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The Asian Century: The Economic Ascent of the Pacific Rim and What It Means for the West
Julian Weiss Manufacturer: Facts on File ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0816016879 |
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Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right
Jason Osipa Manufacturer: Sybex ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471789208 |
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Lips, brows, frown lines--they're all in motion in an expressive face. Stop Staring analyzes facial structures and movements and shows animators how to enliven the faces of their characters. The author, whose own handsome head (in modeled form) graces the cover, is an experienced animator currently working on The Sims.He writes with a dry wit and a confidence born from experience. The book is friendly but also loaded with content and precise in its directions. "I am by no means God's gift to animation, but I do pretty well at making a talking head look like a living one, not just a set of gums flapping." This is not a how-to manual, but a richly detailed guide to achieving the right movements for a given situation and emotion. The companion CD includes all the pieces readers will need in order to work along with the text: models (both realistic and stylized 'toon characters), lip-synching samples, finished Quicktime movies, and even a copy of Maya Personal LE. (More info and some movies can be found at jasonosipa.com.)
Readers move from "Getting to Know the Face," to synching audio, working on the mouth, eyes, and brows, and rigging. Osipa has created a methodology for facial animation that gets results and makes the process fun. The book can be used as a step-by-step guide for learning new skills or finessing techniques, or as a reference book for troubleshooting specific expressions (for example, "happy eyes," "frustration," and "sneers" are all in the index). Although the projects are presented using Maya, the concepts involved pertain to animation in general.
There are lots of production tips and, in Chapter 13, case studies using five scripted scenes. Readers can even begin with this last chapter, watching the movies (they're funny!) and enjoying Osipa's debates as he works through animating his face telling a lame bartender joke or a sassy `toon gal weighing the pros and cons of pink and blue bows. This hip writer knows what he's talking about, even when it's his own animated mug that's doing the talking! --Angelynn Grant
Book Description
Breathe life into your creationsWith detailed examples, high-quality professional images, and a touch of humor, this is the fully revised and updated second edition of Jason Osipa's best-selling book on facial animation. You'll learn the basics of design, modeling, rigging, and animation-while mastering exciting new techniques for stretch-and-squash deformation, advanced blend extraction, and the latest software tools. Walk through the author's detailed analysis of sample animations and discover how to add nuance and sophistication to your designs.
Full of insights drawn from years of professional experience, this book provides the focused and practical information you need to create believable facial animations.
Control faces with the book's powerful rig and learn how skin moves to make various shapes and expressions
Master powerful stretch-and-squash (and squoosh!) techniques
Featured on the CD
Fine-tune your facial animations with the techniques demonstrated on the companion CD. Content includes tutorial files, lip sync samples, models, textures, and more.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Customer Reviews:
A 'must' for any serious computer animation collection........2007-07-27
Also excellent for Blender users.......2007-07-08
Definitive for Facial Modeling.......2007-06-27
Chapter 13 worth $1,000,000 in warcraft gold.......2007-05-11
Good tips, annoying style.......2007-03-09
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Mike Hogan Manufacturer: Entrepreneur Media, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000ALOZVO Release Date: 2006-07-14 |
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This digital document is an article from Entrepreneur, published by Entrepreneur Media, Inc. on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 420 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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How to stretch product life cycles. (Industry Trend or Event): An article from: Soft-Letter
Manufacturer: Soft-letter ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00096LIHY Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Soft-Letter, published by Soft-letter on July 26, 1996. The length of the article is 973 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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IBM-Apple-Motorola axis now seems certain to battle Microsoft allies; letter of intent sets stage for rivalry likely to stretch into next century.: An article from: Software Industry Report
Manufacturer: Millin Publishing, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00092C73C Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Software Industry Report, published by Millin Publishing, Inc. on July 22, 1991. The length of the article is 646 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Noxzema/Olay reduces costs by using robotics: Cosmetic jars and bundles of lids are automatically palletized and stretch wrapped, saving time and labor. ... Studies): An article from: Robotics World
Manufacturer: Douglas Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00097603U Release Date: 2006-07-14 |
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Overture Networks launches 'Stretch the Edge' campaign to support growing Ethernet services market.(BUSINESS): An article from: Fiber Optics Weekly Update
Gale Reference Team Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000KC8VRC Release Date: 2006-11-06 |
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Planning a Computer System Project Stretch
Buchholz Werner Manufacturer: Mcgraw Hill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000LCDX06 |
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Planning a Computer System. Project Stretch
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Stretch Away Pain at Your Computer
Mary Smithson-Hutto Manufacturer: Mary Smithson-Hutto ProductGroup: Book Binding: CD-ROM ASIN: 097243450X |
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Stretch away pain at your computer, second edition
Mary Smithson-hutto Manufacturer: Mary Smithson-hutto ProductGroup: Book Binding: CD-ROM ASIN: 097720877X Release Date: 2006-12-25 |
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Handbook of Management Consulting Services
Sam W. Barcus , and Joseph W. Wilkinson Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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Newcomers and experienced consulting pros alike will quickly pull ahead of the pack with this revised, essential desktop reference. It shares the technical knowledge, administrative skills, and business acumen needed to set up and run a successful consulting practice, and discloses powerful problem-solving skills to nimbly manage the essential client-consultant relationship. Compiled by elite practitioners, the second edition shows what it takes to enhance marketing efforts, improve practice quality control, and successfully grow a practice. It's the complete single source guide for rendering responsible, cost-effective, client-oriented consulting services.Customer Reviews:
A Reference Tool To Use Every Day!.......1999-09-28
Good reference on the management consulting practice.......1999-08-12
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The Upstart Guide to Owning and Managing a Consulting Service
Dan Ramsey Manufacturer: Upstart Pub Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0936894814 |
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Selling advice and client service offers big opportunities for growing a consulting practice. As companies continue to grow, opportunities abound for savvy consultants to create a business by outsourcing such core services as human resources, accounting, marketing, management information services and more.Here's the step-by-step action plan and specific guidelines you need to start your entrepreneurial consulting venture within the $17-billion-per-year consulting industry. THE UPSTART GUIDE TO OWNING AND MANAGING A CONSULTING SERVICE covers everything you need to know to get started in this dynamic entrepreneurial field:
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Join the ranks of successful entpreneurial consultants with practical tools in THE UPSTART GUIDE TO OWNING AND MANAGING A CONSULTING SERVICE.
