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Friday, November 27, 2009

ice_candle


After a long time,a dish from photoshop CS4.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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Saturday, October 3, 2009

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Water Sound Files...


Please be comfortable in downloading some water sound files..may use for various sound effects in your personal projects
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Breif from Rhythm and Hues Compositing Training

Compositing
What is compositing?

Compositing is the combining various 2d images and effects into a single image.The goal of 2d work is that the viewer should be unaware that anything has been done to modify the image. The results of this work should be seamless when projected on a big screen..
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Notes on rotoscoping will be published soon. please do wait for that.

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Free Adobe Plugins

Get a growing set of (mostly free) Photoshop filters / plugins coded by richard rosenman. Most were developed because I found myself in need of something like this in the past for production. Others were developed because I foresee the need for them in the future. The remaining odd few were developed merely for the fun of it. They are not necessarily only limited to Adobe Photoshop and they work with many other graphic applications so long as they adhere to Adobe's plugin specifications. If you are unsure, click to see the compatibility list. To download a plugin, simply click the "Download" link or click on the image. Finally, please check back often as I intend to continually update this setion with more plugins.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

3D for every one..

As Digital Arts Guild grows, we will include lots of cool supplemental learning resources in this section of the site. At this time, we offer the following resources. Keep checking the site for updates!

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Microsoft permanently barred from selling Word

Microsoft permanently barred from selling Word
By Matthew DeCarlo, TechSpot.com
Published: August 12, 2009, 10:31 AM EST

Microsoft has been ordered by a US District Court to halt sales of its popular word processing application, Word. Judge Leonard Davis has ruled that the software-giant is guilty of patent infringement and has prohibited it from selling, importing, testing, demonstrating or marketing any Microsoft Word products able to open XML, DOCX, or DOCM files (XML) files containing custom XML.

Plaintiff i4i sued Microsoft in March 2007 claiming that it violated a 1998 software patent (number 5,787,449) for a document system that eliminated the need for manually embedded formatting codes. One of the fundamental features of the markup language XML is that it is readable by both people and machines. XML allows developers and users to define their own tags for data - unlike other markup languages like HTML which have predefined tags.

Microsoft has already paid $200 million after a federal jury ruled that the XML properties of Word 2003 and Word 2007 infringed on i4i's patent. Redmond accumulated another $77 million in fees after the most recent ruling, $40 million for willful patent infringement and $37 million in prejudgment interest. The company must comply within 60 days and is planning to appeal the verdict.

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Calypso Animation to Open Offices in Bangalore and Chenna

Calypso Animation to Open Offices in Bangalore and Chennai
July 29, 2009

Press Release from Calypso Animation Studios

Calypso Animation Studios (CAS) is pleased to announce the opening of a satellite offices in Bangalore and Chennai, India, headed by Project Manager Muthu A. Muthu is an expert at animation and project management and has over 10 years experience in the Indian animation market specializes in outsourced animation. The CAS Bangalore team will help orchestrate outsourced projects in Central and East Asia.

Calypso offers a wide range of services in Animation, Visual Effects, Digital Project Management, Supervision and concept to final content creation. With strong networks of partner studios, artists, supervisors and developers throughout the globe, Calypso provides resources tailored to its client's exact needs.

Leveraging talent and studios worldwide, CAS uses a variety of methods when supplying animation services. Calypso completes projects either at its internal or overseas offices or at affiliate studios that have contracted with CAS. Additionally, Calypso can bring staff directly to its client's location or remote shooting locations and even co-locate at its clients offices, as individual projects require.

Through tried and proven systems, pipelines and procedures, CAS ensures that projects are managed and reported transparently and with the quality and specifications required.

Calypso Animation Studios is currently seeking new projects and partnering opportunities. Studios looking to expand capacity or in need of short-term staff, Calypso can provide the resources from its global supply chain.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Yahoo and Microsoft Finally Sign Deal

Yahoo and Microsoft Finally Sign Deal


Wednesday July 29, 2009

Press Release from Yahoo! and Microsoft

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & REDMOND, Wash. -- Yahoo! and Microsoft announced an agreement that will improve the Web search experience for users and advertisers, and deliver sustained innovation to the industry. In simple terms, Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies' premium search advertisers.

For Web users and advertisers, this deal will accelerate the pace and breadth of innovation by combining both companies' complementary strengths and search platforms into a market competitor with the scale to fuel sustained development in search and search advertising. Users will find what they care about faster and with more personal relevance. Microsoft's competitive search platforms will lead to more value for advertisers, better results for Web publishers, and increased innovation and efficiency across the Internet.

Under this agreement, Yahoo! will focus on its core business of providing consumers with great experiences with the world's favorite online destinations and Web products.

"This agreement comes with boatloads of value for Yahoo!, our users, and the industry, and I believe it establishes the foundation for a new era of Internet innovation and development," said Yahoo! Chief Executive Officer Carol Bartz. "Users will continue to experience search as a vital part of their Yahoo! experiences and will enjoy increased innovation thanks to the scale and resources this deal provides. Advertisers will also benefit from scale and enjoy greater ease of use and efficiencies working with a single platform and sales team for premium advertisers. Finally, this deal will help us increase our investments in priority areas in winning audience properties, display advertising capabilities and mobile experiences."

