http://www.lynda.com/cs4u/index.asp?cid=cs408_youtube Deke McClelland shows you how to convert a horizontal or landscape oriented image and convert it to a vertical image using Content Aware Scaling in Photoshop CS4. Content aware scaling allows you scale the low detail or background information inside of an image while keeping foreground objects intact. Deke also shows how to troubleshoot potential problems with Content Aware Scaling, using the Protect Skin Tone option to preserve detail around flesh tones and masks to isolate scaling to certain areas of the image.

Content-Aware Scaling in Photoshop CS4! TutCast RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/tutcastcom

Google Tech Talks June 14, 2008 ABSTRACT Jerry will talk about scaling Google Maps from the desktop down to mobile phones where usage is growing rapidly and will someday surpass desktop usage. He will discuss the approaches used in adapt- ing the application to work in a low bandwidth, high latency environment with a wide variety of net- works and devices. Mobile data rates currently range from 100 Kbps to 2 Mbps but more significantly, HTTP network request latency is measured in seconds. Mobile phone screens are very small compared to laptops, so we can't just shrink down the view. User input is often limited to 12-key keypads plus two soft keys, sometimes augmented with an alpha keyboard and/or a touch screen. The key adaptation was reimplementing the AJAX web site as a client-server application, ported to several mobile platforms. We redesigned the user interface for the narrow UI bottleneck and added cel- lular-based location detection so people don't have to type an address just to get the map open to the right page. An application-specific network protocol and tile cache help with the high latency network by multiplexing requests together into fewer round trips. A special "mobile" tile set helps with latency and bandwidth by downloading smaller map tiles while offering more frequent road labels to suit tiny screens. Compression techniques such as a compact-header JPEG format for satellite images also help. The server is stateless so scaling up capacity is mostly handled by adding more servers. People are unaccustomed to downloading applications to their phones, and the phones have download limits, so it's important to keep the download package small. We also get the application preinstalled on some phones. Speaker: Jerry Morrison Jerry Morrison is a tech lead on Google Maps for mobile. He programs the server and clients in collaboration with teams in London, New York, Seattle, Tokyo, Beijing, and Cupertino. Jerry's career interest is bringing new forms of media to many people.

This is a short introduction to the new Content Aware Scaling Tool in Photoshop CS4, what it is, what it does and how it is different from transforming a subject in photoshop. Its part of my new training DVD, Photoshop Crash Course, a beginners training guide to Photoshop. It can be ordered from: http://www.michaelthementor.com/store

Google Tech Talks June, 3 2008 ABSTRACT Have you heard that Google wants to wire up the entire African continent? Or that broadband will be ubiqitous throughout developing countries in ten years? Or that poor kids with connected laptops will teach each other? Or that the latest fiber optics cable being installed will lower Internet costs overnight? Just like many other realms of human activity, access to information and communication is dramatically different between privileged people and the world's poor. Six out of seven people worldwide have no access to the Internet. It is important to have a realistic understanding of the manifold hurdles and constraints that face those who want to serve the bulk of humanity that is currently beyond the "World Wide" Web. The WiderNet Project, a non-profit service program in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa, mixes practical research with capacity building activities to identify best practices in deploying ICT in developing countries. Over 4,000 people have been through their practical, hands-on training programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Their volunteers have provided over 1,200 refurbished computers and $1.5 million in hardware and software donations to partners across the continent. And they have developed an off-line digital library that contains over 1,200 Web sites and CD-ROMs (over ten millions documents) for those with little or no Internet connectivity. Cliff Missen, the project director, will present information on the scale of the challenges and the three challenges of scaling technology to serve millions of people: computer face time, information access, and human capacity. Speaker: Cliff Missen Cliff has over 20 years professional experience in computers, networking, multimedia design, and applications development. At The WiderNet Project, he combines this with his long-term interest in international development. His first visit to Africa was with a medical team in 1982, and he continues to teach and promote appropriate water well drilling technology through the U.S. non--profit organization Wellspring Africa.

