C (programming language)
Although C was designed for implementing system software, it is also widely used for developing application software.
It is widely used on a great many different software platforms and computer architectures, and several popular compilers exist. C has greatly influenced many other popular programming languages, most notably C++, which originally began as an extension to C.
Computer Animation
What is animation?
Animation is the technique of sequencing several drawings and creating a rapid movement to add life to it. The speed in the movement creates optical illusion and the persistence of vision makes the picture realistic. In this the drawings seems to move. Animation is the realm of fantasy. Flip book is one of the simple sample of animation. It consist of sequence of drawings in every page of the book and when it is flipped rapidly by thumbing, it creates an illusion of motion. Creating an animation is time consuming, strenuous work. Each drawings or the frame in the sequence, must be blend seamlessly with the other frames to create smooth and continuous motion in time. Time line is very important in this too. For one second of animation, they use 24 frames.
Animation types:
With the advancement in technology, there are several techniques used in animation. Traditionally, animation was created by hand drawing the pictures frame by frame for the action. It is quiet tedious and time consuming. Computer animation removes the need for many of the extra tools required to create an animation. Computer animation with 2D and 3D techniques, is widely used. Images generated through this technique is known as Computer generated images (CGI). Animation involves storyboarding which sequences the scenes and actions of the character. The sound track are done even before creating the actual animation because it determines the timing of the frame. But they redo this every time until they get the final perfection. 3D animation involves modeling, animating and rendering the 3D scenes. Clay animation, stop motion animation, puppet animation are several other techniques.
Animation softwares and career
In 1937, Walt Disney produced the first full length animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Animation requires people skilled in different arts like drawing to produce wonderful images, huge and endless imagination and creative designing, planning the scene, adding sound track and giving special effects. There are several latest fantastic tools for creating the animation. Commonly used one are Macromedia flash, fireworks, Adobe creative suit, photoshop, Anime studio pro, Maya, 3D Studio from Autodesk, and many more. Animation courses are given in several specialized arts and animations colleges worldwide. A student from these universities will have the potential for a career in the dynamic fields of web design, animation movie making, video game art, advertising and graphic design.
Animation applications
Sultan: The Warrior is a forthcoming animated Indian film which is to be released in early 2009 worldwide. The main character is an animated version of super star Rajinikanth (A prominent actor in Indian filim industry) and will also be voiced by him, has big expectations by his fans. Animation is not only used for entertainment. It is also used extensively in marketing, used to present meteorological data, medical imaging, in architecture industry to create models of proposed buildings, in engineering to design new devices and vehicles.
Bluetooth technology - How does Bluetooth work?
Bluetooth technology replaces cable technology literally. Bluetooth technology got its unusual name in honor of Harald Blatand (Bluetooth in English), king of Denmark in the mid-tenth century. Bluetooth is a wireless protocol. It utilizes short range communication technology. It facilitates data transmission over short distances(10 to 100 meters) from fixed as well as mobile services. The reason behind the development of Bluetooth technology was the creation of a single digital wireless protocol, capable of connecting multiple devices and overcoming issues arising from synchronization of these devices. Due to advancement of science and technology, everyday some new product is being invented.
Bluetooth technology establishes connectivity between these products, in a simple way. By using Bluetooth technology and connecting various devices like telephones, laptops, personal computers, mobile phones, printers, PDAs, headset, video games consoles and digital cameras information is exchanged between them. Just like a faithful servant, Bluetooth technology organizes our activities in such a way that many of our jobs can be controlled and synchronized easily. With Bluetooth wireless technology, small transceiver modules are built into a very wide range of products, allowing quick and secure transmission of data as well as voice within a given radius(10 to 100 meters range). Bluetooth technology can be used at low cost and with low power. Bluetooth modules can be either built into electronic devices or used as an adapter. For those who handle any electronic device, Bluetooth technology is really a boon.
Bluetooth technology is useful to man in his day to day work. Bluetooth technology uses chips in freight containers to identify cargo when a lorry drives into a storage depot, or a headset that communicates with a mobile phone in pocket, or in any other place, refrigerator communicating with your Bluetooth-enabled computer, informing it that food supply is low, and to inform the retailer over the internet or adjust cooling etc. Using bluetooth technology, we can use cellular phones, pagers, and personal digital assistants as three-in-one phone that can double as a portable phone at home or in the office. The synchronization of information in a desktop or notebook computer and initiation of sending or receiving of a fax can be handled well using Bluetooth technology.
Many people predicted that there will be vast development in the field of Bluetooth technology and so, they started making huge investments, in this field. Making any change is very easy but showing improvement is very difficult. It is just the beginning of a new era. Let us look out for more innovations in Bluetooth in the future.