lessons in the Course are done, the Compendium will continue to serve for months and years to come. Learn step by step how to: - Set up and organize a project - Create a timeline and edit your video and audio - Sweeten and master audio - Use Premiere's powerful multicamera features - Control graphics and titles - Unlock Lumetri's professional color grading tools - And much more!
Python Image Processing Cookbook
Explore Keras, scikit-image, open source computer vision (OpenCV), Matplotlib, and a wide range of other Python tools and frameworks to solve real-world image processing problemsKey Features Discover solutions to complex image processing tasks using Python tools such as scikit-image and Keras Learn popular concepts such as machine learning, deep learning, and neural networks for image processing Explore common and not-so-common challenges faced in image processing Book Description With the advancements in wireless devices and mobile technology, there's increasing demand for people with digital image processing skills in order to extract useful information from the ever-growing volume of images. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the relevant tools and algorithms, and guides you through analysis and visualization for image processing. With the help of over 60 cutting-edge recipes, you'll address common challenges in image processing and learn how to perform complex tasks such as object detection, image segmentation, and image reconstruction using large hybrid datasets. Dedicated sections will also take you through implementing various image enhancement and image restoration techniques, such as cartooning, gradient blending, and sparse dictionary learning. As you advance, you'll get to grips with face morphing and image segmentation techniques. With an emphasis on practical solutions, this book will help you apply deep learning techniques such as transfer learning and fine-tuning to solve real-world problems. By the end of this book, you'll be proficient in utilizing the capabilities of the Python ecosystem to implement various image processing techniques effectively. What you will learn Implement supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms for image processing Use deep neural network models for advanced image processing tasks Perform image classification, object detection, and face recognition Apply image segmentation and registration techniques on medical images to assist doctors Use classical image processing and deep learning methods for image restoration Implement text detection in images using Tesseract, the optical character recognition (OCR) engine Understand image enhancement techniques such as gradient blending Who this book is for This book is for image processing engineers, computer vision engineers, software developers, machine learning engineers, or anyone who wants to become well-versed with image processing techniques and methods using a recipe-based approach. Although no image processing knowledge is expected, prior Python coding experience is necessary to understand key concepts covered in the book.
Articulate Storyline 360The Essentials
Learn Articulate Storyline 360 fast with this step-by-step, project-based workbook!Articulate Storyline is one of the hottest eLearning development tools in the world. This hands-on, step-by-step workbook will teach you the essential Storyline skills necessary to create effective, interactive, and engaging eLearning courses.This hands-on book, which most people can finish in a few short days, contains tons of activities and supporting screenshots. There are even challenge exercises (Confidence Checks) that will put your new-found skills to the test.You'll learn how to create projects from scratch, how to work with slides, add scenes, add and format text, images, characters, and videos.There are lessons that will teach you how to add interactivity to slides via buttons, triggers, text entry areas, and hotspots. Learn about variables and how they allow you to create personalized eLearning. Enhance the learner experience by recording, importing, and editing audio. Gauge the effectiveness of your eLearning by adding quizzes. Then you'll publish Storyline projects for the widest possible audience.This book features: All of the Articulate Storyline projects, images, audio files, videos, and other eLearning assets needed to get started (Just download the Storyline free 30-day trial software from the Articulate website and jump in!)Dozens of step-by-step, hands-on activitiesConfidence Checks to challenge your new skillsHundreds of supporting screenshots
Arbeitsbuch PhotoshopDurch praktische ?bungen Photoshop verstehen.
