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OpenOffice.org 3.2

OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

DVDX STUDIOS CD TO MP3

DVDX Studios has recently launched a Windows applications (MP3 Workshop), that rips audio from any music CD/DVD and can convert them to MP3 format. The application is quite simple , clean and does the job faster. Apart from just the music CD to MP3 ripping, the software can also convert some of the popular audio formats to Mp3.

DirectX 9.28.1886

Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX 9.28.1886 includes Security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX 9.28.1886 APIs. It is required by almost all PC games and 3D applications.

Gnomon Workshop - Sculpture with John Brown Volume 5: Molding and Casting the Maquette

'Molding and Casting the Maquette' picks up where 'Sculpture 2, 'Character Maquettes' left off. Beginning with the sculpture, this four hour lecture takes the student through preparing the sculpture to be molded, by first cutting the sculpture into separate pieces, right up to pulling plastic casts out of the silicone flexible molds and assembling them. Through an intricately detailed step-by-step process, students will learn how to make a flexible silicone Matrix mold, individual box molds and then how to produce plastic castings of all the sculpture parts. From there it illustrates assembly techniques, covering seaming and patching of the plastic parts, then moves on to priming and getting the student ready for painting and finishing their project, all while exposing the viewer to the special materials and tricks of this trade. Students will also learn how to avoid the practical pitfalls associated with this kind of work, walking away with a solid foundation for molding and casting their own projects.

Gnomon Workshop NUK101 Introduction to Nuke

NUKE, short for "New Compositor", began as the in-house compositing and effects application at Digital Domain, where it won an Academy Award® for Technical Achievement. NUKE is built primarily for visual effects film work at a variety of element resolutions and color spaces, all within a floating point 2D and 3D environment. This lecture covers the essentials of working with film-based and CGI elements in a professional, extensible and fast compositing pipeline. Utilizing many techniques for speed and efficiency, NUKE is able to provide rich output results and ultimate customization for the user. In this DVD, Rob covers all the major aspects of NUKE and reveals many areas where the casual user would not have known to go at first glance. Rob also provides sensible approaches for how to lay a good foundation for proper compositing in your own projects.

The Gnomon Workshop 3D Character Design Volume 2 DVD

n this DVD, Scott Patton continues from 3D Character Design Volume 1 to show the processes he uses to create finished character designs for feature films. This DVD explores Patton’s fast and efficient methods for creating a final color rendering using ZBrush® and Photoshop®. Patton shows how he squeezes the most from ZBrush’s powerful renderer, side-stepping the often complex renderers of standard 3D packages. In creating both a wide and close-up shot of the character, he shares creative Photoshop tips and tricks to quickly get to a finished piece of concept art from the ZBrush renders, covering topics such as adding and refining skin texture, hair, eyes, shadows and scars. Patton also discusses how to quickly create backgrounds that enhance the character and overall composition.

The Gnomon Workshop - 3D Character Design Volume 1

Scott PattonOpisanie: In this DVD, Scott Patton shows the processes he uses to create finished character designs for feature films. This DVD explores Patton's fast and efficient method for concept sculpting, skipping the 2D sketch phase all together and designing the character entirely within ZBrush. This method of design is more interactive and has allowed him to work with directors one-on-one directly in 3D. From basic form to final detail, Patton uses a combination of ZBrush's tools and straight forward explanations to show how a character can be created without the usual time restrictions and hassle of most 3D packages. He covers everything from blocking out the forms and fleshing out the muscles, to adding props, detailing with alphas and posing the character.

The Gnomon Workshop CG Survival Kit: Concept to Final Image

Working hard and working smart are not the same thing. In this DVD, Jeremy discusses how to make artists work more efficiently and make smarter decisions based on the final output and deadline. Knowing when and where to cut corners is a vital skill as most people over-build, over-think and over-work. There's no such thing as cheating when you're up against a deadline. Using 3DS Max and Photoshop, Jeremy covers such topics as layout strategies, planning, keeping your 3D models simple, working holistically, digital matte strategies, rendering passes, polishing your final image and more. This lecture is geared toward beginner to intermediate artists.

Gnomon Training - Action and Close-up Animation

BEHIND THE SCENES (BTS) is an exciting DVD series developed to showcase the creation of a game cinematic sequence. In this chapter of the series Burke Roane focuses on two action oriented game cinematic shots. He discusses the different stages of animation and explains what is expected from animators in a production environment. He compares and contrasts different computer animation techniques, and shows how to reach a high level of refinement in your shots. From start to finish, Burke explains in great detail how to work in an organized and efficient way, but more importantly he talks about the creative process of animation and how that process guides his workflow.

