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Topic: 2D effects

	Numerical results
		In contrast to the 2D simulations, the peak response is constant along sections where the valley bottom is flat, and varies only gradually as the valley depth changes, except near the edges.
		This ratio is obtained by dividing the amplitude of the Fourier transform of the synthetic accelerogram at F by twice the amplitude of the Fourier transform of the free-field accelerogram (Fig.
		The 2D spectra exhibit islands of strong response in the 3 to 5 Hz region.
	www.cs.cmu.edu /~quake/armenia/node9.html (2779 words)

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		Operating this adjunct of the 2d Quartermaster Company is a small body of men, whose responsibility accounts for no errors and whose work evidences a macabre similarity to normal quartermaster methods of supply—only the GRS supply system works in reverse, from the front to the rear.
		The process for the journey of soldiers killed in the 2d US Infantry Division from point of death to final resting place in the United States is as follows: Responsibility of the Graves Registration Section for remains begins at the division collecting point, and no further forward.
		Personal effects are received at the Personal Effects Section in a box or boxes, and this box or boxes must be banded and sealed after the contents have been officially ascertained at the section in order that their will be no opportunity for any of the articles belonging to the soldier concerned to be lost.
	www.state.nj.us /military/korea/ba-60.htm (7296 words)

	3d and 2d effects from Avid FX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The days of exporting back and forth between applications to add effects and titles are over.
		Avid FX puts an entire 2D and 3D effects studio inside your Avid editing environment: powerful, professional titles, graphics, effects, and compositing.
		Apply Avid FX directly from your Avid's Effects palette to any clip, title, or sequence.
	www.avid.com /products/xpressStudio/fx (388 words)

	Animal Logic: Film - Farscape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Animal Logic also employed a smaller crew of 2D compositors to work on key sequences of the project that combined live action with 2D effects such as matte paintings.
		Their work can be seen in those where CG elements appear in live action plates and in the final sequence where lead character John Crichton sets off the wormhole and effects are added to the practical machine that he sits in.
		Animal Logic was awarded a prestigious AEAF Award for their visual effects work on Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars at the Awards ceremony in Sydney on December 5, 2004.
	www.animallogic.com /film/farscape5/team.html (459 words)

	Portfolio
		Using Vertex Shaders to apply 2D deformation effects to a rendered 3D scene.
		A number of articles have been published recently about doing funky effects by rendering to an off screen texture map and then plastering the texture map onto a screen space quad and rendering the quad.
		B and C results in an effect that will not be able to touch the edges of the screen.
	www.mindspring.com /~paster/3d2ddeformation.html (761 words)

	Across the Great Divide: Making the Leap from 2D to 3D (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This document is simply intended as a set of practical suggestions for 2D animators who are considering making the leap to 3D in order to bolster their viability in the current job market.
		The challenge for 2D effects animators who wish to convert to 3D is a bit more formidable than the road faced by the character animators, and this has everything to do with the nature of 3D effects animation.
		On the non-Maya front, there is Houdini: a separate animation package which is particularly suitable to 3D effects work in terms of its procedural architecture, but seemingly at the expense of a coherent interface.
	www.simplisticpictures.com /info/great_divide_1.htm (2592 words)

	2D Animation Effects - AWN Forums
		You know, things like like blurry move effect, or a glowing sword.
		You know, things that don't revolve around 3d composed effects.
		In the examples on the site I didn't really see anything that looked like a professional 2d animation you see on tv or the movies.(Not that 3D toon shading stuff) But really I'd give it more of a chance if the adding a simple keyframe was such a hassel.
	forums.awn.com /showthread.php?p=4345 (1117 words)

	CMOS design near the limit of scaling
		To keep adverse 2D electrostatic effects on threshold voltage (i.e., short-channel effects) under control (discussed in more detail in Section 3), gate-oxide thickness is reduced nearly in proportion to channel length, as shown in Figure 1.
		Similarly, depletion effects occur in polysilicon in the form of a thin space-charge layer near the oxide interface which acts to reduce the gate capacitance and inversion-charge density for a given gate drive.
		One factor is that part of the capacitance loss comes from quantum-mechanical effect in the inversion layer, which is present regardless of the gate material [2].
	www.research.ibm.com /journal/rd/462/taur.html (4244 words)

