Monday, July 20, 2009

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

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Let's talk a little graphic "The Gimp 2"-Michael Jackson Tribute




My passion for graphic design has inspired the construction of this blog, which will mainly focus on graphics. You will find explanations on the best digital graphics software, how to use, where to find them, and, as my blog will come to life there will always be more interesting things, such as sessions dedicated to the web master, media and utilities.



then analyze some of the programs will be the first The GIMP2





First look at home is:


GIMP is a multiplatform for the production of photographic images GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. GIMP is suitable for a wide variety of different image processing, including photo retouching, image composition and creation.
GIMP is very flexible. Can be used as a simple drawing program, a program for professional photo editing, such as online batch processing system, a production image renderer, as an image format converter, and more. GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface simplifies the conversion process from the task simpler to more complex image processing.
One of The GIMP is its free availability for many operating systems. Many Linux distributions include it as a standard application. GIMP is also available for other operating systems like Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS X
(Darwin). GIMP is not freeware. It is a Free Software application covered by the GNU General Public License (GPL). The GPL gives users the freedom to access and modify the source code to which it is applied.


features and functionality

This is just a brief list of GIMP features:

• Wide range of painting tools including brushes, pencils and an airbrush, a tool for copying, etc..
• Memory management 'tile-based' is limited only images of space disk


• The sampling sub-pixel for all the drawing tools, allows high quality anti-aliasing
• Full Alpha channel support
• Layers and channels
• A procedural database for calling the internal GIMP functions from external programs, such as Script-Fu
• Advanced scripting capabilities
• Multiple undo / redo (limited only by disk space)
• Transformation tools including rotate, scale, shear and flip
• I File formats supported include GIF, JPEG, PNG, XPM, TIFF, TGA, MPEG, PS, PDF, PCX, BMP, and many other
• Selection tools including rectangle, ellipse, free, fuzzy, bezier and intelligent

• Now you can change the shortcuts in a dedicated window to continue using the feature as a little-known (but
this since version 1.2) Shortcut dynamics. Plug-ins allow for the easy addition of new file formats and new effect filters


• The transform tools (shear, scale, perspective and rotation) can now show a live preview of the result of
'operation when the instrument is in' traditional '. Previously it was shown only a
grid transformation.


• Now you can run the GIMP in batch mode without an X server
• Now there's a GIMP binary (GIMP-console) which is linked to GTK +.
• The interface has been modified to include extended input devices. •
Toolbar changed: now you can decide which tools and in what order you want to display in the bar.
For example, you can add any or all of the tools of color to the toolbar.
• Histograms on the individual primary colors R, G and B or all three together or on the total value the level of the selection.
• Shortcuts are now shared by all GIMP windows.



The Main Windows



Windows based







The Toolbox







capture an image window illustrating the main components.

GIMP has a wide range of tools to perform a wide variety of tasks. We can think of
group the instruments into five categories: tools selection, that specify or modify the portion of the image that will be affected by subsequent
, drawing tools, which alter the color in some parts of the image processing tools
, which change the geometry of the image color tools , which alter the color distribution
entire image; and other instruments, which do not fall into the other four categories.




SUM

Good graphics program

operating systems Windows USB Mac OD Linux

Link official website: http://www.gimp.org/

downloand Link: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gimp-win/gimp-2.6.6-i686-setup. exe

Friday, July 17, 2009

Barbara Weber Art Collection

My


BIOGRAPHY

Jacko, as they used to call all his fans in the U.S. and overseas, was born August 29, 1958, in Gary, second cities' Indiana after Indianapolis. Michael has lived here most of his childhood, on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, one of the most industrialized areas in the USA. Michael does not have many memories of this place so anonymous and where lived so little time. "I was so small, that I do not even remember, and even if it could not have the memory of many things, since in five years I was running around singing and dancing, always in and out of schools. I remember trivial details, such as corner store and some neighbors. " Jackson Family - Joseph and Katherine, of our beloved parents were both artists, the first jazz guitarist and pianist, the second clarinet player and blues singer, music lovers and connoisseurs of that, inevitably, have sent their love to their children.



