With the sophisticated integration of drum machines, samplers, soft synths, and mixer and effects modules in one virtual rack, Reason 5 provides everything you need to easily and quickly generate music from your ideas. Now, Propellerhead has raised the bar in Reason 5 with the addition of a brand new synth, the Kong Drum Designer, as well as updates to several of the on-board synths!In this DVD, Andrew Eisele first takes you on a tour of Reason 5's interface including the dropdown menus, the Transport, and the Tool palette. Next, he introduces the on-board synths. Then, he covers the fundamentals of sequencing and how to record and edit using MIDI. Harnessing the power of all of Reason's on-board synths, Andrew will show you how to build up amazing tracks. You'll create realistic sounding... Less

With the sophisticated integration of drum machines, samplers, soft synths, and mixer and effects modules in one virtual rack, Reason 5 provides everything you need to easily and quickly generate music from your ideas. Now, Propellerhead has raised the bar in Reason 5 with the addition of a brand new synth, the Kong Drum Designer, as well as updates to several of the on-board synths! In this DVD, Andrew Eisele first takes you on a tour of Reason 5's interface including the dropdown menus, the Transport, and the Tool palette. Next, he introduces the on-board synths. Then, he covers the fundamentals of sequencing and how to record and edit using MIDI. Harnessing the power of all of Reason's on-board synths, Andrew will show you how to build up amazing tracks. You'll create realistic... Less

In today's feature film industry, productions are in constant need of digital set extensions. On this third DVD in a series, Chris Stoski shows how digital set extensions are achieved. The lecture uses two examples to demonstrate matching simple and complex lighting in the plate photography, dealing with difficult lighting changes, matching the camera angle of the plate with 3D software, and adding camera movement in a compositing environment. The lecture results in the creation of two beautiful moving shots. In addition to Adobe Photoshop®, Chris uses Autodesk 3ds Max and Apple Shake to create these examples, but the techniques can be implemented with other popular 3D and compositing software as well. This DVD is designed for all skill levels.

Whether you're laying down song ideas or working out complex arrangements, Propellerhead Software's Reason has proven itself to be the production environment of choice among many of today's electronic musicians. With its sophisticated integration of drum machines, samplers, soft synths, mixer and effects modules, Reason 3 is capable of stunning results. The realistic user interface is remarkable, and more than visually appealing, it actually helps you understand signal flow and how audio devices are connected. Reason is in a class of its own, and with this training tutorial, you'll know all you need to know to master it - and fast! In this DVD, you'll get up to speed quickly on Reason's capabilities and functions. You'll learn the basics of sequencing and see how to construct a MIDI... Less

The musician's choice for audio recording, Record has unlimited audio tracks, world class on-board effects and mixing gear, and a well-organized and designed interface. Add in seamless integration with Reason 5, and you have a seriously powerful and creative music-making tool at your fingertips! With version 1.5, Record takes sequencing to a whole new level with Blocks, a way to string together song parts for easy arranging, and Neptune, a pitch correction and voice synthesizer effect device.Here Andrew Eisele demonstrate how to build up a song using many of the on-board synths available in the customizable Record rack. He gives an overview of Record's mixer modeled after the legendary SSL 9000K mixing desk. You'll learn how to set up and use dynamics and equalization; how to add and use... Less

This DVD will show you all the advanced techniques, and tips to help you become a Cubase 4 masterThis DVD makes it easy to learn and start recording right away. You'll learn immediately how to begin recording audio, MIDI, use Virtual Instruments like the HALionOne synthesizer, understand quantizing and work with the MIDI editors in the Piano roll and Event List screens. You'll even learn to build an Arrangement with on-board synths in Cubase 4 including Prologue Synthesizer, Arpache 5, Arpeggiator, and the Spector Synthesizer. You'll learn how to use and even customize the Mixer, creative sends, assign insert-effects (compressors, EQ, Reverb, Delay), all the way to mixing down your tracks, working with the stereo bus, multi-band compressors and finally, exporting your mix!Cubase 4... Less

In today's feature film industry, productions are in constant need of digital set extensions. On this third DVD in a series, Chris Stoski shows how digital set extensions are achieved. The lecture uses two examples to demonstrate matching simple and complex lighting in the plate photography, dealing with difficult lighting changes, matching the camera angle of the plate with 3D software, and adding camera movement in a compositing environment. The lecture results in the creation of two beautiful moving shots. In addition to Adobe Photoshop®, Chris uses Autodesk 3ds Max and Apple Shake to create these examples, but the techniques can be implemented with other popular 3D and compositing software as well. This DVD is designed for all skill levels.

