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The award-winning VES Handbook of Visual Effects remains the most complete guide to visual effects techniques and best practices available today. This new edition has been updated to include the latest, industry-standard techniques, technologies, and workflows for the ever-evolving fast paced world of visual effects.

Summary How can artificial intelligence transform your business? In Zero to AI, you'll explore a variety of practical AI applications you can use to improve customer experiences, optimize marketing, help you cut costs, and more. In this engaging guide written for business leaders and technology pros alike, authors and AI experts Nicolò Valigi and Gianluca Mauro use fascinating projects, hands-on activities, and real-world explanations to make it clear how your business can benefit from AI. About the technology There's no doubt that artificial intelligence has made some impressive headlines recently, from besting chess and Go grand masters to producing uncanny deep fakes that blur the lines of reality. But what can AI do for you? If you want to understand how AI will impact your business before you invest your time and money, this book is for you. About the book Zero to AI uses clear examples and jargon-free explanations to show the practical benefits of AI. Each chapter explores a real-world case study demonstrating how companies like Google and Netflix use AI to shape their industries. You begin at the beginning, with a primer on core AI concepts and realistic business outcomes. To help you prepare for the transition, the book breaks down a successful AI implementation, including advice on hiring the right team and making decisions about resources, risks, and costs. What's inside Identifying where AI can help your organization Designing an AI strategy Evaluating project scope and business impact Using AI to boost conversion rates, curate content, and analyze feedback Understanding how modern AI works and what it can/can't doAbout the reader For anyone who wants to gain an understanding of practical artificial intelligence and learn how to design and develop projects with high business impact. About the authors Gianluca Mauro and Nicolò Valigi are the cofounders of AI Academy, a company specializing in AI trainings and consulting. Table of Contents:1. An introduction to artificial intelligencePART 1 - UNDERSTANDING AI2. Artificial intelligence for core business data3. AI for sales and marketing4. AI for media5. AI for natural language6. AI for content curation and community buildingPART 2 - BUILDING AI7. Ready—finding AI opportunities8. Set—preparing data, technology, and people9. Go—AI implementation strategy10. What lies ahead

The ultimate in nerd nostalgia: a loving overview of the home computer revolution of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, told through rich anecdote and exquisite industrial-design photography.

When I was writing the first edition of this book, I knew that certain aspects of it would become dated owing to rapid changes in the cybersecurity industry, threat landscape and providers. Two years later I take full measure of all that has evolved in the cybersecurity world. Increasing zero-day attacks, growth of state-sponsored adversaries and consolidation of cybersecurity products and services all converged to shape where we are today. We have also witnessed some of the world's largest data breach events, increasingly destructive ransomware attacks and changes in legal and regulatory statutes.Aside from substantial updates of standards, source links and cybersecurity products here is what's new in the second edition: 50+ callout boxes highlighting cyberattacks and important resources. 60 self-study questions to hone your knowledge. 25 overviews of cybersecurity technologies. Expanded coverage of the intersection of cybersecurity and privacy. Expanded coverage of security training strategies. A new security talent development section. Discussion of cyber insurance policies. A new security testing strategies section. New adversary profiles. Expansion of attack surface discussion. Inclusion of new threat frameworks. Inclusion of a service management catalog. Introduction to emerging cybersecurity technologies. 17 powerful templates to document your cybersecurity program.I have always envisioned keeping this book regularly updated to ensure you would have a reliable cybersecurity reference source. I see this book as a forum to express my views on protecting assets and information. I also see it as a way to share what I learn through teaching Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). Teaching affords me a platform to learn how some of the largest companies in the world address cybersecurity. I look forward to sharing future updates with you.

Extend WordPress with plugins using this advanced WordPress development book, updated for the current versionThis significantly updated edition of Professional WordPress Plugin Development addresses modern plugin development for WordPress, the highly popular content management system (CMS). If you're using WordPress to create and manage websites, WordPress plugins are the software that can extend or enhance CMS functionality. This book offers guidance on writing plugins for WordPress sites to share or sell to other users.The second edition of Professional WordPress Plugin Development covers the building of advanced plugin development scenarios. It discusses the plugin framework and coding standards as well as dashboards, settings, menus, and related application programming interfaces (APIs). Additional topics include security, performance, data validation, and SQL statements.* Learn about the power of hooks in WordPress* Discover how JavaScript and Ajax will work in your site* Understand key technologies: Block Editor/Gutenberg, JS/React, PHP, and the REST API* Create and use custom post types and taxonomies.* Creating custom dashboard menus and plugin settings* Work with users and user data* Schedule tasks and utilizing Cron* Performance and security considerationsWritten by experienced plugin developers, Professional WordPress Plugin Development also helps you internationalize and localize your WordPress website. Find out about debugging systems and optimizing your site for speed. As WordPress use continues to increase, you can elevate your professional knowledge of how to extend WordPress through plugins.