In fact, Michael and his brothers did not have time to learn to walk and speak up, who are already on stage to perform as a veteran of the trade. After the first few years of talent shows for friends and family, takes shape in 1969 the career of Jackson brothers. Our 5 star mini, Michael, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon, they begin to sing with her parents and embark on tours of the species in the local area. Joseph Sudden manager and together they manage to gain any kind of audience, now, within a few miles not know them all, and the Jackson Family is required by the local district more than any other small group of the place. Our Michael, at that time, he was 11 years old and was already the leader of the group.




But if Michael's career began with the support of parents, it was not long that the five young people are bold alone on a stage facing a real audience: the first Apollo Theatre New York, and then the dell'Uptown Philadelphia.Il of success obtained was impressive, and it was even more so if you think that the Jackson Five at the time were only the beginning, and that the fame had reached as a result would have been a hundred times greater than that obtained in New York and Philadelphia.Quando in 1970, they signed their first contract with a record label, Motown Records, Michael was already officially the lead singer of the group. Barry Gordy, president of Motown Records, contact the boys and, with the signing of the contract, began the recording career of the Jackson Five, which debuted with the single "Let's Go." Barry Gordy became the artistic guidance of the group, which is part of the same family record of Diana Ross, the Temptation, Gladys Knight: Motown Records label is the most important Soul Music of the world. With Michael as lead singer of the brothers to go and throw themselves with the first records that, one after the other, conquer the charts everywhere becoming number one. Four pieces of an even wins the Grammy for best pop song 1971: The song is called "ABC", the other three, in chronological order, are "I Want You Back, "" The Love You Save, "" I'll Be There. "At the same time Michael began his career as a solo artist, while maintaining engagement with the brothers: the label remains the same, Motown, and early successes have "Got To Be There", "Rockin Robin" and "I Want to Be Where You Are" and "Ben" from the film. From 1971 to 1976 is a series of successes at international level. Michael's album which has the greater appreciation are "Ben", "Music and Me" "Forever Michael", "The Best Of Michael Jackson." Among the best sellers of the five brothers are instead "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Mama's Pearl", "Get It Together, "" Dancing Machine "and" Forever Came Today ".



hard disk in the close-knit group grows more and more artistically and musically, and with the progression of their sound, the level of sales increases proportionally, so that the Jackson Five became the largest party level record. The last LP to be released on Motown is "Moving Violations". The Jacksons - The 1976 is a year of changes: they become the Jackson Five and Jacksons in March, their record is not Motown, but the Epic Records, with whom the band signed a new contract, replacing his brother Randy's brother Jermaine, who decides groped the road solo. The Jacksons are produced by Gamble and Huff. The triumph is the obvious: the first lp, millions of copies sold of the album and single, and more, winning the gold. So CBS decided to make the presence of the group that for a variety show series. The second album for Epic Records in 1977, it is "Goin 'Places." In 1978, the Jacksons become producers and record "Destiny" album that will prove to be a masterpiece. Written entirely from their album sold over a million copies worldwide. The song "Shake Your Body", written by Michael and Randy, even sell two million copies, earning it the platinum.


With the production of this record, the Jacksons placed their names among those of large producers and writers of pop and Rn'B. Also in 1978, Quincy Jones and Michael knows he established a friendship that would become fundamental to professional career. Last year's event, Michael made his debut in a movie called "The Wiz", starring Diana Ross, with which will affect a beautiful duet: "You Can''t Win." Off The Wall - In 1979, the friendship with Quincy Jones gives his fruitti: indeed, he produced "Off The Wall", Michael's first solo LP for Epic-CBS. The sound is refined, the gestures, movements of Michael underlining a strong pace, aggressive, explosive. Without telling the album reveals itself as Jackson signed yet another miracle: it Michael highlights his talent as a vocalist, performer and author, also the collaboration of fellow artists brings a touch of elegance to album: "I Can not Help It" is signed Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney offers "Girlfriend." Also notable is the addition of Rod Temperton and Toto's Steve Porcaro. Michael received the Grammy for best vocalist for the song "Do not Stop Till You Get Enough". "Off The Wall" becomes historical sells 5 million copies in America alone and more than 3 million copies worldwide. "Do not Stop" and "Rock With You" became number one and sold 1 million copies each. In 1980 the Jacksons win another platinum and publishing producing the album "Triumph", the joint effort of a year of Michael. In 1981, the Jacksons left for another successful tour, which will earn good $ 5 million of total proceeds. In 1982 Michael made "Muscles" during a plane trip, returning from Great Britain, after taking part in the making of the album by Paul McCartney. Do you think this song is perfect for Diana and immediately offers him.