This DVD offers an overview of Synthesis, which will provide you with a fundamental understanding of how all synthesizers work, as well as how to unleash the hidden power of the Spider CV and Spider Audio Merger & Splitter functions. Then, you'll build up a track from scratch in Reason 5 using many of the on-board synths. Andrew will show you many complex methods for working with Redrum, the Kong Drum Designer, Subtractor, the Thor Polysonic synthesizer, the Malstron Graintable synthesizer, the RPG-8 Arpeggiator, and the ReGroove mixer. You'll also learn how to integrate advanced MIDI editing procedures using the Tool window. In the Mixing segment, you'll learn about editing automation, working with insert effects, advanced equalization and compression techniques, working with Reason's... Less

SONAR 6 Advanced goes deep into the Producer Edition of SONAR to help you use this amazing DAW application to create spectacular music. You'll learn secrets of customizing SONAR's menu structures, tool bars and Key bindings while discovering SONAR's advanced Synthesizer collection including: Penatgon, TTS-1, Roland Groove Synth, Session Drummer, Dream Station, PSYN II, and the RXP - Rex Player. This SONAR 6 Advanced DVD guides you through arrangement and audio editing techniques, teaches how to comp vocal takes, work with slip/slide editing, and groove quantizing. You'll learn mixing techniques like grouping tracks, bussing and buss compression, and using a synth's multiple outputs in your mix. You'll work with SONAR's plugins like: Sonitus Effects, Cake's Amp Simulator and Tape... Less

Alcohol and other drugs are like dominoes, they knock down the person who uses them, and that person knocks down everyone else around them. While alcohol and other drugs take an incredible toll on the abuser, they also take an incredible toll on the family. The height of codependency is living under the shadow of somebody else's addiction. Whether you are a parent, partner, or a child, family members struggle with the phenomena of enabling the addict. The codependent, from a place of both fear and love, strives to control the addicted person's behavior, yet this enabling behavior only fuels the addiction and ultimately negatively impacts all involved. One of the most important messages you need to truly grasp, is that you are powerless over anyone's addiction, whether the addiction is a... Less

Putting your finger on the trigger of a gun indicates a bullet is about to be fired. For addicted persons, triggers are signals that they are entering a stage that brings them closer to relapse. Whether it's a struggle with a substance or behavioral addiction, Claudia Black asks the viewer to think seriously about triggers and identify warning signs that one is entering a zone of jeopardy. Claudia sets the foundation for addressing triggers by using the analogy of how triggers are like a roller coaster that once it begins its downward descent, there is no turning back. Staying on the cutting edge of the field of addiction, she describes the relationship of triggers to brain chemistry and how triggers can hijack the brain's thinking and lead to relapse. She reinforces the concept that... Less

Valuable for students aspiring to enter the world of Filmmaking. Young people everywhere are interested in "breaking in" to film production. However it is a business shrouded in mystique and it is very difficult to find out what it's all about or how to get started. In this six program series, The Crew unravels the mystery and explores the various technical positions that form a film production unit. Covering 18 different departments from Grips to Costume, Lighting to Makeup, the series vividly presents the jobs and lives of film production workers and explores the technical aspects of producing a film by talking to the people who make it happen. In each program, The Crew follows technicians from three various departments, in the milieu of a film set as they perform their jobs. The... Less

SONAR 6 Advanced goes deep into the Producer Edition of SONAR to help you use this amazing DAW application to create spectacular music. You'll learn secrets of customizing SONAR's menu structures, tool bars and Key bindings while discovering SONAR's advanced Synthesizer collection including: Penatgon, TTS-1, Roland Groove Synth, Session Drummer, Dream Station, PSYN II, and the RXP - Rex Player. This SONAR 6 Advanced DVD guides you through arrangement and audio editing techniques, teaches how to comp vocal takes, work with slip/slide editing, and groove quantizing. You'll learn mixing techniques like grouping tracks, bussing and buss compression, and using a synth's multiple outputs in your mix. You'll work with SONAR's plugins like: Sonitus Effects, Cake's Amp Simulator and Tape... Less

Series: DVD ISBN: 1423446453Publish er: BCI Media Medium: DVDSonar 6 Advanced goes deep into the Producer Edition of Sonar to help you use this amazing DAW application to create spectacular music. You'll learn secrets of customizing Sonar's menu structures, tool bars and Key bindings while discovering Sonar's advanced Synthesizer collection including: Penatgon, TTS-1, Roland Groove Synth, Session Drummer, Dream Station, PSYN II, and the RXP - Rex Player. This Sonar 6 Advanced DVD guides you through arrangement and audio editing techniques, teaches how to comp vocal takes, work with slip/slide editing, and groove quantizing. You'll learn mixing techniques like grouping tracks, bussing and buss compression, and using a synth's multiple outputs in your mix. You'll work with Sonar's plugins... Less

Valuable for students aspiring to enter the world of Filmmaking. Young people everywhere are interested in "breaking in" to film production. However it is a business shrouded in mystique and it is very difficult to find out what it's all about or how to get started. In this six program series, The Crew unravels the mystery and explores the various technical positions that form a film production unit. Covering 18 different departments from Grips to Costume, Lighting to Makeup, the series vividly presents the jobs and lives of film production workers and explores the technical aspects of producing a film by talking to the people who make it happen. In each program, The Crew follows technicians from three various departments, in the milieu of a film set as they perform their jobs. The... Less

This DVD illuminates the particulars of getting the most out of Maya's Paint Effects. In the second of a series, Ethan Summers teaches you to tune your brushes, optimize large-scale scenes, use Paint Effects objects as particle emitters, and create wind deformations. You ll also learn to correct such frequently occurring errors as blown-out lighting and bad shadows. Finally, Ethan shows you how to integrate Paint Effects with Pixologic ZBrush and Maya s Dynamics.