JavaScript is the little scripting language that could. Once used chiefly to add interactivity to web browser windows, JavaScript is now a primary building block of powerful and robust applications. In this practical book, new and experienced JavaScript developers will learn how to use this language to create APIs as well as web, mobile, and desktop applications.Author and engineering leader Adam D. Scott covers technologies such as Node.js, GraphQL, React, React Native, and Electron. Ideal for developers who want to build full stack applications and ambitious web development beginners looking to bootstrap a startup, this book shows you how to create a single CRUD-style application that will work across several platforms.Explore GraphQLs simple process for querying dataLearn about shared authentication for APIs, web apps, and native applicationsBuild performant web applications with React and Styled ComponentsUse React Native to write cross-platform applications for iOS and Android that compile to native codeLearn how to write desktop applications with Electron

Windows Server 2019 is the latest version of the server operating system developed by Microsoft. It offers some unique features such as improved container services, storage, security, and administration. This book covers all the fundamental aspects of the Windows Server 2019 administration and also prepares you for the MTA 98-365 exam.

This updated edition teaches everything you need to know to create effective web applications using the latest features in PHP 7.4. You'll start with the big picture and then dive into language syntax, programming techniques, and other details, using examples that illustrate both correct usage and common idioms.

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2 Books in 1 Day Trading Strategies Are you stuck in the rat race? Do you want to start Trading and live your best life? Then this book is for you! Thanks to the incredible strategies presented in this book, you will learn the best and most powerful trading strategies to create abundance in your life. You see, most people go through their day exchanging their time for money and having a miserable life which they cannot change.But you are different. The fact that you are looking for practical solutions to your financial problems means that you are on the right path to success and this book will make sure that you get real results very fast. Thousands of students have achieved their goals by mastering the must-see trading strategies and techniques presented in the book, which go into the little details that can make or break your trading while providing actionable steps.Here is what you will learn:·The right mindset to achieve and live the trader's lifestyle;·How to trade Forex, Cryptocurrency, Stocks, Commodities, and Future;·How to analyze charts with technical analysis and fundamental analysis;·How to take advantage of social trading;·How to manage your capital and risk;·The power of compound interest;·How to leverage your position with margin trading;·Much more! Every chapter goes into actionable steps that will allow you to set up your first trading account and be profitable from the start. Stock Market Investing for Beginners Reaching a point in your life where you are ready to stop living paycheck to paycheck and are finally able to start putting your money to work for you is a major accomplishment and one for which you should be applauded. Unfortunately, making the decision to invest your money and doing so successfully are two very different things which iswhy Stock Market Investing for Beginners is the book you have been waiting for. Inside you will find everything you need to know to ensure that you are able to invest wisely in your future. First,you will learn all about the reason investing in the stock market makes since, what you need to know to get started and the lingo you can expect to hear on a regular basis. Next, you will learn all about the mindset that successful investors have as well as how to cultivate it for yourself. From there, you will learn all about technical and fundamental analysis, the twin pillars of successfully investing in the stock market, what they are, how to use them and, most importantly, what you need to know to turn a profit. You will then find a wide variety of strategies suited for novice investors or all stripes. Finally, you will find numerous tips and tricks for success as well as common mistakes that many new investors make as well as, more importantly, how to avoid them in the first place. What's inside: Chapter 1: Investing Basics Chapter 2: Investing Mindset Chapter 3: Fundamental Analysis Chapter 4: Technical Analysis Chapter 5: 7 Starter Strategies Chapter 6: Tips for SuccessChapter 7: Mistakes to Avoid

Students seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe InDesign choose Adobe InDesign Classroom in a Book (2020 release) from Adobe Press. The project-based step-by-step lessons show users the key techniques for working in InDesign. Students will build a strong foundation of typographic, color, page layout, and document-construction skills that will enable them to produce a broad range of print and digital publications—from a simple postcard to an interactive Adobe PDF with form fields. The real-world tasks in this comprehensive book are presented in easy-to-follow lessons and are designed to train beginning Adobe InDesign users in the program—from fundamental features to powerful layout and output skills. The online companion files include all the necessary assets for readers to complete the projects featured in each lesson. All buyers of the book get full access to the Web Edition: A Web-based version of the complete ebook enhanced with video and multiple-choice quizzes.

