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Photoshop Artist in Action: Steve Caplin?s Day for Night

Posted by Users on 2011/04/28

Posted in: Downloads, Learning, Tutorials, Videos. Tagged: Photoshop.

Steve Caplin?s Day for Night | 1h:45m | 228 MB
Genre: eLearning
When you create a photomontage, you usually start with a background image. Adding new elements to that background is simple enough, but what if you want to change the time of day or the weather conditions in the image? In this workshop you?ll learn a whole range of techniques, from time shifting to creating rain and water effects, from building complex reflections to lighting up windows. You?ll also see how to use Photoshop filters like Motion Blur and Plastic Wrap to create a wide range of liquid and weather effects, how to add convincing shadows, and how to use dramatic lighting effects to bring a dull image to life.

Replacing the Sky
Removing the Sky: Background Eraser – 06:34
Background Eraser: Correcting Mistakes – 04:05
Removing the Sky: Layer Masks – 02:12
Touching up the Layer Mask – 04:10
Dealing with Tricky Areas – 02:54
Adding the Sky – 01:18

Turning the Scene into Night
Adding the Adjustment Layer – 02:14
Selecting the Windows – 06:42
Lighting up the Windows – 04:37

Adding the Street Lamp
Scaling the Lamp – 02:58
Painting in the Light – 03:57

Adding the Figure
Scaling the Figure – 02:11
Shading the Figure – 04:15
Adding a Shadow – 04:11

Making It Rain
Creating the Basic Texture – 05:34
Drawing the Raincoat – 02:33
Adding Shading and Texture to the Coat – 03:57
Completing the Coat – 04:19

Creating the Building’s Reflection
Flipping the Entire Image – 02:02
Flipping the Front Section – 04:56
Flipping the Side of the Building – 02:07
Combining the Parts of the Reflection into a Group – 05:12
Adding Filters to the Reflection – 04:49
Adding a Layer Mask – 03:28

Adding Puddles and Streams
Drawing the Water – 03:38
Adding Shine with Plastic Wrap – 04:32
Distorting the View Through the Water – 03:36
Examining the Montage – 02:20
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Quadspinner Black Bear Range

Posted by Users on 2011/04/28

Posted in: Downloads. Tagged: VUE.

QuadSpinner invites you to Black Bear Range. This adaptable scene, inspired by northern Arizona’s Kaibab National Forest, could be at the heart of the tee-pee circle in a Native American community or the long pause of a wagon train venturing west. Deer, bison, bear, and wild mustangs inhabit these meadows and hills.

Black Bear Range features:

– Hand-sculpted mountains and snowy peaks, with custom flow maps for snow distribution
– An expansive meadow 8 kms long
– Crisp spring morning atmosphere
– Dynamically populated with over 85,000 pines and 1.59 million blades of grass
– Vegetation is created with Dynamic EcoSystems, allowing even computers with limited memory to render this large scale scene
– Unlocked materials for your convenience
– Strong depth of field accentuated by the softly curved layers in mid-ground

http://www.cornucopia3d.com/purchase.php?item_id=9763

http://www.url-dead/file/864042474/Black_Bear_Range_Vue.zip

http://bitshare.com/files/4wdvjvaf/Black_Bear_Range_Vue.zip.html

http://www.fileserve.com/file/uk85zsr

Source3D – Modo Character Training

Posted by Users on 2011/04/27

Posted in: Downloads, Tutorials. Tagged: Modo.

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Part 1:
In this video tutorial series you will learn everything you need to build organic subdivision character models. Lke the previous tutorial, this video starts you from scratch, with little more than a box, and some reference images, and takes you step by step through the process of building your character object. You will learn where to find great reference and even how to use it. You may be surprised at some of the tools and their uses and getting the results you seek!
In part 01, you will start with the contruction of the character?s head. As the series continues you will go through creation of the body, techniques to get stylized results, and even adding a costume to your character. You will learn even more new ways to cut detail into a model while keeping your simplicity. You will see some new uses of different tools which can be used to turn a simple primitive into a complex organic shape. Most of all, you will learn how to do this so that it is fast and easy!