This series introduces the essential techniques for creating digital sets and backgrounds, an area of visual effects growing in prominence. In this third disc of a series of three, visual effects designer Eric Hanson begins with rendering a Maya scene into layers and passes, then leads into the various approaches for professionally compositing and integrating a digital set into a live-action background. He examines the main composite tree in Shake, illustrating the use of the various render passes including diffuse, specular, reflection, shadow, z-depth, effects and ambient occlusion. Throughout the disc, Eric uses a sample scene of an urban environment to highlight all essential steps. This series is designed for all advancing intermediate Maya artists.

Eastern pop music sensation the Twins (Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung) star in this action/comedy/hor ror yarn about an evil Duke's attempt to kill and collect the blood of a royal family of European vampires in order to become all powerful. The only surviving member of the family travels to Hong Kong, only to complicate his struggle by falling in love with a mortal girl who just happens to have two vampire hunters for brothers. Jackie Chan makes a cameo appearance.

This program was produced in cooperation with Robert Bosch Corporation in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The program is an introduction to the quality methodology Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA). As every new product is being designed, most manufacturing companies are developing FMEA documents to reduce the risk of product failures. In addition, quality standards like ISO9000 and QS9000 require an FMEA on all new products. To shorten development cycles, many different experts are involved in the design and testing phases of new products. After viewing this program, every person on your design team will have a good understanding of the importance of risk reduction and how the FMEA will keep track of these responsibilities. This program was designed to quickly bring all the team members... Less

This DVD illuminates the particulars of getting the most out of Maya's Paint Effects. In the second of a series, Ethan Summers teaches you to tune your brushes, optimize large-scale scenes, use Paint Effects objects as particle emitters, and create wind deformations. You ll also learn to correct such frequently occurring errors as blown-out lighting and bad shadows. Finally, Ethan shows you how to integrate Paint Effects with Pixologic ZBrush and Maya s Dynamics.

Karly Hert (Katherine Heigl) has spent the last ten years selling drugs... legally, that is. She’s works for one of corporate America’s darlings, the pharmaceutical industry. Karly has it all – a big salary, a company car, a closet full of hot business suits and a growing pit in her stomach... Everything changes when she meets sexy Zach Danner (Lucian McAfee), a down-to-earth guy. Sparks fly! As their relationship heats up, he encourages Karly to walk her talk and leave her empty job. Karly devises a plan to get out. But somehow leaving is never quite as easy as it seems... SIDE EFFECTS is based on the writer/director's decade working for the pharmaceutical industry and stars Grey’s Anatomy’s hottest intern Katherine Heigl. It’s the perfect prescription for a new comedy!

Tell Me How Career Series - Career Education & Opportunities for Young People. Recommended for both School, Public Libraries and Guidance Offices. The Tell Me How series is a necessary addition to any library, guidance center of school curriculum. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this program host Melody Young joins a team of professional make-up effect artists as they prepare actors for a chilling haunted house! Subjects Covered Include: What makes a good Special Effects makeup artist? What is Latex? What is a mold? What type of work is available to makeup artists? What education is necessary to be a Special Effects makeup artist? What is a life mask? Why is it important for special effect makeup to be... Less

Rolling Stone (p.82) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "FURTHER manages to be both pretty and hard-grooving: 'Snow' sets sweetly melodic murmurs over gently billowing synths..."Spin - "[With] steadfastly chirping crescendos, whinnying breakbeat stampedes, and the odd evocative vocal." Alternative Press (p.123) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Its eight tracks swirl miniature psych-rock symphonies over an unvarying, hypnotic pulse, using texture and dynamics to create ebb and flow."Billboard (p.33) - "Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons lead with the pictures, developing each of the set's eight tracks with a mini-movie in mind."Mojo (Publisher) (p.93) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is The Chemical Brothers at their crowd-pleasing, raucous best."Paste (magazine) - "The Brothers sincerely want you to dance, and they... Less

Discusses current trends on the internet including a description of what is the net? History of the Internet phenomenon. How to use the internet. Its impact on goods and services. Who will be winners and losers land what the future holds.

Emmy-winner Katherine Heigl (TV's "Grey’s Anatomy" and Knocked Up), is a twenty-something career girl whose landed the perfect job. As she moves up the corporate ladder, she starts to really enjoy the perks of success - a company car, a big raise, and a closet full of great clothes. But when the man of her dreams comes into the picture, she must find a way to balance love, career, friends and family, or risk losing them all to protect the job she's always wanted.