There is a 1200 mile strip of land off the southwestern coast of Africa where the searing Namibian desert meets the frigid Atlantic sea. Here the basic elements of the earth exist in paradoxical extremes. Namib, the hottest of lands, is obscured in mist created by the Benguela, one of the coldest of ocean currents. Fur seals and penguins divide their time between the sandy shore and the icy water of the sea, while elephant, ostrich, springbok, hyena roam the wind-swept dunes. Ingenious adaptations to this ancient desert's extreme heat allow these and other creatures to survive in an Eden called Namib.

There is a place on Earth where an Alaskan wilderness spreads over more than six million acres like a living tapestry at the foot of the tallest peak in North America. Here, seasons of unfathomable extremes march beneath a mountain known as The Great One. In Denali's fierce winter, 20 hours of darkness and temperatures dipping nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit below zero are routine; in summer, 20 hours of sunlight. Grizzly bear, wolf, moose, ground squirrel and golden eagle have each found their own way to live in this sub-Arctic eco-system where life pulses in a series of harsh, dark winters, framed by the light of June and August. In this land of extremes, plants and animals alike must be strong to survive. The place is an Eden called Denali.

When rendering animations from Maya, Max or any other 3D application, it is common practice to render them out as image sequences (image.001.tga, image.002.tga, etc.). These sequences, however, can become difficult to manage, load, archive, preview or present to a client or supervisor. The most effective solution is to convert them to movie files such as Quicktime or AVI. This tutorial demonstrates how to convert a sequence to Quicktime using After Effects, including loading the sequence, creating the AE project and rendering using compression codecs.

The essence of an exciting idea can be captured successfully using a limited palette gouache and watercolor thumbnail technique. Artist and designer Erik Tiemens presents a compelling demo and covers multiple topics, including how to start visualizing thru multiple mini-sketches that take into account lighting, atmosphere, high-key and low-key plans, palette mixing, and brush control. Additional areas covered include paint consistency, working on toned paper, and zeroing in on your final direction. The lecture concludes with a detailed step-by-step demo for creating a finished small-format painting.

For those who held on to Windows XP and skipped Vista, Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 demonstrates how to update the OS with ease. Instructor David Rivers takes a step-by-step approach to transferring files, saving settings, and determining the best data migration option for any system. David has organized the course around three key tasks: pre-installation to complete on an XP machine; the actual installation of Windows 7; and post-installation, to get any remaining files in place and ensure the hardware is connected. Along the way, he offers tips and tricks for a smooth transition from Windows XP to Windows 7.

Drawing the Nude from Life: Costa VavagiakisForm is dictated by the source of light,” says Costa Vavagiakis, in this stunning demonstration of drawing the nude figure from life. Watch as Vavagiakis explains where to place the figure on the paper and how to see “in shapes and the apexes of shapes.” Moving his easel up and down, he teaches you to find the “forms that are fixed so as to work from the fixed to the flux.” Be amazed as the artist, working with only a simple pencil, a white pastel pencil, and a kneaded eraser, creates the breathtaking illusion of life. Note: This workshop features a nude model – you must be 18 years of age or older to purchase this workshop.

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Joboshare DVD Toolkit Platinum is a bundle of four powerful and popular products: Joboshare DVD Ripper Platinum, Joboshare Video Converter, Joboshare DVD Copy and Joboshare DVD Creator. The DVD Ripper Platinum software can rip DVD movies to almost all popular video and audio formats such as AVI, MPEG4, WMV, DivX, RM, MOV, XviD, 3GP, FLV, SWF, MP3, WMA, WAV, M4A, AAC, AC3, etc. with excellent quality and super fast DVD Ripping speed! Joboshare Video Converter is an easy-to-use, fast and stable video converter tools which designed to meet all your needs of convert between various video and audio file formats such as convert AVI to MPEG, WMV to AVI, WMV to MPEG or H.264/AVC video, convert AVI files to iPod formats, etc. Joboshare DVD Copy is fast DVD clone software to backup your D9 and D5 DVD movie collection to blank DVD discs (D9 to D9 and D5 to D5) with ease. Joboshare DVD Creator is a professional DVD editing and DVD burning software. In just a few steps, you can easily convert and burn all popular video files (AVI, MPEG, DAT, MPG, WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, VOB) to DVD for backup and enhancement. With Joboshare DVD Toolkit Platinum you'll be able to perform all the operations you need tha tinvolve DVD movies.

Passware Kit Enterprise will recover all kinds of lost or forgotten passwords for the world's most popular office application files, including Excel, Word, Windows 2003/XP/2K/NT (both Local and Domain Administrator accounts), Lotus Notes, RAR, WinZip, Access, Outlook, Acrobat, Quicken, QuickBooks, WordPerfect, VBA and more.

How did the Earth evolve to support life? Our planet now supports a huge diversity of living creatures requiring very special conditions, but what was the series of events that brought this unique set of conditions together? What did it take to make a world that would support human life?