Costume Design for Video Games: An Exploration of Historical and Fantastical Skins explores the rich and colorful history of fashion throughout the ages.

Apple gives macOS new features and improvements right on your desktop and under the hood with Catalinaaka OS X 10.15. With this updated guide, youll learn how to use your iPad as a second screen, work with iPad apps on your Mac, and use Screen Time on your Mac. This new edition of the #1 bestselling Mac book shows you how to use the revamped apps for Music, Podcasts, and TV.Loaded with illustrations, step-by-step instructions, tips, and tricks, this book from David PogueMissing Manual series creator, New York Times columnist, and Emmy-winning tech correspondent for CNBC, CBS, and NPRcovers everything Catalina has to offer with lots of humor and technical insight.

This book is a manual covering all aspects of the operation of the Sony a6400 camera. Using a tutorial-like approach, the book shows beginning and intermediate photographers how to accomplish things with the a6400, and explains when and why to use the camera's many features.The book provides details about the camera's shooting modes as well as its menu options for shooting, playback, setup, video, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and special effects. The book covers the a6400's ability to use its touch screen for focusing and enlarging images in some situations, its upgraded autofocus system, which includes automatic focusing on the eyes of humans or animals, and the camera's wide range of options for assigning its control buttons, dial, and wheel to carry out photographic functions.The book includes more than 450 color photographs that illustrate the camera's controls, display screens, and menus. The images include photographs taken using the a6400's Scene mode, with settings optimized for subjects such as landscapes, sunsets, portraits, and action shots; and its Creative Style and Picture Effect menu options, with settings that alter the appearance of images.The book provides concise introductions to topics such as street photography and infrared photography, and explains how to use the camera's Wi-Fi and Bluetooth features to transfer images to a smartphone or tablet, to control the camera from such a device, and to add location information to images.The book includes a full discussion of the video features of the a6400, which can shoot HD and 4K (ultra-HD) movies, with manual control of exposure and focus during recording. The book explains the camera's numerous features for professional-level videography, including Picture Profiles that allow adjustment of settings such as gamma curve, black level, knee, and detail. The book describes steps for recording 4K video to an external video recorder using the "clean" video output from the camera's HDMI port. It also discusses lenses and other accessories available for the a6400, and includes a section with Quick Tips on best uses of the camera's controls and features. The book is fully indexed.

Data simulation is a fundamental technique in statistical programming and research. Rick Wicklin's Simulating Data with SAS brings together the most useful algorithms and the best programming techniques for efficient data simulation in an accessible how-to book for practicing statisticians and statistical programmers. This book discusses in detail how to simulate data from common univariate and multivariate distributions, and how to use simulation to evaluate statistical techniques. It also covers simulating correlated data, data for regression models, spatial data, and data with given moments. It provides tips and techniques for beginning programmers, and offers libraries of functions for advanced practitioners. As the first book devoted to simulating data across a range of statistical applications, Simulating Data with SAS is an essential tool for programmers, analysts, researchers, and students who use SAS software.

The proven Study Guide that prepares you for this new Google Cloud examThe Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer Study Guide, provides everything you need to prepare for this important exam and master the skills necessary to land that coveted Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification. Beginning with a pre-book assessment quiz to evaluate what you know before you begin, each chapter features exam objectives and review questions, plus the online learning environment includes additional complete practice tests.Written by Dan Sullivan, a popular and experienced online course author for machine learning, big data, and Cloud topics, Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer Study Guide is your ace in the hole for deploying and managing analytics and machine learning applications.* Build and operationalize storage systems, pipelines, and compute infrastructure* Understand machine learning models and learn how to select pre-built models* Monitor and troubleshoot machine learning models* Design analytics and machine learning applications that are secure, scalable, and highly available.This exam guide is designed to help you develop an in depth understanding of data engineering and machine learning on Google Cloud Platform.