	Matrox RT.X2 - 2D & 3D Effects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The realtime track matte effect lets you superimpose one clip onto another using an animated matte, sometimes called a traveling matte, to determine how the two clips are composited (keyed).
		This effect is enabled by right-clicking on an SD clip in an HD timeline and selecting "scale to frame size".
		The crystallize effect lets you choose from many different patterns to make your image or text appear as if it is made of crystals.
	www.sirentechnology.co.uk /pages/products/items/rtx2/rtx2_fx.htm (1778 words)

	Adding 3D effects to your 2D game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Buttons, checkboxes and other standard 2D UI details can all easily be replaced by 3D equivalents, but you could also do a whole new interface in 3D, working in ways that aren't possible with 2D.
		Depending on how far you go, the effects may not necessarily require to be created by calls to a 3D engine.
		Starting with 2D effects, we can, for example, use a LayerManager to cause transparent layers of clouds or smog to appear to drift in front of each other, thus simulating different distances and creating a sense of depth.
	developer.sonyericsson.com /site/global/techsupport/tipstrickscode/java/p_java_adding_3deffects.jsp (597 words)

	Digital Web Magazine - Adobe After Effects 4.1
		Adobe® After Effects® is THE tool to use for video graphics, special effects, and 2D animation where digital video is concerned.
		Looping, time-remapping, downsampling, and some high-end effects are there for quick use, and will be helpful when assembling a project and introducing some effects appropriate to the project.
		These effects offer capabilities previously introduced by third party modules like KPT Final Effects, so it's nice to see that Adobe is focusing on making popular features like that standard to the production bundle.
	www.digital-web.com /articles/adobe_after_effects_41 (1384 words)

	Sega Saturn 2D Shooters
		Filled with impressive hand-drawn 2D art and excellent animation, In The Hunt is a sweet game which is only marred by a bit too much slowdown.
		Darius Gaiden is a 2D shooter, left to right, picking up different colored power-ups in an attempt to build your firepower enough to make it though the scrolling levels.
		Radiant Silvergun is a vertically scrolling 2D shooter by Treasure, the renowned 2D action game company responsible for Guardian Heroes on Saturn and some past 16-bit titles.
	cafeman.www9.50megs.com /ss2dshmups.html (1791 words)

	The Demo Effects Collection
		This is not only a collection of demo effects from the early days of the demo scene (for instance the Amiga demo scene in the late eighties) but also a multi-layered run-time pluggable demo effects system, with support for filters and transition effects.
		This little effect uses 500 fire particles to create a big explosion.
		This shadebob effect was sent in by Byron Ellacot.
	demo-effects.sourceforge.net (762 words)

	Cafeman's Necessary 2D Saturn Platformer games
		As time goes on, developers are getting better at solving these issues, but the 2D control method along with 2D graphics still has proven to be one of the most enjoyable videogames experiences for many of us.
		Sonic's top-caliber 2D gameplay is what made Sega a household word years ago, and although graphics have advanced far beyond 16-bit Genesis levels, Sonic Jam is a nice, playable must-have 2D game.
		The mood that is set by the 2D graphics & animation, music, story, and sound effects creates a unique experience, one that doesn't seem to copy or clone any other title.
	cafeman.www9.50megs.com /ss2dplatform.html (2363 words)

	Film & Video \| Playing the Field with 2D/3D Effects
		After the edit had been finished on @radical.media’s 35mm footage for the Microsoft Windows XPA spot "Soccer," the goal was to tell the rest of the story with graphics.
		The live-action edits were pre-timed and approved by McCann and Microsoft, which meant the effects had to conform precisely to the edits.
		Working from detailed storyboards, Richardson and his team of 2D artists and animators next got down to creating the graphic environment to surround the live action.
	www.studiodaily.com /filmandvideo/technique/craft/f/finishing/5702.html (542 words)

