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Computer graphics made a quantum leap while evolving from four colors to color spaces hardly caught by human eye. And as this evolution progressed computer graphics was turning into a major trend. It is impossible to imagine a modern magazine or a web site created without computer graphics.
However, the more advanced the graphical software was getting the more was its cost, resulting in situation when an average individual or a small business becomes virtually cut off the latest graphics production technologies due to the high prices.
Looking at human creativity as an engine of modern graphical design, the situation seems unfair. There are actually many great amateur graphics artists out there who have all that it takes to create vivid computer graphics except for expensive software packages. Is there any chance for home-made computer artists to get the proper tools at a fair price?
Well, from this day on, there is! Introducing Artistic Effects! A whole collection of image filters that make up professional computer artist toolbox.
This unique collection of Photoshop plug-ins has all that you may need to start creating fantastic graphically rich artwork right away. Among the professional effects included in this plug-in package are: Aqua, Chrome, Drop, Ice, Snow, Metal, Plastic, Gel, Smoke, Cotton. Each effect is built on high precision mathematical model ensuring you get the greatest level of quality when applying effects.
Artistic Effects is more than just a set of powerful fine art image effects. It is rather a highly customizable graphics processor with each and every effect being tunable to the maximum extent. Besides common approach of using effects such as Aqua to create buttons there is much more use for various settings the plug-in has to offer. You can create your own effects and if for some reason you prefer saving time over being creative there are also several presets for each effect.
Now, throw in the truly affordable price and free trial version.
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Elements #1 adds new magic to AMI GIF Construction Set Pro, the powerful web page animation software. Make your pages leap from the monitors of the people who surf them, fling pixels about the room and teleport some of your users to alternate parallel universes with this exciting plugin set - your mileage may vary. The Elements #1 plugin set includes RIPPLE - raindrops will fall across the surface of your graphics; LAKE - reflect your images in a realistic animated body of water (looks great for sunsets, and somewhat less believable for rhinoceroses); PAGE CURL - display a stack of still images which transition through three-dimensional curling paper; PYROTECHNICS - add fireworks to your web page; LENS - watch as a virtual magnifying glass wanders across your pictures (avoid operating heavy machinery after doing so for a prolonged period.) Registering Elements #1 for GIF Construction Set Pro also registers Elements #1 for PNG/MNG Construction Set.
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Elements #1 adds new magic to AMI PNG/MNG Construction Set, the animation software for presentation and screen saver images. Make your creations leap from the monitors, fling pixels about the room and teleport some of your users to alternate parallel universes with this exciting plugin set - your mileage may vary. The Elements #1 plugin set includes RIPPLE - raindrops fall across the surface of your graphics; LAKE - reflect your images in a realistic animated body of water (looks great for sunsets, and somewhat less believable for rhinoceroses); PAGE CURL - display a stack of still images which transition through three-dimensional curling paper; PYROTECHNICS - add fireworks to your images; LENS - watch as a virtual magnifying glass wanders across your pictures (avoid operating heavy machinery after doing so for a prolonged period.) Registering Elements #1 for PNG/MNG Construction Set also registers Elements #1 for GIF Construction Set Pro.
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Maelstrom is the world's finest particle-system screen saver for Windows. It uses a fully realized three-dimensional graphics engine to evolve a wide variety of themes over time, producing visual effects that are absolutely stunning.
The program includes twenty-two unique themes, and with its intuitive interface you can specify whether you want to see one or all of them. When active, Maelstrom randomly cycles through all selected themes, smoothly transitioning between them, often with breathtaking results. Variety is built in, and the result is that you won't end up watching exactly the same things over and over.
Maelstrom also offers something that no other screen saver can match. Simply select a checkbox, and all themes will be rendered in anaglyphic 3D mode. When you wear a pair of 3D glasses (which are mailed to all registered users free of charge) the objects will literally leap off the screen.
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that which every human wants to hear.
Sweep her off her feet. Make him feel ten feet tall. And not only on Valentine's Day. Be Romantic Always and enjoy life!
To help you do that, this freeware contains12 cards (and 4 envelopes) with tiny reminders of love to hide in unexpected places at surprising times.
These cards were specially designed to keep the flame of love a-blazing so that the world can keep on spinning. Many more cards, gift boxes, puzzles and other potions are hiding at the Treasure Trove, just waiting for you to discover them. Every treasure you find at http://treasure.bizmix.biz is free, yours to keep forever and share freely.
Oh, and ladies, don't forget: 2004 is Leap Year... be daring!
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The Chinese Lunar Calendar is a solilunar calendar, consisting of months corresponding exactly to lunar cycles and years which stay more-or-less in sync with seasonal years. The structure of the calendar depends on the exact times of certain astronomical events, principally dark moons and winter solstices.
The solar calendar consists of a series of seasonal years which are divided into 24 "solar terms". The lunar calendar consists of a series of years which are divided into 12 or 13 lunar months. A solar year always begins at the (northern) winter solstice. A lunar month always begins on the day of a dark moon.
Chinese Calendrics is used to do the following:
To convert between dates in the Chinese solar and lunar calendars and dates in the Common Era and Julian calendars.
