Create believable CG character models with this unique book and DVD package. The stunning

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exactly how to achieve them.

Every technique and tip is backed up with practical tutorials, using the models, textures and

video on the companion DVD to offer a crash course to this vital skill. Jason Patnode takes you

from low to high-resolution modeling - helping you span the gap between game and film industry

skills. Based on Maya 2008 and ZBrush 3.0.

Youll learn: Pipeline and modeling guidelines Overview of Maya Introduction to ZBrush

modeling Concept art Anatomy Creating a video game character Creating a hyper-real character

Creating a photo-real character UVs and texturing How to create a demo reel

* Master professional techniques and workflow processes with clear, easy to follow tutorials

* Companion DVD contains video tutorials, plug-ins, models and texture maps as well as high

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* Interviews with professionals connect the concepts to real world workflow and applications

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Learning Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2008 | Foundation is your shortcut to learning 3ds Max quickly

and effectively. Youll get hands-on experience with the key tools and techniques through

easy-to-follow, step-by-step project-based lessons, while learning to model, animate, apply

materials and render in both the games & design visualization pipelines. By the end of the book

youll have a sense of the entire production process as you work on real-life production examples.

Whether youre a game artist or a graphic artist, Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2008 has the tools you

need to succeed.

Game Artists will gain in-depth knowledge of the world-class Biped character animation toolset,

unparalleled polygon modeling and texturing workflow.

Design Visualization Specialists such as architects, designers, and graphic artists, will gain the

power to visually inform the design process through conceptual exploration, design validation

and visual communication.

Bonus features included on DVD:

Link to a 30-day trial of Autodesk® 3ds Max® software

Bonus short films and new software feature demos

Autodesk 3ds Max hotkeys reference guide

Free models from Turbo Squid worth $160

Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2008

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Learn about the user interface (UI) and work in 3D space

Learn about animation basics and key frame animation

Character modeling with editable poly

Create rigs with biped

Make morph targets with paint tools

Learn about unwrapping UVs

Learn about motion mixer workflow

Understand & animate cameras

Learn about light types and advanced lighting techniques

Rendering Techniques & Tools (mental ray & Render Effect)

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EnCE certification tells the world that you’ve not only mastered the use of EnCase Forensic

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need to conduct complex computer examinations. This official study guide, written by a law

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To become a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), you must learn the hundreds of IOS

commands used by Cisco routers and switches. This handy reference from Cisco networking

authority Todd Lammle is just what you need to master those commands. From a thorough

introduction to Cisco’s basic operating system to making the transition to IPv6, Todd Lammle

walks you through hundreds of commands with short, to-the-point explanations and plenty of

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Looking for the inside scoop on producing professional-level podcasts? Then this is the book for

you! Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies helps you discover how to produce podcasts that

appeal to a large audience, sound top-notch, communicate a message, and can even generate

revenue. Two podcasting pioneers who have turned podcasting into a career teach you the tricks

of the trade with projects that are designed for less reading and more doing! This easy-to-follow

guide shows producers, talent, and marketers how to:

Build your professional-level toolbox

Staff your podcast for success

Select the best equipment and set up a professional studio

Narrow your focus and select the right topics for a podcast

Add video and special effects

Reduce mic pops and background noise

Save time and preserve spontaneity with one-take podcasting

Record in multi-track mode

Create a targeted distribution, marketing, and promotion campaign

A value-packed bonus CD-ROM includes:

25 lessons on recording techniques used by professional podcasters

Trial versions of software discussed in the book

PDFs of audio hardware and various podcast directories

Samples of independent musicians on Podsafe Music Network and Magnatude

Samples of favorite podcasts

All “first session” episodes of the Podcasting for Dummies companion podcast

If you’re looking to take your podcasting passion to the next level, Expert Podcasting Practices

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Eliminates lengthy introductions, detailed explanations, and sidebars, focusing on what new Mac

OS X users want most-clear instructions on how to accomplish specific tasks

An easy-to-navigate landscape layout featuring a two-column design and illustrated

step-by-step instructions make it easy to find a specific task fast and get it done in a flash

Tasks covered include adjusting system preferences, creating and managing user accounts,

managing files and folders, using the Dashboard, networking wirelessly with AirPort, using

iTunes and iPods, connecting to a Windows network, watching videos and DVDs, viewing and

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This in-depth Bible delivers the holy grail of online marketing: how to influence search engine

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Features interviews with executives from top search companies, plus appendices on creating

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Aimed squarely at aspiring Linux power users and professional administrators, the SUSE Linux

Toolbox offers more than 1000 examples of useful Linux command lines.

This compact, handy reference is made to carry with you, whether you are maintaining

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Beginning Spring Framework 2 shows beginning Java developers how to build serverside Java

applications using the latest 2.0 release of the Spring Framework. The book does not assume any

previous knowledge of J2EE–in fact, the authors argue that beginners learn more quickly by

starting directly with Spring.

The authors show readers how to build a working web application using Spring with other open

source tools and technologies, all of which can be freely downloaded and installed via the

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construction techniques are introduced during the design and coding of this application. (With

minor adaptation, the resulting code can be re-used by readers in their own working

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The success of Wikipedia has proven just how effective wikis can be for collaborative editing on a

large scale-larger than anyone originally thought possible. This book shows you how to install,

use, manage, and extend a wiki using MediaWiki-the wiki engine used to power Wikipedia.

As each chapter builds on previous ones, tasks involving wikis progress from simple to those of

increasing complexity and evolve from theory to case study. You’ll learn wiki terminology and

how to create user accounts and new pages, use wiki links, and find your way around the wiki.

Special focus is placed on how wikis are used in software and web development projects and how

their capabilities ideally suit a specific environment and audience. You’ll quickly come to discover

why wikis are a valuable addition for any organization that wants to increase productivity using

web-based collaboration tools.

What you will learn from this book

When to use wikis instead of a more formal content management system

What to look for when evaluating wikis in order to avoid unexpected pitfalls

How to install MediaWiki using Apache, PHP, MySQL(r), and other alternatives

How wikitext allows you to edit content from any web browser and create links to other wiki

pages

Ways to comment on pages, move them, track changes, and syndicate wiki pages with RSS

Who this book is for

This book is for programmers, developers, information architects, designers, and content

authors who are looking to use wikis to improve team productivity. Knowledge of HTML, XML,

CSS, PHP, MySQL, and PostgreSQL is necessary.

Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the

real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they

address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical

solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a

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Professional Windows Vista Gadgets Programming covers sidebar and sideshow gadget

development each in their own part of the book. Part 1 will cover Sidebar gadgets while Part 2

covers SideShow gadgets. In each part, the book first explains the motivation behind each

technology and its features.

Then, the reader is taken on a quick walkthrough of how to develop a simple gadget, using the

traditional “Hello World” approach to quickly introduce the key concepts. After the quick

walkthrough, subsequent chapters will then dive into each specific API that is relevant to

enhancing the gadget.

Finally, when the reader has mastered all the important APIs, each part will end with a chapter

covering two or more projects, detailing step-by-step how each is built.

Some of the specific topics covered include:

Sidebar gadgets architecture and components including XML manifest

Debugging gadgets in Visual Studio 2005

Deploying gadgets

The Gadget system APIs

Localizing gadgets and sidebar security sidebar projects

Sideshow devices, UI components, and SDK

Sideshow architecture, managed code, and classes

Sideshow simple content format (SCF)

Interacting with sideshow devices and handling sideshow device events

SideShow projects

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