Part 2:
As this video tutorial series continues, you get over 2 hours of training in organic subdivision modeling. Picking up where we left off in part one, this video goes into building the body of the female character whose head we build last time. You will learn everything you need to start with little more than a box, and some reference images, to create the torso of this female character. Follow step by step through the process of building your character and prepare to be amazed at how easy it can be!

Part 3:
As this video tutorial series continues, you get another 2 hours of training in organic subdivision modeling. Picking up where we left off in the previous video, we?re going to start with the shoulder area we built and begin creating the arm and the hand for this character. See how some of the amazing tools available can be used to make what used to be difficult seem incredibly easy!

Part 4:
In this video tutorial we complete base figure of the human character model we began in part 01. You get nearly another 2 hours of training in organic subdivision modeling. Picking up where we left off in the previous video, we?re going finish building out the legs and feet of the character and then get into overall tweaks on the line flow of the body. See how some of the amazing tools available can be used to make what used to be difficult seem incredibly easy!

Part 5:
This is what you’ve been waiting for! In this video tutorial we complete your character model, with hair and costume, coming a long way from where we began in part 01. You get a WHOPPING 6 AND 1/2 hours of training in organic subdivision modeling. Picking up where we left off in the previous video, we?re going to make the final tweaks and adjustments to the character and then get into building a complex hairstyle and multilayered costume. See how some of the amazing tools can be used, in ways you may not have considered, to make what used to be difficult seem incredibly easy!

Download:
http://www.url-dead/file/846357011/Char.part01.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846357051/Char.part02.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846357961/Char.part03.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846358001/Char.part04.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846358041/Char.part05.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846550061/Char.part06.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846550101/Char.part07.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846551161/Char.part08.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846551961/Char.part09.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846553031/Char.part10.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846700841/Char.part11.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846700861/Char.part12.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846701141/Char.part13.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846701151/Char.part14.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846701171/Char.part15.rar

Unity 3D Asset Store

Posted by Users on 2011/04/27

Posted in: 3D, 3D Models, Collection, Downloads. Tagged: Game programming, Unity.

unity
Unity 3D Asset Store | .unitypackage | 1.32Gb
This includes all of the free assets from the unity asset store.

Included assets are as follow:

Unity Creative 01
Maya Extensions
RapidUnity Graphical TB TRIAL
Rigidbody Sleep Toggle
Behave
Path
Unity Lua Interface Library
UnitySteer
Free ArtskillZ Texture Pack 01
iTween Visual Editor
BundleLoader
Game Inspector
Align Editor
Photon Bootcamp Demo
Measure It
Necromancer GUI
C game examples
M2H Culling
Selected U3D Japanese Font
Dragon Warlord Bruce
Female Character Pack
Male Character Pack
Soldier Character Pack
Zombie Character Pack
Mixamo Animation Store
Root Motion Controller
Free City 01
Mirror Effect
Texture Mixer
iTween
NativeToolkit – Unity to iOS Bridge
Qualcomm AR
MetaMorph Animation Kit
River Tool
Road and Path Tool
Ball Pack
Strumpy Shader Editor
Rebel Probe
Cartoon Starcraft
Extra GUI Skins
Gem Shader
Lens Flares
Shanty Town Barbed Wire
Shanty Town Brick Set
Shanty Town Brick Wall Exposed
Shanty Town Brick Wall Wet
Shanty Town Concrete Pipe
Shanty Town Metal Table
Shanty Town Power Lines
Shanty Town Rock Formations
Shanty Town Table Wood
Shanty Town Wall Concrete Rough
Terrain Assets
3rd Person Shooter
Car Tutorial
Character Customization
Penelope Complete Project
Penelope Tutorial Files
Detonator Explosion Framework
Head Look Controller
Damaged old car
Sculptures
Distance Tool
Dice Pack Light
Lets Tweet In Unity
zz Ruler
zz Signal Slot

P.S. If interestingly – will prepare large collection “Asset Superpack” for the Unity…

Pixel Farm – Full Products 2011

Posted by Users on 2011/04/27

Posted in: CG Releases, Downloads, Linux, Mac, Softwares, Windows. Tagged: PixelFarm, Update.

pixelfarm
All The Pixel Farm Full Products 2011 (Win/Mac/Linux) | 826.71 MB
The latest version of PFTrack has just been released, and it looks like The Pixel Farm dev team have been quite busy, packing in a lot of new features, Python scripting and even a new architecture in this latest release. The full list of features have yet to be released but here are just some of the things you can expect in PFTrack 2011…

The new version has been re-written and is now a 64-bit, GPU-accelerated application that also incorporates node-based flowgraph architecture, something only previously available in PFMatchit. There are new tools for match-moving, scene preparation and image processing, so you can do new things like track deformable objects such as an actor?s face while speaking – neat.