Wie erkl瓣rt man am besten ein so komplexes Programm, wie Photoshop? Mit dieser Frage hat sich der freiberufliche Fotograf Markus Reinke in den letzten Jahren immer wieder besch瓣ftigt. In seiner Fotoschule und auch w瓣hrend seiner T瓣tigkeit als Dozent des Fachbereichs Bild an einer Akademie, traf er immer wieder auf die Herausforderung, dieses Progamm zu erkl瓣ren. Die umfangreichen M繹glichkeiten, Werkzeuge und Funktionen dieses Programms in Worte zu fassen und zwar so, dass die Funktionen auch tats瓣chlich verstanden und nicht nur kopiert werden, ist dabei der besondere Anspruch. "Ich habe festgestellt, dass viele meiner Studenten und Kursteilnehmer zwar ein grunds瓣tzliches Verst瓣ndnis davon haben, wo sie welches Werkzeug finden und was dieses Werkzeug im Einzelnen bedeutet, aber eine selbst瓣ndige Kombination dieser Funktionen findet nur selten statt. Es fehlt ein wirkliches Verst瓣ndnis der Wirkungen. Nat羹rlich bieten auch viele im Internet Videotutorials an, doch auch hier wird oft nur kopiert und das Beispielbild nachgestelt, ein wirklicher Transfer des Wissens und das Umsetzen in eigene Bildideen f瓣llt vielen schwer." Aus diesem Grund ging Markus bei seinen Kursen einen anderen Weg. Statt die einzelnen Werkzeuge zu erkl瓣ren, erarbeitete er einzelne Workshops, die immer eine Kombination unterschiedlicher Werkzeuge zeigen und in der praktischen Arbeit deren Wirkung und Bedeutung erkl瓣ren. Die Teilnehmer und Studenten werden dabei immer angeregt, ihre eigenen Bilder zu bearbeiten, um die Wirkung der Werkzeuge nicht nur in einer Laborumgebung kennenzulernen. Schlie?lich reagiert jedes Bild anders, es hat andere Farben, andere Kontraste und eine andere Geschichte. Nach diesem Prinzip entwickelte der Autor auch dieses Buch. In einzelnen Kapiteln, werden unterschiedliche Workshops Schritt f羹r Schritt durchgearbeitet, die Wirkung der Werkzeuge wird erkl瓣rt und deren Nutzen auch f羹r andere Bilder erl瓣utert.
Multimedia Modeling
The two-volume set LNCS 11961 and 11962 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 25th International Conference on MultiMedia Modeling, MMM 2020, held in Daejeon, South Korea, in January 2020. Of the 171 submitted full research papers, 40 papers were selected for oral presentation and 46 for poster presentation; 28 special session papers were selected for oral presentation and 8 for poster presentation; in addition, 9 demonstration papers and 6 papers for the Video Browser Showdown 2020 were accepted. The papers of LNCS 11961 are organized in the following topical sections: audio and signal processing; coding and HVS; color processing and art; detection and classification; face; image processing; learning and knowledge representation; video processing; poster papers; the papers of LNCS 11962 are organized in the following topical sections: poster papers; AI-powered 3D vision; multimedia analytics: perspectives, tools and applications; multimedia datasets for repeatable experimentation; multi-modal affective computing of large-scale multimedia data; multimedia and multimodal analytics in the medical domain and pervasive environments; intelligent multimedia security; demo papers; and VBS papers.
Blender for Dummies
Make your 3D world a reality Some of the dramatic visual effects you've seen in top-grossing movies and heralded television series got their start in Blender. This book helps you get your own start in creating three-dimensional characters, scenes, and animations in the popular free and open-source tool. Author Jason van Gumster shares his insight as an independent animator and digital artist to help Blender newcomers turn their ideas into three-dimensional drawings. From exporting and sharing scenes to becoming a part of the Blender community, this accessible book covers it all! Create 3D characters--no experience required Build scenes with texture and real lighting features Animate your creations and share them with the world Avoid common rookie mistakes This book is the ideal starting place for newcomers to the world of 3D modeling and animation.
Youtubers
More than 100 insiders revealed their work on YouTube'Absorbing and highly illuminating' - The BooksellerYouTube didn't just disrupt television - it quietly reinvented fame, creativity, advertising, and power itself. YouTubers by Chris Stokel-Walker is the definitive, deeply reported account of how a scrappy video-sharing website became one of the most influential cultural forces of the 21st century, creating a new generation of stars, entrepreneurs, and global media brands.From the very first shaky upload to today's billion-view channels, YouTubers explores how ordinary people turned cameras on themselves and built vast audiences, lucrative businesses, and devoted fan communities. Through vivid storytelling and behind-the-scenes access, Stokel-Walker follows the rise of vloggers, gamers, pranksters, beauty creators, child stars, and influencers - and reveals what success on YouTube really costs.This is not just a book about internet celebrities. It is a sharp, authoritative guide to the creator economy, unpacking how YouTube actually works: the algorithm that decides what goes viral, the metrics that govern visibility, and the hidden systems that reward some creators while quietly burying others. You'll learn how watch time, recommended videos, monetisation, demonetisation, and brand safety shape online video - and why creators are often forced to adapt at breakneck speed just to survive.YouTubers also examines the business of influence. As traditional advertising faltered, brands moved to YouTube, fuelling the rise of influencer marketing, sponsored content, and creator-led brand deals. The book explains how creators make money through ads, partnerships, merchandise, Patreon, and live events - and why relying on any single revenue stream can be dangerously unstable. The "Adpocalypse," burnout, and platform crackdowns expose the fragile reality behind the glamour.Crucially, the book doesn't shy away from YouTube's darker side. It investigates extremism, conspiracy content, children's programming scandals, and the ethical challenges of algorithmic recommendation at scale. As YouTube grows more powerful, YouTubers asks urgent questions about responsibility, regulation, and what happens when a private platform becomes the world's most influential broadcaster.Inside, you'll discover: How YouTube's algorithm and recommendation system shape culture and attentionThe rise of vloggers, influencers, and internet celebritiesHow monetisation, ads, sponsorships, and brand deals really workWhy burnout, authenticity, and parasocial relationships define creator life
Distributed Simulation
Simulation is a multi-disciplinary field, and significant simulation research is dispersed across multiple fields of study
Machine Rendering
Sequel to the groundbreaking Machine Rendering, The Book of Iron showcases the latest and greatest work in mechanical rendering and design by some of the world's leading artists in the field. The book is conveniently divided into two sections: Automated Machines and Manned Machines. The first part covers robots, androids and other self powered technology. The second part includes spaceships, transport vehicles, weapons and equipment. With multi-angle concept sketches, models, details and interviews, unique access is granted to the creative process of these talented artists as they experiment to perfect their visions and breathe life into their creations utilizing a variety of materials and techniques.