Gnomon Training - Lighting and Rendering Series

Jeff is a self-taught freelance digital artist and has been freelancing for the past six years. In that time he has worked on many projects, a lot of which have been mechanical illustrations for companies like Johnson Controls, Trane, Carrier, and Honeywell. More recently he has spent some time teaching on-site mental ray classes, which he enjoys as it has allowed him to travel around the country and meet a lot of really great people.

Rendering Techniques
Creating Clay Renders
A "Clay Render" refers to a basic shaded render where it's easy to read all the details in your meshes.
NPR - Toon Rendering
Learn how to create NPR (Non-Photorealistic Renders) in 3ds Max using the Ink&Paint material and the mental ray contour shaders.
Indirect Illumination
Final Gather
This video will explain the basics of using mental ray's Final Gather indirect illumination method in 3ds Max.
Global Illumination
This video will explain the basics of using mental ray's Global Illumination indirect illumination method in 3ds Max.
Lighting Digital Sets
Architectural Interiors - Day
Learn how to setup & render a basic (still-frame) architectural interior daylight scene using 3ds Max & mental ray.
Architectural Interiors - Night
Learn how to setup & render a basic (still-frame) architectural interior evening scene using 3ds Max & mental ray.
Architectural Exteriors - Day
Learn how to setup & render a basic (still-frame) architectural exterior daylight scene using 3ds Max & mental ray.
Architectural Exteriors - Night
Learn how to setup & render a basic (still-frame) architectural exterior evening scene using 3ds Max & mental ray.

Portable AIMP 2.60 Build 491 Beta 3 AIMP 2.51 Build 330

AIMP is a powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality. Its appearance resembles that of another classical audio player (Winamp), so you'll get used to it very quickly. It can also be customized with skins. The program includes a 18-band equalizer, a visualization window to display rhythmic visual effects and a playlist editor to organize your audio files. A nice fading effect makes your list of songs look like an endless music loop and a handy volume normalizing feature avoids drastic volume changes between tracks. Also, the player's main functions can be conveniently controlled by global hotkeys. Besides playing music, AIMP features three extra utilities which also enable you to record any sound on your computer, convert audio files from one format to another and view or edit tags. AIMP is based on the well-known audio engine BASS, so it's easy to connect new plug-ins (from the plug-in library included in the program) and expand the player's functionalities.
• Audio Lirary, Sound Recorder, Audio Converter/CD Grabber and Tag Editor...
• Support for large number of formats and playlists ...
• Work with multiple playlist immediately, creation of bookmarks, playback queue ...
• Design Great functionality and user-friendly interface ...

AIMP 2.60.505 RC1 (Portable) MultiLang

AIMP is a powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality. Its appearance resembles that of another classical audio player (Winamp), so you'll get used to it very quickly. It can also be customized with skins. The program includes a 18-band equalizer, a visualization window to display rhythmic visual effects and a playlist editor to organize your audio files. A nice fading effect makes your list of songs look like an endless music loop and a handy volume normalizing feature avoids drastic volume changes between tracks.

Title : AIMP 
Version : 2.60.505 RC1 (+Portable) MultiLang 
Developer : Artem Izmaylov 
Homepage : aimp.ru 
Updated : 2009.10 
License / Price : Free 
Language : Multilanguage 
Platform : Windows 2K/XP/2K3/Vista/7 
Size : 6.58 mb

Portable AIMP v2.50.238

AIMP is a powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality. Its appearance resembles that of another classical audio player (Winamp), so you'll get used to it very quickly. It can also be customized with skins. The program includes a 18-band equalizer, a visualization window to display rhythmic visual effects and a playlist editor to organize your audio files. A nice fading effect makes your list of songs look like an endless music loop and a handy volume normalizing feature avoids drastic volume changes between tracks. Also, the player's main functions can be conveniently controlled by global hotkeys. Besides playing music, AIMP features three extra utilities which also enable you to record any sound on your computer, convert audio files from one format to another and view or edit tags. AIMP is based on the well-known audio engine BASS, so it's easy to connect new plug-ins (from the plug-in library included in the program) and expand the player's functionalities.
Audio Lirary, Sound Recorder, Audio Converter/CD Grabber and Tag Editor...
Support for large number of formats and playlists ...
Work with multiple playlist immediately, creation of bookmarks, playback queue ...
Design Great functionality and user-friendly interface ...

AIMP 2.60 Build 520 - Final

AIMP is a powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality. Its appearance resembles that of another classical audio player (Winamp), so you'll get used to it very quickly.

