Most of you would have heard the word 'Motion Capture'(aka MoCap),ever wondered what is it?.It is the process of recording the motion/movement of realtime subject onto a digital model.A more simpler defenition would be the process of transfering the actions done by realtinme subject onto a computer generated model.
How was this developed?
This was an idea that developed from the method used by 2d animators,who would record the perfomance of an actor,then using the video and analysing it frame by frame they would try to recreate the same motion in their animations(drawings).There is not much difference between this method and motion capture,the only difference being - motion capture uses computer to capture the perfomance in realtime 3D.
So what are the applications of motion capturing?
Motion capture involves capturing the movements of the actor or the facial expressions,camera movements,etc.,One of the major areas where motion capture is used is in animating 3D model,in games for realistic game experience,in virtual reality systems like diving simulation,it is also used in medical field to train surgeons and to assist in performing surgery using precition robotic arms, in biomechanical studies, to study human motion for applications of it in realtime mechanics,etc.,
How do they do it?
Well there are quite a lot of ways to achieve motion capturing,one of the prominent ways is to use markers.Markers are photo reflective/emittive objects(small in size) placed at key points such that with minimal markers, maximum motion can be captured,usually markers are placed in joints and places that need referencing.There markers are tracked by sensors,there by determining the position of each marker in 3D space.
The Pro's and Con's of motion capturing:
The main advantage of this method is that it saves time, since it is easier to animate a 3D model once motion capturing is employed.Also for some applications, realtime results can be obtained(the movements of a person triggers actions in computer model in realtime).Longer, more dangerous shots can be easily animated and created using motion capture technology.
Though there are a good set of advantages in using motion capture,there are some setbacks-the cost for setting up motion capture,the equipment are costly moreover handling motion capture data is tedious if the process was faulty or if the proportions of the 3D model and real life actor doesn't match.
Wireless technology is new technology where we use connect ourself without wires. Wireless technology is any technology in which wires have been eliminated in areas where wire were use before.We see wireless applications have generally in the field of communication. Example: radio,TV broadcasting ,mobile phones, bluetooth, wireless LAN.
Let us discuss some wireless technology that had come to make our work easy and comfortable.
(1) AM RADIO: Amplitude Modulation(AM) radio is use for long range transformation. In villages we are using AM so that we transform information to a long range. AM is widely used in small town too.EXAMPLE: Akashvani.
(2) FM RADIO: Frequency modulation(FM) radio is use for short range transformation. It is generally use in cities. FM povides better quality of sound.EXAMPLE: Radio City, My Fm,
(3)SHORT WAVE RADIO:Used for communications,handheld radios and walkie talkies.
(4) TV BROADCASTING: Directly modulated signals carrying live audio and video for television audience. EXMAPLE TATa sky.
(5) GSM: Global System for mobile communication is a cellular telphony technology . It operates on 900 ,1800 and 2700 MHz. EXAMPLE: Airtel,idea
(6) CDMA: this is a cellular telephony technology based ion code division.EXAMPLE: Tata indicom and Reliance.
(7) INFRARED: TV remote contrls use this as a means for communication. we generally see this technology in mobile phones.
(8) CORDLESS TELEPHONES:Use radio waves to avoid the wire connecting the handset and the base unit.
(9) GPS: Satellite-based positioning service that uses radio waves.
(10)BLUETOOTH:Its short range wirelesstechnology that allows several types of electronic devices to interconnect.It is too use in mobile phones.
(11) WI-FI: Its is part of radio technology . It is portable to wireless internet.
The CRM software finds its place in many operations in corporate environment including marketing, sales and most prominently customer service. Each of these corporate processes requires significant level of sophistication and organization on part of management and administration as they involve very sensitive data and resources that are vital for an organization. In such situations the CRM presents a clear and automated work flow accomplished with coordination among the relevant resources and processes.
The CRM when used as a marketing management application presents a high quality of automation and ease of access providing the marketing professionals with segmentation and data clenching tools, campaign management and such other management features. All these features insightfully boost the organizations marketing and analytic capabilities thus increasing the overall productivity of the organization. Most specific features of the marketing management application of CRM include Lead and Response management, Campaign management, Marketing analytics, Data and List management and Planning and Budgeting each having an important role in the marketing sector of an organization.