So "Muscles" becomes part of the album "Silk Electric". Srempre in the same year Michael falls for a science fiction movie, Steven Spielberg's ET. So goes a lp in which Michael tells the adventures ET and sings "Someone In The Dark." Thriller - In November of 1982 album "Thriller." In an interview, said to be extremely vulnerable, introverted, had no friends his own age, not willingly leave the house, tells of his world of exotic animals, puppets, mannequins to talk as if they were true friends. In "Thriller" there is a hint of irony, a bit of macabre and clear rejection of the opposite sex and think: a message that is clearly evident and that upsets. In "Billie Jean" the girl wants to give the singer a motherhood that he refuses because his and not in "Thriller" happens that the girl expresses her love and offered to get rid of even one who decides to become a werewolf to scare the unfortunate.
"Thriller" became number one in February 1983. For the next month holds that position in spite of any other artist. On March 21 the first video appears on MTV in front of 10 million viewers around November the number of copies sold of the album reaches 10 million, thus beating all records for sale, for an LP in the history of discography. One would expect the boom to decrease in intensity after Christmas instead of the MTV debuted the video for "Thriller," of 14 minutes, even stronger than "Billie Jean" and "Beat It". In response it has the sale of seven and a half million copies of sales in the U.S. alone. The success grows up to almost touching the fortieth million copies of albums sold worldwide, more, of course, prizes and fame to no end. Jackson is not the only maker of great success. We must remember Quincy Jones, a major producer, as an "artistic director" for this work which includes big names of Toto, Steve Porcaro, Rod Temperton (arranger), the great Paul McCartney duet with Michael in "The Girl Is Mine ", then again Eddie Van Halen, which performs a solo guitar on" Beat It ". Another nice collaboration, although clearly less effective is that of Michael's two sisters, Janet and La Toia, which act as a chorus in the song "PYT". According to Quincy Jones this record with Michael Jackson "in contact with all the souls of the world." 33 weeks' presence in the U.S. charts, number one for 20 weeks (twenty three only had been able to do the same Lp), eight Grammy Awards. After the stroke of "Thriller" Michael seems drained and decides not to jump to other record companies, as the album is a star destined to shine for long. This period allows his image to the print and advertising and signs a contract for a spot with the manufacturer of a popular soft drink, Pepsi. Victory Tour - Every concert is a sound of exultation and exaltation. On its stage-
Michael sky is the brightest star. During his performances there are lasers, strobe lights, clouds of colored smoke that envelop everything, magic and illusion merge between special effects and fireworks, but the audience only gets hot for him and his music. Michael has something for everyone: from the blues of "I'll Be There", the rock of "Beat It", the funky "Lonely One". Each interpretation becomes real on a stage that has no boundaries. Just listen to it while singing the sad ballad "She's Out Of My Life": he is able to transform vacuous nonsense sentimental in real passion and knows how to listen, to every single viewer, the yearning of his desire, or just look at him when he dances, "Billie Jean, hovering on the stage as if it were weightless: makes you sound to vibrate the entire body and you are there with him in the spotlight. No wonder if, just before the start of the "Victory Tour", there was the phenomenon of petitions "means any city where the concert was not foreseen, began to get busy and be able to collect signatures, so to obtain a performance in their own stadium. In Boston, for the preparation of the daily "Boston Herald, which had printed the coupons petition came ten thousand answers. At Iowa State University, students gathered twenty-five thousand signatures to be able to obtain a performance of Jackson in their state. Even the politicians are engaged in this, for them, the original campaign: Mayor Boston and Detroit invited to the group in their respective stadiums, and Gary authorities organized an event titled "Michael Jackson Come Home."