Providing a viable alternative to advertisers, this deal will combine Yahoo! and Microsoft search marketplaces so that advertisers no longer have to rely on one company that dominates more than 70 percent of all search. With the addition of Yahoo!'s search volume, Microsoft will achieve the size and scale required to unleash competition and innovation in the market, for consumers as well as advertisers.

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said the agreement will provide Microsoft's search engine, Bing, the scale necessary to more effectively compete, attracting more users and advertisers, which in turn will lead to more relevant ads and search results.

"Through this agreement with Yahoo!, we will create more innovation in search, better value for advertisers and real consumer choice in a market currently dominated by a single company," said Ballmer. "Success in search requires both innovation and scale. With our new Bing search platform, we've created breakthrough innovation and features. This agreement with Yahoo! will provide the scale we need to deliver even more rapid advances in relevancy and usefulness. Microsoft and Yahoo! know there's so much more that search could be. This agreement gives us the scale and resources to create the future of search."

"This deal fits the long-term strategic direction of Yahoo! to remain the world's leading online media company and Carol Bartz has the full and unanimous support of the Yahoo! Board behind this deal," said Roy Bostock, chairman, Yahoo! Inc. "This is a significant opportunity for us. Microsoft is an industry innovator in search and it is a great opportunity for us to focus our investments in other areas critical to our future."

The key terms of the agreement are as follows:

-- The term of the agreement is 10 years;
-- Microsoft will acquire an exclusive 10 year license to Yahoo!'s core search technologies, and Microsoft will have the ability to integrate Yahoo! search technologies into its existing Web search platforms;
-- Microsoft's Bing will be the exclusive algorithmic search and paid search platform for Yahoo! sites. Yahoo! will continue to use its technology and data in other areas of its business such as enhancing display advertising technology;
-- Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies' premium search advertisers. Self-serve advertising for both companies will be fulfilled by Microsoft's AdCenter platform, and prices for all search ads will continue to be set by AdCenter's automated auction process;
-- Each company will maintain its own separate display advertising business and sales force;
-- Yahoo! will innovate and "own" the user experience on Yahoo! properties, including the user experience for search, even though it will be powered by Microsoft technology;
-- Microsoft will compensate Yahoo! through a revenue sharing agreement on traffic generated on Yahoo!'s network of both owned and operated (O&O) and affiliate sites;
-- Microsoft will pay traffic acquisition costs (TAC) to Yahoo! at an initial rate of 88 percent of search revenue generated on Yahoo!'s O&O sites during the first five years of the agreement; and Yahoo! will continue to syndicate its existing search affiliate partnerships.
-- Microsoft will guarantee Yahoo!'s O&O revenue per search (RPS) in each country for the first 18 months following initial implementation in that country;
-- At full implementation (expected to occur within 24 months following regulatory approval), Yahoo! estimates, based on current levels of revenue and current operating expenses, that this agreement will provide a benefit to annual GAAP operating income of approximately $500 million and capital expenditure savings of approximately $200 million. Yahoo! also estimates that this agreement will provide a benefit to annual operating cash flow of approximately $275 million; and
-- The agreement protects consumer privacy by limiting the data shared between the companies to the minimum necessary to operate and improve the combined search platform, and restricts the use of search data shared between the companies. The agreement maintains the industry-leading privacy practices that each company follows today.

The agreement does not cover each company's Web properties and products, email, instant messaging, display advertising, or any other aspect of the companies' businesses. In those areas, the companies will continue to compete vigorously.

The transaction will be subject to regulatory review. The agreement entered into today anticipates that the parties will enter into more detailed definitive agreements prior to closing. Microsoft and Yahoo! expect the agreement to be closely reviewed by the industry and government regulators, and welcome questions. The companies are hopeful that closing can occur in early 2010.

The companies have established a website at http://www.choicevalueinnovation.com to provide consumers, advertisers and publishers with additional information about the benefits of the agreement.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Minnaminni 2 Coming soon


After ammu and minnu stuck the little hearts of kerala.Auriga animations is soon in its last actions to released the muchly hyped sequel of minnaminni.With a new character being introduced,unnikuttan a naughty elephant calf and a story revolving around this funny little hero is all set to impact the animation indutry of kerala. With much improved voice,songs,music and never before visual quality.Minnaminni 2 is liked to be another childrens mega hit animation film.The movie is set to be released by june this year.Any of its visuals or clips are not published till now.The Production was done in 7 months at auriga animation studio,calicut the production house of Auriga college of media studies.

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Illustrated lesson notes to study drawing techniques and perspective.

INTRODUCTIONpreamble for all lessons 1) cityscape 2) cityscape up 3) cityscape down4) room interior two point 5) railway 6) room interior CVP 6b) room interior cont.
7) letters 8) shadows basic9) shadows 2 10) archway 10b) completed arch 11) road 11b) road continuded12) book 12b) book continued
PART TWO INTRODUCTION 1) 'quick sketch page'2) methods of shading3) tennis and shadows4) reference sheet5) in three dimensions6) a 'fork' in the road7) portraiture8) portraiture cont. 9) drawing roses

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Minnaminni (English version) released

After the succesfull running of minnaminni all over kerala.Auriga animation has released its english version.Cds are available in all stores.YOu can also get the cd by VPP,just inform your address to auriga animations.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Vectors Arts



After so long time.Just a refresh work in Illustrator.