Self Publishing
Whether you want to complete every step yourself or contract out parts of the publishing job, Self Publishing: How To Publish Your Print Book or eBook Step by Step by A. William Benitez is a great resource for you. It identifies every step to take to get your book published with specific guides for doing each step yourself or hiring help. Every step based on first hand experience publishing over 15 books and ebooks. Self Publishing helps you to plan your book from an idea through a full-fledged book including choosing great cover art, editing the content, and choosing the right formatting. In this book Benitez also helps create a great searchable title as well as how to use both publishing software and productivity software. You'll also get Benitez's input on good point of delivery printers and ebook publishers. This book is a great resource for all of your self-publishing needs.Frustration With Traditional Publishers Leads To Self PublishingIn 2007 my wife Barbara wrote a wonderful children's chapter book called Lottie's Adventure and begin sending it to traditional publishers. Despite some great preliminary reviews, all she got was rejections and lack of response. This was quite frustrating for her and I wanted to help.We didn't have a lot of money to invest but I had read a lot about print on demand publishing and made up my mind to learn all about it and then publish Lottie's Adventure. It was a lengthy learning curve and I made lots of mistakes including the selection of a POD company that was more expensive than necessary. Nevertheless, we produced a high quality book and in spite of our lack of knowledge we sold quite a few copies of Lottie's Adventure.After this success I realized that self publishing had potential for some of my own writing and began developing effective, efficient, and lower cost methods to publish the books that I wrote. Since then I have written and published seven books, several ebooks, established a publishing company (Positive Imaging, LLC) that has published twenty print books plus several more ebooks.After consistently producing and marketing quality books worldwide I decided to share these proven methods in a this book covering every step from idea through book creation to worldwide sales. Please read on to learn more about this complete and concise how-to book.
Calculated Bets
Calculated Bets describes a gambling system that works. Steven Skiena, a jai-alai enthusiast and computer scientist, documents how he used computer simulations and modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and increased his initial stake by 544% in one year. Skiena demonstrates how his jai-alai system functions like a stock trading system, and includes examples of how gambling and mathematics interact in program trading systems, how mathematical models are used in political polling, and what the future holds for Internet gambling. With humor and enthusiasm, Skiena explains computer predictions used in business, sports, and politics, and the difference between correlation and causation. An unusual presentation of how mathematical models are designed, built, and validated, Calculated Bets also includes a list of modeling projects with online data sources. Steven Skiena, Associate Professor of Computer Science at SUNY Stony Brook, is the author of The Algorithm Design Manual (Springer-Verlag, 1997) and the EDUCOM award-winning Computational Discrete Mathematics. He is the recipient of the ONR Young Investigator's Award and the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching at Stony Brook. His research interests include discrete mathematics and its applications, particularly the design of graph, string, and geometric algorithms.
Nikon D7500 for Dummies
Your guide to capturing that perfect shot The Nikon D7500 has created a buzz in the photography community, gaining recognition for its appealing combination of high-end features and compact size. If you're upgrading your existing dSLR or even purchasing your very first camera, Nikon D7500 For Dummies will help you feel like a pro in no time. This book highlights the importance of understanding all of the basic features of your new camera, before diving into insights about how to take top-notch photos. You'll learn about when and how to use flash, understand exposure, and control focus and depth of field. There is also information on taking expert action, close-up, and landscape shots, and how to access and download those photo files. Photography is a great way to capture lifelong memories, and this book makes it easy to get started. Learn photography terminology Shoot, view, and trim movies Master color controls Discover ways to customize your camera Don't just settle for auto mode; take advantage of all the D7500's amazing features with the help of Nikon D7500 For Dummies!
Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop Cc for Photographers 2015
The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Lightroom in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop. Classroom in a Book(R), the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does-an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC for Photographers Classroom in a Book contains 9 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the programs. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book's "Getting Started" section to unlock access to: Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the book Web Edition containing the complete text of the book, interactive quizzes, videos that walk you through the lessons step by step, and updated material covering new feature releases from Adobe Using Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC together can dramatically speed your workflow and decrease editing time. This book teaches you exactly when to use each program and how to pass images back and forth between them at the highest possible quality. You'll learn how to import, organize, correct and add creative color effects in Lightroom using global and local editing tools, as well as how to merge multiple exposures and stitch panoramas. In Photoshop, you'll learn practical techniques for combining photos, pro-level retouching, creating precise selections, masking, turning a photo into a painting and pencil sketch, and adding creative blur effects. Back in Lightroom, you'll learn how to show off your masterpieces by exporting them en masse, sharing via social media, creating fine art-style signed print layouts, slideshows, photo book, and web gallery projects.
Canon Eos Rebel T6/1300d for Dummies
Your Canon EOS Rebel T6/1300D photography class--in a book! The Canon EOS Rebel T6/1300D offers DLSR users a tool to take photographs truly worth bragging about. This book gives you the pointers and easy-to-follow instruction you need to make sense of your new camera and start taking those stunning shots--right out of its box. First, it demystifies all the photography terms the pros use, explains your Canon camera's menus and settings, and shows how to take control of color, focus, and lighting. Once you have a grasp on those skills, you can apply your newfound knowledge to get better portraits, action shots, close ups, and other images. If most of your photography experience has taken place behind the lens of a smartphone, fear not! You'll quickly and easily learn all about your Canon's tools for controlling focus and depth of field, getting vivid color, shooting landscapes, transferring your files to your computer, and so much more. Get up to speed on your camera's settings and menu options Take quick auto mode shots or be creative with manual settings Apply your knowledge to get better portraits and action shots Find tips for customizing your camera to suit your unique needs If you love to take photos and want to up your game with a fantastic DSLR camera, Canon Rebel T6/1300D For Dummies is your fast track to getting picture-perfect snaps in a flash!
Canon Eos 80d for Dummies
Take professional-quality photos with your Canon EOS 80D Your Canon EOS 80D gives you pro-level photo power. All you need is some know-how about your camera's capabilities and a little experience to start capturing brag-worthy photos--and the expert tips and tricks inside get you there in a flash. Essentially a photography class in a book, Canon EOS 80D For Dummies offers plain-English explanations of your camera's settings, how to shoot in auto mode, ways to get creative with exposure settings, ideas for getting artistic, and so much more. Complemented with inspiring full-color examples and simple photo 'recipes' for getting better portraits and close-up images, this hands-on guide covers the gamut of how to use your Canon EOS 80D like the pros. In no time, you'll get up to speed on making sense of your camera's menus and functions, capturing first shots in auto mode, adjusting exposure settings, taking control of focus and color, shooting action shots, sharing your photos, and everything else in between. Gain photography skills while learning your camera's controls Build the confidence to apply pro techniques when you shoot Follow simple steps for better portraits and action shots Customize your Canon EOS 80D Written with hobbyists and inexperienced photographers in mind, this no-nonsense guide shows you how to capture must-have images you'll be proud to add to your personal or professional portfolio.
Autocad Platform Customization
Customize and personalize programs built on the AutoCAD platform AutoLISP is the key to unlocking the secrets of a more streamlined experience using industry leading software programs like AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Plant 3D, and more. AutoCAD Platform Customization: AutoLISP provides real-world examples that show you how to do everything from modifying graphical objects and reading and setting system variables to communicating with external programs. It also features a resources appendix and downloadable datasets and customization examples--tools that ensure swift and easy adoption. Find out how to remove unused buttons from the ribbon to gain screen space Discover how to create macros for frequently performed actions, or add your company's logo to the bottom of every drawing Learn to perform more involved customizations, like communicating with a database to validate and update information entered in drawing layers Ideal for CAD administrators, senior drafters, savvy users, and other professionals and students Through detailed discussions and tutorials that include real-world examples, this book gives you the power to enhance your program's experience and output.