Dave Cross demonstrates the newly updated Content-Aware Scaling feature in Adobe Photoshop CS4. For more information and tutorials, log on to http://www.photoshopuser.com/cs4

Climbing the Nose in June 2007 - Konrad Schlenkrich & Livio Urban & Thomas Johne (Germany)

Shai Avidan, Ariel Shamir. Original and larger version can be found here http://www.faculty.idc.ac.il/arik/IMRet-All.mov Update 2008.10.23 - This feature is now part of CS4. I haven't seen it in action myself yet, but the future is now :)

The French spiderman takes on another tower block in Hong Kong in an effort to promote climate change awareness

DETAILS, DEMOS, & LINKS BELOW Virtual Desktop Integration (VDI) provides a solution to one of the biggest IT challenges—distribution and management of desktop images. Join EMC's Chad Sakac, director of VMware and IP storage technology solutions, as he discusses how VDI can use EMC replication to scale from a single initial image to thousands—in minutes—while requiring no additional storage. For more information: DEMO: EMC & VMware VDI Provisioning - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgziAwYfh4A Video: EMC & VMWare: Scaling VDI Without Scaling Cost - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YBYTllqIiY Webcast: Scaling VDI Without Scaling Cost: Deploying Thousands of Virtual Machines in Minutes, and Consuming No Incremental Storage - http://info.emc.com/mk/get/AMA00006892_LP_VDI

Shows how to use the scale tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices. Video Outline: - Scaling in 2d and 3d - Accuracy when scaling - Use modifier keys for more options - Be aware of axis when scaling

Agile Estimating and Planning" author, and Agile Alliance co-founder, Mike Cohn, provides detailed, proven techniques for estimating and planning any Agile project. Agile Estimating and Planning supports any agile, semiagile, or iterative process, including Scrum, XP, Feature-Driven Development, Crystal, Adaptive Software Development, DSDM, Unified Process, and many more. It will be an indispensable resource for every development manager, team leader, and team member. Mike Cohn's Books/eBooks: http://www.informit.com/authors/bio.aspx?a=5abfea5e-9af6-4f4f-8ac8-db2d9b98cdbd Get All OnSoftware Vidcasts FREE: http://www.informit.com/podcasts/channel.aspx?c=dadf92ca-3bdc-484e-9cd8-cbfe0cfc0de6 www.informIT.com/podcasts

Professor Channing Robertson of the Stanford University Chemical Engineering Department discusses scaling, focusing on dimensionless analysis. Introduction to Chemical Engineering (E20) is an introductory course offered by the Stanford University Engineering Department. It provides a basic overview of the chemical engineering field today and delves into the applications of chemical engineering. Stanford Chemical Engineering Department: http://cheme.stanford.edu/ Stanford University: http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stanford/

A close companion to Miner Mike Saves The Day, Rock Falls teaches the importance of proper roof scaling in underground mining to avoid injury and improve work conditions.

A close companion to Miner Mike Saves The Day, Rock Falls teaches the importance of proper roof scaling in underground mining to avoid injury and improve work conditions.

You will find the last 2:21 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsQBKYtIc7g This video shows how to use some basic image editing techniques to replace the face in an image with another face. If you have any questions, I will be glad to help you, but *please* be specific and detailed in your question, otherwise it risks being ignored. == Keyboard shortcuts mentioned == Ctrl-L: Show the Layers Dialog. Hold Ctrl (when scaling): Maintain aspect ratio. +,-: Zoom in/out Hold Middle Mouse Button and move: Pan (move within) image. ],[: Increase,decrease radius. (New functionality, you might not have it in your version.) Ctrl-Z: Undo. ==Swedish pronunciation dictionary== roofly = roughly future = feature ==Technical details== The video was recorded with recordMyDesktop using GIMP 2.3.16 on Ubuntu 7.04 beta, and scaled/sharpened/encoded with MEncoder, using this command: mencoder face-replace.ogg -vf scale=320:240,smartblur=4:-0.5:-10 -oac mp3lame -ovc lavc -af volume=30 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=2000:vqmin=2:keyint=50 -o gimp-tutorial-face-replace.avi After encoding it, I discovered that Directors can't upload videos longer than 10 minutes anymore :(, so I used MEncoder to losslessly split it in two parts. Feel free to spread the video in YouTube-embedded format as much as you like.