	Bauhaus Software 2D Solutions
		Combining leading-edge drawing, paint, animation, video, and effects toolkits into a single environment, it provides a unified system able to create any kind or style of animation.
		Mirage’s powerful special effects engine makes it simple to add animated blurs and filters, eye-grabbing lighting and particle effects – or even stabilize scans and modify video input.
		Creating stop-motion effects, visual stutter, and other hard-to-shoot camera effects is a breeze – done either through the digital insertion of extra frames, or through the use of the special effects engine.
	www.bauhaussoftware.com /products_mirage_solutions_2D.php (1490 words)

	Walker Effects Products (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This toolset is the realization of many years of experience in the visual effects and motion graphics industries and is available to you now in the following 3 packages.
		Even though Walker Effects has arisen from the visual effects industry, many plug-ins discover their true worth at the hands of designers, who are always looking for innovative ways to stylize their comps and add extra flair to their work.
		The most esteemed Walker Effects plug-ins are those designed for integrating composites, working with render passes and building visual effects.
	www.walkereffects.com /products (618 words)

	Click Grafix
		The Mirage timeline easily brings video, shapes, text, and other elements to life as motion graphics, visual effects, and 2D animations.
		2D cell animation-specific features include a light table, which allows animators to see previous and future frames, as extensive controls to work with stop motion video.
		High quality colour-independent chroma-, luma-, and difference keying allow video imagery to easily be worked into effects productions, and stencil layers allow quick creation of animated masks.
	www.clickgrafix.com /products/mirage_feature.htm (959 words)

	Matthew Rehrer . Visual Effects . 2D / Cell Animation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		There are however digital tools that are moving into this arena that do everything from automated painting of scanned hand drawn cells to simulating 2D animation from complex 3D models.
		An excellent example of the 3D for 2D effect is seen in Disney's Hercules.
		In this feature the Hydra is modeled in 3D and rendered to composite flawlessly with other 2D elements.
	www.csua.berkeley.edu /~mrehrer/vfx/2danim.html (196 words)

	Java 2D Trickery - Core Java Technologies Technical Tips
		If you're familiar with Java 2D, you probably already know that you can use any arbitrary shape to clip your rendering.
		It turns out that Apple's Java 2D implementation uses Quartz under the hood, which appears to do soft clipping by default.
		Apple is planning to use Sun's software renderer instead of their Quartz renderer by default in Java SE 6, so these tips should be relevant for Macs as well.
	java.sun.com /mailers/techtips/corejava/2006/tt0923.html?feed=JSC (1334 words)

	Avid Xpress® Options (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Real-time 2D Effects Option is designed for media professionals who demand the instant creative feedback and productivity of real-time power.
		Real-time effects include dissolves, wipes, keyframeable color effects, rolling titles, superimpositions, masks, static matte keys, and dip and fade to color at all compressed resolutions up to 2:1.
		Real-time 2D and 3D picture-in-picture effects include a new keyframe model with individual keyframes and Bezier curves per parameter.
	www.avid.com /products/xpress/options.shtml (423 words)

	Saturn the last of the 2D powerhouse? - Beyond3D Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It's hard to find a good example of saturn/psone 2D game that has not ram has main difference, because all the games(2D) that used to be on both Psone/Saturn were Cps-1-2 or neo geo port, those obvously didn't used saturn specific 2D features.
		Whoever said that DC is a 2D slouch compared to Saturn is, putting it mildly, misguided.
		Given that pretty much all 2d releases for the past 5 years have been strictly low budget that claim has no real evidence to support it.
	www.beyond3d.com /forum/showthread.php?t=10039 (3049 words)

	woodylidstone.com: Desk: Meridien Demystified
		One of the video-related PCI boards is a 3D Effects card, one is the compressor and 2D effects card, and the other is simply a display card for driving the computer monitor.
		The Mercedes board is 10-bit and has higher quality effects, particularly noticeable when you have a picture-in-picture which you rotate to make a diamond shape.
		In Meridien I, the only 3D effects board supported was the Genie, and it connected directly to the digital media board via two 50-pin ribbon connectors.
	homepage.mac.com /woodylidstone/acsr_meridien2.html (1076 words)