How game designers can use the psychological phenomenon of loss aversion to shape player experience.Getting something makes you feel good, and losing something makes you feel bad. But losing something makes you feel worse than getting the same thing makes you feel good. So finding $10 is a thrill; losing $10 is a tragedy. On an "intensity of feeling” scale, loss is more intense than gain. This is the core psychological concept of loss aversion, and in this book game creator Geoffrey Engelstein explains, with examples from both tabletop and video games, how it can be a tool in game design. Loss aversion is a profound aspect of human psychology, and directly relevant to game design; it is a tool the game designer can use to elicit particular emotions in players. Engelstein connects the psychology of loss aversion to a range of phenomena related to games, exploring, for example, the endowment effect—why, when an object is ours, it gains value over an equivalent object that is not ours—as seen in the Weighted Companion Cube in the game Portal; the framing of gains and losses to manipulate player emotions; Deal or No Deal's use of the utility theory; and regret and competence as motivations, seen in the context of legacy games. Finally, Engelstein examines the approach to Loss Aversion in three games by Uwe Rosenberg, charting the designer's increasing mastery.

The FreeCAD Basics Tutorial book is an essential guide for engineers and designers without any experience in computer-aided designing. This book will teach you the basics you need to know to start using FreeCAD with easy to understand, step-by-step tutorials. The author begins by getting you familiar with the FreeCAD interface and its basic tools. You will learn to model parts and create assemblies. Next, you will learn some additional part modeling tools, drawing.

Whether you work for a small start-up or for a large enterprise, this book can help you understand Microsoft Cloud Integration technologies to Integrate application and business processes. By using this book, readers will be able to learn various Architecture design principles while connecting Enterprise application with Azure components.

The SAS® Certified Specialist Prep Guide: Base Programming Using SAS® 9.4 prepares you to take the new SAS 9.4 Base Programming -- Performance-Based Exam. This is the official guide by the SAS Global Certification Program. This prep guide is for both new and experienced SAS users, and it covers all the objectives that are tested on the exam. New in this edition is a workbook whose sample scenarios require you to write code to solve problems and answer questions. Answers for the chapter quizzes and solutions for the sample scenarios in the workbook are included. You will also find links to exam objectives, practice exams, and other resources such as the Base SAS® glossary and a list of practice data sets. Major topics include importing data, creating and modifying SAS data sets, and identifying and correcting both data syntax and programming logic errors. All exam topics are covered in these chapters: Setting Up Practice Data Basic Concepts Accessing Your Data Creating SAS Data Sets Identifying and Correcting SAS Language Errors Creating Reports Understanding DATA Step Processing BY-Group Processing Creating and Managing Variables Combining SAS Data Sets Processing Data with DO Loops SAS Formats and Informats SAS Date, Time, and Datetime Values Using Functions to Manipulate Data Producing Descriptive Statistics Creating Output Practice Programming Scenarios (Workbook)

Windows Group Policy has been one of the most powerful yet underutilized tools in our corporate networks for many years. It is an incredible centralized management tool, and almost everyone already has it up and running in their environments.This book will help you become familiar with what Group Policy has to offer and learn how to make better use of it in your day job.

The Autodesk Revit 2020 Black Book is the first edition of our series on Autodesk Revit. This book is designed to help beginners in understanding the workflow in Revit and how simple BIM models are created. The book follows a step by step methodology. In this book, we have tried to give real-world examples with real challenges in designing. We have tried to reduce the gap between educational use of Autodesk Revit and industrial use of Autodesk Revit. The book covers almost all the information required by a beginner to master Autodesk Revit. The book covers Architectural Design, Structural Design, Project Management, Revit Family Components, MEP, Mass and Site Creation, Drafting, Data Management and Collaboration, Macros, and Visual Scripting. The last chapter of this book is a residential building project which revises major topics discussed throughout the book. Some of the salient features of this book are :In-Depth explanation of conceptsEvery new topic of this book starts with the explanation of the basic concepts. In this way, the user becomes capable of relating the things with real world.Topics CoveredEvery chapter starts with a list of topics being covered in that chapter. In this way, the user can easy find the topic of his/her interest easily.Instruction through illustrationThe instructions to perform any action are provided by maximum number of illustrations so that the user can perform the actions discussed in the book easily and effectively. There are about 1000 small and large illustrations that make the learning process effective.Tutorial point of viewAt the end of concept's explanation, the tutorial make the understanding of users firm and long lasting. Major topics of the book have tutorials that are real world projects. Also, most of the tools in this book are discussed in the form of tutorials.For FacultyIf you are a faculty member, then you can ask for video tutorials on any of the topic, exercise, tutorial, or concept.