In order to bring a character to life, it is beneficial for animators to have a solid understanding of acting principles, and this book examines the important skills behind the artistry of creating animated characters. With a particular emphasis on a character’s motions and movement, this unique resource covers the basic elements of acting for CG animation and then progresses to more advanced topics such as internal intent and motivation.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other ...

The top-selling book on Photoshop Elements—updated in a new editionPhotoshop Elements offers photo editors of all skill levels the power to turn run-of-the-mill images into beautiful works of art—and Photoshop Elements 2018 For Dummies shows you how. Those new to photo editing who are looking for advice on making the most common fixes and experienced editors in need of a road map to this version of Photoshop Elements will find great value in this book!...

Learn BIM the Revit WayRevit is Autodesk's industry-leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, and this Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers core Revit topics such as modeling, massing, sustainability, and more. It also brings you up to speed on advanced techniques such as using Revit in the cloud and how to go direct to fabrication.Organized by real-world workflows, this book covers the interface, templates, worksharing, modeling a...

Great guide to the fundamentals of Autodesk 3ds Max 2014This Autodesk Official Press guide is just what you need to learn the basics of Autodesk 3ds Max 2014 quickly and easily. Through a series of cool projects like designing an alarm clock, animating a thrown knife, or lighting a scene, you'll learn the essentials of modeling, rigging, animating, and rendering using the popular Autodesk 3ds Max 3D animation and effects software. It's a practical, hands-on approac...

Discover the techniques behind beautiful design by deconstructing designs to understand themThe term 'hacker' has been redefined to consist of anyone who has an insatiable curiosity as to how things work—and how they can try to make them better. This book is aimed at hackers of all skill levels and explains the classical principles and techniques behind beautiful designs by deconstructing those designs in order to understand what makes them so remarkable. Author an...

The free, community driven handbook about mobile technologies: Over 20 experts from all over the world are sharing their know-how on topics like mobile app design, platform-specific aspects of app development, cross-platform development, mobile analytics, accessibility, monetization, app stores, LBS, NFC, app testing and a lot more.The book is popular among developers wanting to deepen their knowledge and decision-makers planning to enter the mobile business alike. The content gets ...

For Java developers OpenCV is a fantastic opportunity to benefit from the popularity of image related mobile apps on Android. This book teaches you all you need to know about computer vision with practical projects.Key FeaturesSet up OpenCV and an Android development environment on Windows, Mac, or LinuxCapture and display real-time videos and still imagesManipulate image data using OpenCV and Apache Commons MathTrack objects and rende...

Design professionals rely on Adobe’s Creative Suite Design Premium to deliver innovative ideas in print, Web, and mobile design. Adobe CS4 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies helps you beef up your skills with the latest version of this software. You’ll learn all about the hot new versions of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks.Whether you’re creating newsletters, Web sites, cool original art, or animations, this book has it cover...

Discover interesting recipes to help you understand the concepts of object detection, image processing, and facial detectionKey FeaturesExplore the latest features and APIs in OpenCV 4 and build computer vision algorithmsDevelop effective, robust, and fail-safe vision for your applicationsBuild computer vision algorithms with machine learning capabilitiesBook DescriptionOpenCV is an image and video processing library used for...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Maximize a geographical information tool by incorporating it with up-to-date remotely sensed dataGIS is predominantly a data-handling technology, while remote sensing is a data retrieval and analysis technology. This book addresses the need to combine remo...

A community publication about all things mobile.This project was initiated in 2009 with the aim to spread knowledge about mobile technologies and to encourage people to enter our community or deepen their existing knowledge. For this 17th edition the whole content has been reviewed, updated and extended once again.More than 20 writers from the mobile community share their know-how in dealing with topics such as accessibility in mobile apps, UX design, mobile analytics, prototy...