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Over 50 recipes to help you master the Lighting and Rendering model using the Blender Cycles engine Overview Get acquainted with the lighting and rendering concepts of the Blender Cycles engine Learn the concepts behind nodes shader system and get the best out of Cycles in any situation Packed with illustrations and a lot of tips and tricks to make your scenes come to life In Detail Blender provides a broad spectrum of modeling, texturing, lighting, animation and video post-processing functionality in one package. It provides cross-platform interoperability, extensibility and a tightly integrated workflow. Blender is one of the most popular Open Source 3D graphics applications in the world. Modern GPUs (Graphics Processing Unit) have some limitatio...

An introductory guide to utilizing F# for quantitative finance leveraging the .NET platform Overview Learn functional programming with an easy-to-follow combination of theory and tutorials Build a complete automated trading system with the help of code snippets Use F# Interactive to perform exploratory development Leverage the .NET platform and other existing tools from Microsoft using F# In Detail F# is a functional programming language that allows you to write simple code for complex problems. Currently, it is most commonly used in the financial sector. Quantitative finance makes heavy use of mathematics to model various parts of finance in the real world. If you are interested in using F# for your day-to-day work or research in quantitative fina...

Develop and deploy isometric turn-based games using Starling Overview Create a cross-platform Starling Isometric game Add enemy AI and multiplayer capability Explore the complete source code for the Web and cross-platform game develpment In Detail Starling makes it very easy for an ActionScript developer to create cross-platform, multiplayer games. Starling utilizes GPU to render all the content for excellent performance on a wide range of devices. Multiplayer games have become a very lucrative market, pulling in more and more developers who try to raise the bar for user experience. With the ever-increasing popularity of iOS and Android, the demand for cross-platform games has increased exponentially. Starling Game Development Essentials takes you ...

A comprehensive guide on OpenCL programming with examples Overview Learn about all of the OpenCL Architecture and major APIs. Learn OpenCL programming with simple examples from Image Processing, Pattern Recognition and Statistics with detailed code explanation. Explore several aspects of optimization techniques, with code examples to guide you through the process Understand how to use OpenCL in your problem domains In Detail Research in parallel programming has been a mainstream topic for a decade, and will continue to be so for many decades to come. Many parallel programming standards and frameworks exist, but only take into account one type of hardware architecture. Today computing platforms come with many heterogeneous devices. OpenCL provides r...

Create amazing images easily and professionally with one of the best free photo editors available Overview Quick and simple tutorials designed to help you master Paint.NET in minutes Create photo edits that rival advanced photo software for free. Tutorials on advanced techniques written with simple instructions designed for readers with any level of computer knowledge In Detail Paint.NET is a free, reliable program that rivals the most expensive photo editing programs currently on the market.Paint.NET supports plugins, which add image adjustments, effects, and support for additional file types. They can be programmed using any .NET programming language, though they are most commonly written in C#. This book will teach you everything you need to kno...