To calculate the date of New Year's Day in the Chinese lunar calendar.
To ascertain the Western dates of the starts of all lunar months in a year in the lunar calendar.
To find leap months in the lunar calendar.
To find the Western dates corresponding to Chinese anniversaries (e.g., birthdays).
To move forward or backward from a given date (and time) either by a period such as a month (Western or Chinese) or by any number of days.
To calculate the phase of the Moon for any time within a 6000-year period.
To search for the next or previous full moon, dark moon, lunar quarter, solar term or solstice or equinox of a certain type.
To search for a solstice or an equinox in combination with a dark moon or a full moon.
To search for the next or previous day, month or year with a certain element-animal correspondence (e.g., the next water-rabbit year or the next fire-chicken day).
To find days for which the element-animal is the same for day, month and year.
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Leap SE is an advanced requirements engineering CASE tool that produces object-oriented models directly from a system requirements repository or specification (SRS). By translating English into logical models for software development, Leap SE achieves RAD from the source, dramatically shortening the systems analysis phase of software projects. Project managers can reduce their systems engineering staffing needs with Leap SE, while promoting the development of quality requirements. Twenty-one templates and a Requirement Builder are provided for fast and flexible composition. Every time a new requirement is saved, Leap SE's object model database is updated to reflect the new entities, relationships, attributes and methods. From this database, a directory of header files can be generated at any time to give software engineering a much-needed head start on design. Moreover, it's just one small step to importing these header files into a reverse-engineering CASE tool to quickly produce a host of class diagrams. In addition, Leap SE is fully integrated with MS Access. Data model output, in the form of SQL, can be run in the RDBMS to produce entity-relationship diagrams, tables, and relationships complete with referential integrity.
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Leap SE is an advanced requirements engineering CASE tool that produces object-oriented models directly from a system requirements repository or specification (SRS). By translating English into logical models for software development, Leap SE achieves RAD from the source, dramatically shortening the systems analysis phase of software projects. Project managers can reduce their systems engineering staffing needs with Leap SE, while promoting the development of quality requirements. Twenty-one templates and a Requirement Builder are provided for fast and flexible composition. Every time a new requirement is saved, Leap SE's object model database is updated to reflect the new entities, relationships, attributes and methods. From this database, a directory of header files can be generated at any time to give software engineering a much-needed head start on design. Moreover, it's just one small step to importing these header files into a reverse-engineering CASE tool to quickly produce a host of class diagrams.
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HiCalendar converts dates to Gregorian, Islamic, Julian, Hebrew and Chinese dates and back. Thus, you get all these calendars into a one simple-of-use calendar. Just pick a date and you get the corresponding dates on the other calendars!
HiCalendar calculates the Easter and Pesach dates for any year between 999 AD and 2399 AD. You may use speed buttons to quickly select a date: New year Day, Christmas, Palm Sunday, Whitsun... Also HiCalendar calculates Muslims' fasting month start date and the Muslim five prayers times.
The Chinese calendar handles: leap months, year cycle, stem and the zodiac.
HiCalendar also calculates the number of days elapsed between two dates.
Includes also astronomical data such as:
-Starting dates of the 4 seasons;
-Customizable moon phases viewer;
-Moon's age, phases, lunation, angular diameter, distance;
-Lunar eclipse dates;
-Blue moon dates.
...A whole new world to find !
E-mail tech support and all updates of HiCalendar are for free.
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Today's desktop and notebook displays are designed to show a wide variety of content, but viewing web pages is not one of them. Either the content is too small to read, or there's too much wasted space on the screen. LIQUID SURF ANSWERS THIS CHALLENGE TO UNLEASH THE POWER OF IE6! === First, small content can be enlarged by simply clicking on the Liquid Surf SCALE tool. Users can fluidly increase the size of both text AND graphics to see details more legibly. === Second, dealing with the large amount of unused screen space. On a 17-inch display, for example, most web sites only fill about two-thirds of the available screen space. Liquid Surf's VIEW tools give users the control to instantly expand from a single window to TWO WINDOWS within IE6 without starting a second session. With a second window, a user has the option of viewing two web sites at once and directing where their links will open. Or, they can view lengthy pages that wrap from the first window to the second. === FEATURES === MAGNIFY: 75% to 250%, scales text and images, ???wors with all View modes. === FULL VIEW: single page viewing, ideal for large magnifications. === EXTENDED VIEW: opens a second window next to the first, first page word wraps into second window, they scroll together. === SPLIT VIEW: opens a second window next to the first, view two different pages at once. Also ideal for viewing web email while browsing. === LINK LEAP: controls where clicked-on links will open. For example, open a search page in left window, set Link Leap to open clicked-on links in the right window. === PROFILES: save URL and current view mode to simplify visits to frequently viewed pages. Use this in place of IE's Favorites menu to save views as well as web pages. === OPTIONS: Quick links to technical support, online help, and upgrades. === Liquid Surf works with Internet Explorer 6.0 and later. Supported operating systems include Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP. === UNLEASH THE POWER OF IE6 WITH LIQUID SURF'S DYNAM
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