You will find the first 9:59 here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BafertvtNnc This video shows how to use some basic image editing techniques to replace the face in an image with another face. If you have any questions, I will be glad to help you. == Keyboard shortcuts mentioned == Ctrl-L: Show the Layers Dialog. Hold Ctrl (when scaling): Maintain aspect ratio. +,-: Zoom in/out Hold Middle Mouse Button and move: Pan (move within) image. ],[: Increase,decrease radius. (New functionality, you might not have it in your version.) Ctrl-Z: Undo. ==Swedish pronunciation dictionary== roofly = roughly future = feature ==Technical details== The video was recorded with recordMyDesktop using GIMP 2.3.16 on Ubuntu 7.04 beta, and scaled/sharpened/encoded with MEncoder, using this command: mencoder face-replace.ogg -vf scale=320:240,smartblur=4:-0.5:-10 -oac mp3lame -ovc lavc -af volume=30 -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=2000:vqmin=2:keyint=50 -o gimp-tutorial-face-replace.avi After encoding it, I discovered that Directors can't upload videos longer than 10 minutes anymore :(, so I used MEncoder to losslessly split it in two parts. Feel free to spread the video in YouTube-embedded format as much as you like.

Natural Selection prevents deleterious mutations from spreading throughout a population while fostering the spread of beneficial mutations. One can get populations to do many things with this simulator. Just remember, if your parameters are not realistic, your solution will not represent reality. To download the Population Simulator go to: http://www.mediafire.com/?z2p2ydew1id To download this video go to: http://www.mediafire.com/?zqmzezllkyv If you wish to translate this video you can download the PowerPoint file from: http://www.mediafire.com/?yexml12mkgi Predator evolution is simulated by scaling the populations mean survival probability back to the attrition rate. Example. If the Attrition rate is 0.9 and every member of the population has a number of beneficial mutations then the mean probability of death may be 0.8. If the predators were allowed to evolve (as they would in nature) that would scale the mean death probability back to 0.9. This is known as the Red Queen Hypothesis. The organisms have to keep evolving just to stand still. Without predator evolution enough beneficial mutations can pile up to lower the death probability to 0 (or nearly so). This would stop selection as every member would live to mate. Error: I stated that without selection, evolution stops. This is not entirely true. Genetic drift operates in the absence of selection. It is one mechanism by which neutral mutations can become fixed in a populations. Think about it.

The Arctic Monkeys performing This House Is A Circus from their sophomore album Favorite Worst Nightmare live at Glastonbury on the 22nd of June 2007 Lyrics This house is a circus, berserk as fuck We tend to see that as a perk though. Look What it's done to your friends their memories are pretend And the last thing that they want is for the feeling to end This house is a circus, berserk as fuck We tend to see that as a perk though. Look What it's done to your friends their memories are pretend And the last thing that they want is for the feeling to end There's a room full of trouble and there's lovers to be had Those ones who make sinners out of such lovely lads Scaling the corridors for maidens in the maze And the anomaly is slipping into familiar ways And we're forever unfulfilled Can't think why Like a search for murder clues In dead man's eyes Forever unfulfilled And can't think why Like a search for murder clues In dead man's eyes The more you open your mouth The more you're forcing performance And all the attention is leading me to feel important (obnoxious, completely obnoxious) Now that we're here, we may as well go too far Wriggling around in incidents you won't forget There's certainly some venom in the looks that you collect Aimlessly gazing at the faces in the queue And we're struggling with the notion that it's life not film This house is a circus, berserk as fuck(We're forever unfulfilled) We tend to see that as a perk though.(We can't think why) Look what it's done to your friends their memories are pretend(Like a search for murder clues) And the last thing that they want is for the feeling to end

A French skyscraper climber has been taken into custody after scaling the New York Times building in midtown Manhattan to draw attention to global warming. During his ascent, Alain Robert unfurled a banner about global warming. Construction workers cheered. Police took him into custody at the top of the new 52-story tower, designed by Renzo Piano. In February, the daredevil, who's nicknamed "Spiderman," scaled a 42-floor building in Brazil. Robert's Web site says he has climbed more than 70 skyscrapers around the world.

Thinking of scaling back your clothing budget? Don't (and not just because we want to keep our jobs). Instead, shop strategically. Josh and Tyler show you how.

John Suhr's new Badger amp head- 18 watts with "Power Scaling", effects loop, 3 12ax7's and 2 EL84's

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