Indeed some say that the same Ronald Reagan, on the occasion of the visit of Michael Jackson at the White House has insisted on personally so that the artist esibisse in Washington. In short, Michael was now a "musical phenomenon" than the "" f "capital" and his name already belonged to the legend. 1985-86 - Michael Jackson become an editor and it does great. The singer bought at auction the ATV catalog of four songs, including tracks duecentocinquantuno Beatles! This, obviously, unleashes the anger of Mr. Paul McCartney, this auction, if you wanted to copyright his old group and instead is unable to do anything against this monster of power, wealth and cunning that blows the deal under the nose. In the spring of 1985 at the M.me Tussaud museum in London, is the statue of wax, which represents the singer in a characteristic pose. Towards the end of March, Michael flies in the British capital to ensure that the work of his choice and he is quite satisfied. Obviously, the large crowd waiting more than five thousand people are in place to pay homage to their heroes, hailing the arrival of star with the ritual standing ovation. Michael takes pictures near this work, from which it is difficult to distinguish; natural height, white gloves, spirited expression. In 1986 Michael Jackson involved in an initiative to help the Third World with Lionel Richie wrote the song "We Are the World", which becomes a moving anthem of peace sung by all. At the track covered by the work attended the brightest stars in the world of song, joined in a group by the name of "USA for Africa". This song won the Grammy for Michael wrote the song of the year. Meanwhile, Michael is employed in a film for Walt Disney, that he is the protagonist along with Angelica Houston. "Captain EO" is a production of George Lucas and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. This is a mini-movies in which Michael fighting monsters of cardboard in the scenario of a conflict in space. The film is transmitted only to Disneyland, or in other contexts managed by the Walt Disney Productions, which held exclusive rights to film. Captain EO - explain just what "Captain EO". "Captain EO" is a mini movie that Michael has shot in the summer of '84, produced by George Lucas, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and with the participation of Angelica Houston. The film is amazing, full of special effects and in three dimensions, it only lasts seventeen minutes, but it is a concentrate of technology and entertainment. Suffice it to say that onìgni minute film cost a billion well and seven hundred million dollars. Unfortunately, not everyone's cup to see him, because the project only at Disneyland and Epcot, the city of the future built in Florida. Moreover, the Walt Disney Productions had engaged in this work, just to be able to get the exclusive. So we can do is console listening to the summary of this show: the film is made up of space adventure than ten minutes, followed by a rock video of seven.




Michael Jackson, or better, Captain EO, sing and dance to the command of his ship, whose crew consists of: a small green elephant, a monkey with wings, a pair of twins Siamese beard and a pair of robots that can become rock musicians. The amazing crew lands on a planet devoid of color, embodying the evil, ruled by a wicked queen as a harpy (A. Houston). This leads to a furious battle, and finally, between rounds of galactic arms and songs, the dancers are transformed into enemies and the queen becomes a beautiful girl. A cute and funny short films, which allowed Michael to our live, once more, in his ideal world, where animals talk and the good guys always win. Bad - After several digressions that Michael has been granted in the field of cinema and publishing, here it comes again to take care of his music The new album is the result of a long management and difficult, was released several months of delay of schedule and is another product of perfectionism jacksoniano.Per the truth is not a work of the scope of the former, Thriller, but it is a good album to sound, content, arrangements, musicians . First the story: the young Daryl, after studying in a school "for good", go back to the old neighborhood, old friends. The gang of his friends, having faced him, he decides that Daryl is not a "right" and a "bad", a "hard" in short, is no longer "bad", but has become a good guy. He replies that he can demonstrate that they are "bad" snatching an old Subway ... but can not do it. He gets angry and says "brothers" that their "bad" is not right and that he will show them what it means to be "bad." At the end of the "brothers" understand that you are wrong (you are doin 'wrong ...) and that being "right" does not necessarily criminals. Michael turns 86 in November of the first video of "Bad," in New York City, directed by Martin Scorsese, Martin Scorsese's just that "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull", a specialist in film shot in black and white. A story almost romantic, and certainly moralistic, shot in black and white and played in the first part, to the non-theft, and color in the second, completely sung by Michael Jackson a "dark and studded" up to his neck. Notevole è il gospel finale, una splendida esecuzione "a cappella" solo voci, dove Michael canta e un coro di ballerini "made in subway" risponde. Inutile dire che gli amici di Daryl imparano la lezione e se ne tornano a casa senza torcere un capello a nessuno. A parte la bella storia di "Bad" dove, come in tutte le storie che si rispettino, i protagonisti finiscono col vivere "per sempre felici e contenti", anche il resto delll'album non si fa dimenticare.