The official documentation of CRM presents the software as a sales and customer service automation application apart from a marketing management application that helps to manage and structure the relevant data to achieve faster response times. The CRM also helps in keeping track of the vital financial and sales data of an organization, thus making the robust task of sales management an organized and simple process. As a sales management application The CRM aids in improved sales productivity by providing enhanced functionality of most vital operations like Account Management, Opportunity Management, Lead Management, Sales Team and Territory Planning and Forecasting and Sales Analytics. All these processes when organized and carried out with the CRM software help the organizations to improve the sales lifecycle and improve close rates.
The CRM is a tool that makes easy interaction with the customers more than just a possibility. Customer communication, interaction, problem resolution and every aspect of pre and post sales could be achieved with minimum effort and cost on part of the organization. A centralized arrangement of customer preferences and activity history along with the relationship management helps in knowing the specific interests of the prospective customer. An automated and consistent follow-up activities help in improving the sales qualification and a clear tab on the customer responses help in accurate productive analysis of the sales and financial activity in the organization.
Hence the CRM software is undoubtedly a great tool for clear, easy and all round management of customer relationship concerning sales, marketing and both post and pre sales environments. CRM as a highly productive tool from Microsoft sets an industry standard yet again alongside a wide variety of server and corporate applications.
Guys,
Some very useful Windows XP Tips:
Remove MSN Messenger
1) Go to Run and type gpedit.msc
2) Go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Messenger
3) Right click on "Do not allow Windows Messenger to be Run" -> Click on properties -> Click Enabled, if you do not want to run Windows Messenger.
4) If you do not want to run Windows Messenger at start up just right click on "Do not automatically start windows messenger initially" and enabled it.
Disable the Error Reporting Message
1) Go to Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System
2) Click on the advanced tab
3) Click on the command Button "Error Reporting" which you can find at the bottom of the "System Properties" form
4) Click the radio button Disable "Error reporting"
Stop Password Expiration Message
1) Run -> type control userpasswords2
2) User Account -> Advanced tab
3) Click the Advance Button in "Advanced User Management"
4) Select the users and groups
5) right-click the user name for which you want to change ->Properties
6) Click the check box "Password never expires" on the General tab
The strength of mesh networks is the reliability. A mesh network has no stand-alone routers, instead all nodes function as routers for each other. The data travels from node to node in a process that AC ~ hoppen-C (TM) is called.
The first and best example of a mesh network is the Internet. Information that travels over the network is continually passed from one router to the next until it reaches its destination. The Internet is often represented as a cloud (today is the English term cloud-C ~ AC (TM) very popular), because in principle, billions routes are a signal to follow, before it is virtually impossible to predict which route to final.
Wireless networks are designed to be ideal as mesh, ad hoc and rapid because it is to roll out. Wireless mesh nodes are small radio transmitters that function as wireless routers and use existing WiFi standards (802.11a, b and g).
A wireless mesh network has a single access to the Internet need to be. That connection is called the backhaul. Small wireless networks without special configuratiue handle the backhaul. With larger mesh networks, including networks for cities and larger companies use, certain nodes are designated as specific backhaul nodes. The remaining nodes then send all outgoing information to a backhaul node, which then no extra hops to the access point and sends the Internet.
Mesh in action
In early 2007 the Communications and Information Technology Commission of Saudi Arabia <<, during the preparation of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, to ISP Bayanat Al-Oula for a temporary wireless network to set up the two million pilgrims had to offer free internet access. She chose a network of zoC (TM) s 70 routers in a mesh configuration, which in less than 60 days were up.
Advantages and disadvantages of mesh networks
Benefits
*- They restore himself as one of the nodes fails, another takes its network tasks.
* - They are ideal for places where no Ethernet connections are available, such as outdoors, in warehouses and transportation environments.
* - They are ideal in environments where the wireless signal or not freely available everywhere and there is now blocked.
* - The network is not only larger but also faster as more nodes are added.
* - LANs are faster because of local data via a central server without first having to walk.
Disadvantages
* - They are still in development.
* - New standards are not adopted.
* - Wireless links are inherently less brtouwbaar. Because that problem with every hop increases, the size of fully wireless meshes still limited.
* - They are not completely seamless. Moving nodes (in vehicles) is not always easy to make new connections. As the topography of a network changes, some links are temporarily interrupted, so mesh networks under such circumstances it less suitable for voice and video......
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