	CG Software Trends: The Convergence of 2D and 3D
		Many of today's leading 2D and 3D software vendors are responding to this need by expanding their product offerings across all disciplines.
		Rather than focusing on just 2D or just 3D, they're striving - through new-product development, mergers, acquisitions, or alliances - to provide full-featured 2D and 3D applications that can be used by all artists throughout a facility.
		Vendors then took that idea slightly further by incorporating some 2D effects and compositing tools, such as basic texture mapping and rotoscoping, into 3D packages, and some 3D modeling functionality, such as the ability to create simple geometry, into 2D packages.
	effectsgraphics.videosystems.com /ar/video_cg_software_trends/index.htm (2171 words)

	CG Software Trends: The Convergence of 2D and 3D
		Many of today's leading 2D and 3D software vendors are responding to this need by expanding their product offerings across all disciplines.
		Rather than focusing on just 2D or just 3D, they're striving - through new-product development, mergers, acquisitions, or alliances - to provide full-featured 2D and 3D applications that can be used by all artists throughout a facility.
		Vendors then took that idea slightly further by incorporating some 2D effects and compositing tools, such as basic texture mapping and rotoscoping, into 3D packages, and some 3D modeling functionality, such as the ability to create simple geometry, into 2D packages.
	digitalcontentproducer.com /mag/video_cg_software_trends/index.html (2121 words)

	Welcome to CGarchitect.com
		Yes, but it is more computer intensive to add these effects in a 3D scene, therefore chances are it will not be as productive or easy to change.
		You’re right, simple compositing and simple 2D effects would not alone be good reasons to spend the money on Combustion.
		True 3D effects can be applied to the 2D RPF files by taking advantage of the various channels embedded in the file as well.
	www.cgarchitect.com /upclose/article9_TB.asp (1795 words)

	Bauhaus Mirage
		A true paperless digital animation system, Mirage dramatically broadens the capabilities of traditional 2D animators, and is proven to save up to 50% in production time compared with traditional 2D pipelines.
		Mirage's state-of-the-art 2D paint and drawing tools, combined with it's industry-leading animation engine, drastically simply and accelerate the way artists draw, animate, and create special effects for 2D.
		Combining Real-Time compositing with powerful paint and special effects, it efficiently replaces high-end proprietary systems for digital paint, animation, and special effects, while freeing visual effects artists to create anything they can imagine.
	www.videohardware.com /html/bauhaus_mirage.html (514 words)

	Amazon.com: Special Effects Game Programming with DirectX w/CD (The Premier Press Game Development Series): Books: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ever look at a really cool effect in your favorite game and wonder "How in the world did they do that?" This book teaches you the skills that you need to create effects that are just as awesome as the ones that first amazed you.
		Before you complain about 2D being a thing of the past, note that these effects are intended for use in title screens, or for generating textures to be used in 3D worlds.
		The only downside to this is that the author was only able to focus on a single algorithm for each effect, but he at least mentions some of the alternative approaches, as well as suggestions for improving the techniques he presents.
	www.amazon.com /Effects-Programming-DirectX-Premier-Development/dp/1931841063 (2965 words)

	creativepro.com - Pixelan Software - Software Products
		SpiceMaster is a powerful new Pixelan Software plug-in for creating fresh, elegant, custom 2D transitions, and flowing dynamic mattes for content or other 2D effects.
		Although 2D transitions and effects rarely receive the media attention of the latest 3DVE gizmo, 2D effects are used heavily by most creators of dynamic media.
		SpiceMaster gives you the unprecedented ability to customize and control 2D transitions and effects so that you no longer have to rely on standard looks.
	www.creativepro.com /company/software/3492.html (174 words)

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