Nel maggio 1987 l'abum incomincia ad essere mixato con la collaborazione di Quincy Jones, sempre accanto al suo pupillo, che produce da anni. Il 31 agosto 1987, finalmente, "Bad" esce in tutto il mondo and is full of surprises: Stevie Wonder sings a duet with Michael "Just Good Friends", a beautiful song written by Terry Britten, author of many hits by Tina Turner. The song "Smooth Criminal", the third single from the album proceeds, the movie is accompanied by an exceptionally long life of ninety minutes. With this album, Michael is not limited to dance and sing, but also participates in as an actor, cavandosela well. Of note is the UNPO trilogy featuring the entire album: "Man In The Mirror", written by Siedah Garrett and C. Ballard, enhanced by stunning gospel choir-end, "I Just Can not Stop Lovin 'You" and "Dirty Diana" which stands out the solo by Steve Stevens, aka Billy Idol. In short, it was conceivable, even this last effort of Michael Jackson gave his good fruit and lots of musical masterpieces. Dangerous - At the end of 1991 Dangerous Jackson returns to the scene with that in the middle of the following year has already sold four million copies. Contributes to several tracks on the album Teddy Riley, swinging the disc to the pop-dance. "Black or White", first single "Dangerous", it becomes number one in hundreds of countries and remains for seven weeks at the top American. Until 1992, Michael had always refused to give interviews to the media until he was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. The TV show was seen all over the world and everyone saw for the first time the personality of Michael Jackson.
In 1992 the second part of his world tour ends in the same year 1993.Nello Michael Jackson suffers serious damage to its image because of some allegations of sexual harassment against him by a teenager, his little friend, from which he defended himself with firm decision. The Jackson's home was searched by police while he was still on tour in the Far East, and Michael, clearly disturbed, remove a large number of concerts. In November 1993, Michael left the U.S. and the Pepsi-Cola, a sponsor of Michael Jackson, he decided to break the contract with the now damaged the career of the world's most popular superstar. In May 1994 Michael Jackson marries Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the famous Elvis Presley, but unfortunately short lived, only 19 months giving a fresh blow to the image of Michael.Nel June 1995 album "HIStory - Past, Present And Future - Book 1", a double that contains the singer's greatest hits and new material.




new songs in Jackson attacks the media and responds to the criticisms that were made. "Scream" (a duet with sister Janet Jackson) goes straight to the top of the charts worldwide and the album were sold in no time more than ten million copies. The disc also contributes to the success of R. Kelly with the fantastic "You are not alone," the second single from the album History. At the 1996 Brit Awards in England, Jarvis Cocker (singer dei Pulp) invade il palco in segno di protesta nei confronti di Jackson. Blood On The Dance Floor - Nel 1997 viene pubblicata un'altra collezione intitolata "Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The MIX", che comprende remix dance dei brani inediti dell'album precedente
Michael Jackson muore il 25 giugno 2009 all’età di 50 anni



Fonte MusicalStor.it