Learn IT - Books tags entertainment

Compressed Image File Formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, XBM, BMP (ACM Press)

Addison Wesley, 1999

This comprehensive reference on the major graphics file formats and the compression technologies they employ is an indispensable resource for graphics programmers, especially those developing graphical applications for the Web.

Compressed Image File Formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF, XBM, BMP examines the most common...

Zune For Dummies (Computer/Tech)

For Dummies, 2007

Let Microsoft insiders Brian Johnson and Duncan Mackenzie introduce you to Zune, the exciting new portable media player that plays both audio and video. They explain the numerous entertaining possibilities of Zune, such as transferring a music collection to your Zune, purchasing new music, connecting with friends who share similar taste in music...

Spatial Audio Processing: MPEG Surround and Other Applications

John Wiley & Sons, 2007

This book collects a wealth of information about spatial audio coding into one comprehensible volume. It is a thorough reference to the 3GPP and MPEG Parametric Stereo standards and the MPEG Surround multi-channel audio coding standard. It describes key developments in coding techniques, which is an important factor in the optimization of...

iPhone Open Application Development: Write Native Objective-C Applications for the iPhone

O'Reilly, 2008

Certain technologies bring out everyone's hidden geek, and iPhone did the moment it was released. Even though Apple created iPhone as a closed device, tens of thousands of developers bought them with the expressed purpose of designing and running third-party software. In this clear and concise book, veteran hacker Jonathan Zdziarski -- one of the...

Essential CG Lighting Techniques with 3ds Max, Third Edition (Autodesk Media and Entertainment Techniques)

Focal Press, 2008

'In terms of visual impact, lighting can either make or break an animation. In this book, Darren Brooker gives this subject the respect it deserves. Thoroughly recommended reading.'
Brant Drewery, Editor, CGI Magazine

'Darren Brooker has gifted us with a fine addition to our 3D library, to be referenced and considered over and...

Video Segmentation and Its Applications

Springer, 2011

Video segmentation has been a key technique for visual information extraction and plays an important role in digital video processing, pattern recognition, and computer vision. A wide range of video-based applications will benefit from advances in video segmentation including security and surveillance, bank transactions monitoring,...

Memory Architecture Exploration for Programmable Embedded Systems

Springer, 2002

Continuing advances in chip technology, such as the ability to place more
transistors on the same die (together with increased operating speeds) have
opened new opportunities in embedded applications, breaking new ground in
the domains of communication, multimedia, networking and entertainment.
New consumer products, together...

HTML5 Canvas

O'Reilly, 2011

HTML5 Canvas offers developers the chance to create animated graphics in ordinary web browsers using common tools: HTML and JavaScript. Canvas is one of the most visible parts of HTML5, fueling demo after demo, game after game. It offers interactivity with great visuals, and provides tremendous freedom to do whatever you want in the...

Windows Phone 8 Game Development

Packt Publishing, 2013

A practical guide to creating games for the Windows Phone 8 platform

Overview

Create a 3D game for the Windows Phone 8 platform

Combine native and managed development approaches

Discover how to use a range of inputs, including sensors

Learn how to implement...

101 Outstanding Graphic Novels

NBM Publishing, 2015

The popular primer on the best graphic novels, initially called The 101 Best Graphic Novels, is back in its third updated edition. Expert librarian Stephen Weiner—with the crowdsourcing help of professionals in the field, from artists to critics to leading comic store owners—has sifted through the bewildering thousands of...

PC Magazine Home Networking Solutions

John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Let your network entertain you

At PC Magazine, we've been talking about "media convergence" for years. Network-based home entertainment devices like TiVo and Microsoft's Media Center PC . . . make a home LAN more useful than ever. Chapters 2 and 12 show you how they work.

Ready to set up a network that maximizes your...

Android UI Fundamentals: Develop &Design (Develop and Design)

Peachpit Press, 2012

There is a revolution happening in the technology industry. Touchscreen interfaces, combined with low-cost and ubiquitous smartphones, have created a perfect storm for disruptive innovation. Android is at the forefront of this change, bringing a free and open-source platform on which developers can create the next generation of...

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