Abstract The history of digital image compositing—other than simple digital implementation of known film art—is essentially the history of the alpha channel. Distinctions are drawn between digital printing and digital compositing‚ between matte creation and matte usage‚ and between (binary) masking and (subtle) matting. The history of the integral alpha channel and premultiplied alpha ideas are presented and their importance in the development of digital compositing in its current modern form is made clear
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Establishing evaluation criteria is needed to evaluate alternatives and to make decisions. Depending on the nature of the problem different constraints may be used to design a policy. Once evaluating a clear criterion‚ we must go through a process of identifying alternatives that will later be evaluated in the terms of criteria. Evaluation criteria are grouped in four categories‚ identified by Bardach. For each policy problem‚ we should be able to identify relevant criteria in each category. They
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for your product to be known in the market. Lastly‚ the place or the channels of distribution. A product should be offered in a convenient place where the buyers will have easy access to those products or services. Today‚ a lot of ways of distributing the products to the buyers for consumption are being developed. Businesses are establishing channel design or decisions associated with forming new or altering existing channels. But some companies do not have the right structure for the distribution
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The news channels after dominating the Indian television screens for long are losing ground. There is growing disenchantment with the kind of content that is being telecast‚ and more and more viewers are switching to general entertainment channels (GEC)‚ especially Hindi GECs. Interestingly‚ Doordarshan News‚ which is a state broadcaster‚ is not slipping. It continues to hold on to its number 4 position. PriceWaterhouse Coopers in its study titled Indian Entertainment and Media Outlook 2010 attributes
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proven systematic training cycle methodology: 2 Evaluate the Training 2.1 This is the most vital phase of the cycle since it is only after the training/assessment has been completed‚ that its effectiveness can be assessed. Information gathered from the de-brief test results and observations made be persons can all contribute to this assessment. However‚ there are two forms of evaluation – Summative Evaluation and Formative Evaluation
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NEPOTISM Nepotism describes a variety of practices related to favoritism; it can mean simply hiring one’s own family members‚ or it can mean hiring and advancing unqualified or under qualified family members based simply on the familial relationship. The word nepotism stems from the Latin word for nephew‚ especially the "nephews" of the prelates in medieval times. While attitudes toward nepotism vary according to cultural background‚ nepotism is a sensitive issue in American business. Many companies
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elements in success of clothes retailing is how the company use their distribution channel decision and strategies. This essay will study on Hennes & Mauritz’s (H&M) ‚ the Swedish-owned globally famous fashion retailing and research on how they deal and rely on their distribution channel partners. Unlike their competitors such as Uniqlo‚ Forever21‚ ZARA or GAP ‚H&M has implemented a unique and efficient distribution channel strategy to increase their level of competitiveness and cost
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becoming entertainment channels.. .but in business point of view‚ what they are doing is right to some extent. ..there are hundreds of news channels in India...each month the number is increasing...the aim of every channel is to get new customers and retain the existing...as far as financial cost for maintaining a channel is concerned ‚its huge... so it is a do or die situation for them..a channel has to target all kinds of viewers ..if u examine the viewers of television channels‚ the majority are
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Question: Should companies involve their marketing channels in the design of the promotional programs? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing so? When a company is looking at promoting a new or existing product or service‚ the involvement of their marketing channel during the design of the promotional program is key component. According to the text Excellence in Business (Bovée‚ Thill‚ Mescon; p. 417-418)‚ a market channel is the network of firms that work together to get goods
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Learner Name: Rachel Fleming Cohort: Course A May 2014 Module 1 Assessment Task 1 Learning and Development at a Forest School Programme – SG1/3/NQ/003 2.7 Evaluate the key principles of play and their relevance to Forest School Rachel Fleming Course A May 2014 “Play is an essential part of every child’s life and is vital for the enjoyment of childhood as well as social‚ emotional‚ intellectual and physical development.” Play England (2014) As far back as 1826 Froebel saw the value
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