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Fleet Management HANDBOOK 2000.(president and CEO of International Fleet Management Consultants Inc. comments on trucking industry)(Interview): An article from: Food Logistics
Tony Vercillo Manufacturer: Cygnus Business Media ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008IZ4YG Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Food Logistics, published by Cygnus Business Media on July 1, 2000. The length of the article is 2779 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Handbook of Organizational Consultation
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High performance retailers make employee training a priority.(2004 Product Knowledge Handbook)(National Retail Hardware Association): An article from: Do-It-Yourself Retailing
Manufacturer: National Retail Hardware Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00082YF3I Release Date: 2005-06-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Do-It-Yourself Retailing, published by National Retail Hardware Association on August 1, 2004. The length of the article is 364 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Top retailers place major emphasis on employee training.(Product Knowledge Handbook): An article from: Hardware Retailing
Gale Reference Team Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000M8N12Y Release Date: 2006-12-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Hardware Retailing, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2006. The length of the article is 874 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The Welfare Plans Guide: Practical Solutions to Administration and Management
Barry Newman , and Virginia Peabody Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0786305347 |
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Provides step-by-step instructions for completing annual reports for welfare plans, including Forms 5500, 5500C/R and 5558; and Schedules A, C, F, and G. It also provides sample forms and detailed line item instructions to help ensure all requirements and fulfilled for IRS reporting.
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Entrepreneur magazine's how to start a consulting service: A step-by-step guide to success (Guide)
John Riddle Manufacturer: Entrepreneur Media Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006RYSRS |
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Entrepreneur magazine's how to start a consulting service: A step-by-step guide to success (Guide)
Julie Miller Manufacturer: Entrepreneur Media Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006S0SHQ |
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Handbook of Management Consulting Services
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The Complete Book of Business & Legal Forms (Small Business Sourcebooks)
Lynne Ann Frasier Manufacturer: Sourcebooks, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1570711127 Release Date: 1996-05-01 |
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Designed to save you time, money, frustration and, most importantly, reduce your risk of litigation and penalties, The Complete Book of Business and Legal Forms is the ultimate resource of practical business information and ready-to-use forms for your business. This single, comprehensive volume contains complete legal agreements, useful action letters and the most sought-after government forms in business today. It also includes tips to help you "think like a lawyer" and adapt the forms and agreements to your business.
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The Complete Book of Business Forms and Agreements, Book and 3.5" Disk Set
Cliff Roberson Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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338 ready-to-use business forms, contracts, and agreements! Forget about overpriced lawyers and consultants! The Complete Book of Business Forms and Agreements, by Cliff Roberson, provides over 300 attorney-approved forms and agreements--covering virtually every business area--you can draft yourself quickly, easily, and inexpensively. Each document is written in concise, easy-to-follow language...is preceded by simple instructions on how to complete and use it...is enforceable in all 50 states...and, for ultimate convenience, also comes on a 3 1/2" disk enclosed in the book. Just pop the disk into your computer, type in your information, and you're ready to go! At your fingertips--Hundreds of documents in such areas as: personnel; real estate; sales; leases and rentals; assignments; credit and collections; partnerships; subcontracting; purchasing; and more!
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The Complete Book of Corporate Legal Forms (Legal Self-Help Series)
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The Complete Book of Small Business Management Forms: With Forms-on-CD (The Small Business Library)
Daniel Sitarz Manufacturer: Nova Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 093575556X |
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This essential guide contains all the forms necessary to run an efficient and successful small business, including personnel, accounting, time management, general office and sales forms.Customer Reviews:
For anyone starting up or operating a small business.......2002-01-14
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