Changes in AIMP v2.60 Build 520 (01.12.2009):
+ Player: Automatically subdividing to tracks when adding file that has CUE-Sheet
+ Player: Possibility to turn off Explorer context menu cascading
+ Player: 'Windows Default' added to default sound output devices list
+ Player: Repeating of the part of the track (A-B Repeat) added
+ Player: Crossfading effect when rewinding track added
+ Player: When playing CUE-Sheet real track`s format will be displayed in information line
+ Player: Displaying duration and size of files, selected in playlist
+ Player: Embedded CUE-Sheet support for WV, FLAC, APE formats
+ Player: Reconnection to internet-radiostation when losing connection
+ Player: XSPF playlists support
+ Player: Ability to adjust pause between tracks
+ Player: Template for filename for radio recording
+ Player: Adjusting playlist scrolling speed
+ Player: Reduced system resources usage
* Removed title scrolling from playlist
* Removed ability to dock main window to audio library because of the instability

AIMP v2.60 Build 530 Portable

An advanced multimedia player that includes an audio converter, recorder, and tag editor. Includes an easy to use interface, small size and minimal use of system resources.

Features:
* Multiformat Playback:
MP1, MP2, MP3, MPC, MP+, AAC, AC3, OGG, FLAC, APE, WavPack, Speex, WAV, CDA, WMA, S3M, XM, MOD, IT, MO3, MTM, UMX
* Great functionality and user-friendly interface
* Creating bookmarks and playback queue
* 18-band equalizer and built-in sound effects Reverb, Flanger, Chorus, Pitch, Tempo, Echo, Speed
* 32-bit audio processing For the best quality!
* Work with multiple playlists While one plays - you work with another
* Support for plugins You can add new utils or extend already existing
* Multi-user mode support Are several users working with one computer? This is no problem!
* Multilanguage interface
* Hotkeys Configure local and global hotkeys as you wish!
* Files search Search files on all opened playlists
* Flexible programm options

AIMP 2.60 Build 530

ound quality. Its appearance resembles that of another classical audio player (Winamp), so you'll get used to it very quickly. It can also be customized with skins. The program includes a 18-band equalizer, a visualization window to display rhythmic visual effects and a playlist editor to organize your audio files. A nice fading effect makes your list of songs look like an endless music loop and a handy volume normalizing feature avoids drastic volume changes between tracks. Also, the player's main functions can be conveniently controlled by global hotkeys. Besides playing music, AIMP features three extra utilities which also enable you to record any sound on your computer, convert audio files from one format to another and view or edit tags. AIMP is based on the well-known audio engine BASS, so it's easy to connect new plug-ins (from the plug-in library included in the program) and expand the player's functionalities.

• Audio Lirary, Sound Recorder, Audio Converter/CD Grabber and Tag Editor...
• Support for large number of formats and playlists ...
• Work with multiple playlist immediately, creation of bookmarks, playback queue ...
• Design Great functionality and user-friendly interface ...

AIMP 2.60.528 + AIMP Tools 2.60.528 + AIMP Skin Editor 2.60.95

Program AIMP - this is a multifunctional audio center. With its built-in utilities, you can easily recode music from one format to another, record audio from a microphone or other audio device, edit tags of music files, as well as group to rename or sort them.
AIMP2 based on the well-known audio engine BASS - you can easily connect the plug-ins from this library to AIMP.
Extras. Information: Plus a separate additional icons and skins.

Year: 2009
Version: 2.60.528
Platform: PC
Compatibility with Vista: Yes
System Requirements: 2000, XP, 2003, Vista
Language: English + Russian
Tabletka: Not required

GNOMON ZBRUSH FOR ILLUSTRATION Arm Upgrade 01

This two-disc set follows ZBrush master Meats Meier through the process of creating his "Arm Upgrade" illustration, from concept to final print. Designed for the artist familiar with ZBrush and its tools, this lecture provides a rare glimpse into the workflow and techniques of this accomplished artist. As Meats creates his detailed imagery, he explains his wire style and the process of using materials, layers and easy light setups. This lecture demonstrates the ease and advantages of using ZBrush's 2.5D environment to create complex high-resolution imagery.

Gnomon Master Classes: The Digital Creature Creation Pipeline

In this class Alvaro Buendia of Blizzard Entertainment will explain his personal pipeline for creating digital creatures. First covering the conceptualization process, Alvaro will then move on to anatomy and structure, then what works for the 3d world. He will then cover modeling and will show his understanding of how to interpret the original concept for the creation of a cg character, from proportion and structure to topology, and finally how to sculpt for production.