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Training
Multimedia training—Indian
IT training industry’s sunbeam
Aishwarya Rai was not India’s only ticket to fame at the Cannes
film festival or for that matter in the global media and entertainment
industry. A lot of technical and creative excellence being showcased
in Hollywood movies through spectacular multimedia animation and
graphics is actually coming from India. But is the Indian multimedia
training market ready to take on a worldwide $30 billion multimedia
industry, which is what India Inc. is looking to service? Shipra
Arora finds out
Non-Linear
Editing
NLE comes to Bollywood
Adding special effects in the traditional linear editing process
was a tough job with considerable time spent on numerous retakes
to perfect a scene. Akhtar Pasha finds that non-linear editing is
making its mark on mainstream cinema
Case
Studies
A tale of lights, cameras
and computer-generated images
Movies these days have brighter colours, mind-boggling stunts and
more; even the glitches seem to have disappeared. And it’s
all thanks to the use of multimedia and animation. Stanley Glancy
offers a peek into how this technology has made movie-watching more
interesting
Animation
in India
Can Indian animation
firms repeat software magic?
The burgeoning number of multimedia studios has given the necessary
impetus to the animation sector in India. However, India still needs
to shed its image of being just a cost-effective centre and strive
to emerge as a creative hub. Is the Indian animation sector set
to go the ITES way? Chitra Padmanabhan finds out
It’s Intel inside
animation studios
Once dominated by players like SGI and Apple, the animation and
special effects space has slowly moved to the more economical Intel-based
workstations. And India, one of the most price sensitive markets
there is, has been mirroring this global trend, says Srikanth R
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Virtual
3D
The amazing world of
virtual 3D environments
Welcome to the incredible world of 3D simulation and virtual reality.
Whether you’re developing a virtual walkthrough of a historical
site or creating a heart-stopping racing game, a whole lot of complex
subsystems need to mesh together perfectly to provide a realistic
experience to the user. The graphics team at C-DAC Mumbai provides
a fascinating insight into what this intricate technology involves
Multimedia
PCs
The best multimedia PC
While almost every PC shipping today can be called a ‘multimedia
PC’, Prashant L Rao examines the bells and whistles that separate
the racers from the snails
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