Studios will appreciate the new fully-integrated Python scripting and workflow customisation tools, which give you access to the underlying metadata management core of PFTrack 2011 for easier integration within studio workflows.

PFFarmer
PFHoe
PFLic
PFMachit
PFPrep
PFTrack 5
PFTrack 2011.1.1
PFClean
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Download:
http://www.url-dead/file/860127911/All.The.Pixel.Farm.Full.Products.2011.Win.Ma.Linux.part1.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/860104841/All.The.Pixel.Farm.Full.Products.2011.Win.Ma.Linux.part2.rar

Luxion KeyShot Pro 2.2.65 Win 32Bit & 64Bit

Posted by Users on 2011/04/27

Posted in: CG Releases, Downloads, Softwares, Windows. Tagged: Keyshot.

keyshot
Luxion KeyShot Pro 2.2.65 Win 32Bit & 64Bit | 735.19 MB
KeyShot features the only rendering engine that is certified by the CIE (International Commission on Illumination). Using scientifically accurate materials and real world lighting, KeyShot delivers the most accurate images in a matter of seconds. And when you combine a 3D scene with a photograph, you can create even more amazing results that you may have never thought of before.

What?s new in KeySHOT 2.2.65 ?
Hierarchical scene tree
Preservation of model structure from CAD model incluing all subassemblies
Preservation of part / layer names
Separate material column
Ability to ungroup identical parts in the assembly

This update only contains bug fixes. Here is the detailed list of items that have been fixed:

Import

Object hierarchy no longer flattens after object is moved
Resolved potential scale and orientation issues after multiple saves
Camera no longer jumps upon import
Deleted object no longer shows up when new object is being imported
“Merge with current scene” and “From Previous” are checked by default upon secondary import
File > New now longer remembers previous scale and import settings

Importers
Reimplementation of SketchUp importer resolves normals and scale issues
Resolved duplicate object issue with ALIAS .wire files
Ability to read Solid Edge part files
FBX files recognizes assigned textures upon import

Miscellaneous
Resolved issues with older scenes not opening nor importing into KeyShot 2.2
Fixed issue where materials could not be deleted from the library
Resolved outstanding issues with foreign characters
Miscellaneous bug fixes
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Download:
http://www.url-dead/file/860080231/KeyshotPro_x32.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/860085901/KeyshotPro_x64.rar
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3d models – Decorative set

Posted by Users on 2011/04/27

Posted in: 3D, 3D Models, CG Releases, Collection, Downloads, Textures.

3ddd
3dsmax 2010+Vray | .fbx | texture | 687.15MB/unrar 2GB + fbx 717MB

.pdf catalog include

Download:
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Shade v 12.0.2 Professional

Posted by Users on 2011/04/26

Posted in: CG Releases, Downloads, Softwares, Windows.

shade
Mirye Software 12.0.2 Build 452090 | 32bit/64bit | 2.57 GB
Release: 2011
Shade – Professional – Create a model or finished, rendering and animation takes a long time, each characteristic of shade allows you to work faster to produce high-resolution high-quality art and animation.

Description:

Shadow 12combines advanced 3D-modeling , rendering and animation in an integrated, flexible Suite for Windows . Use the shadows, the full set of stand-alone instrument or as a key tool in the existing design workflow. 32-bit and 64 bit hardware-accelerated shadow of a powerful ShadeGrid network rendering can easily scale to provide fast rendering of a possible.

You can do so many things with Shadow:
– Modeling for poly mesh, curved surfaces, Boolean, meta-objects BLOB create models from photographs and illustrations
– Create fully animated characters with animated natural hair, or bring them in using the COLLADA or PoserFusion
– The skin of your model with multi-layer materials and unlimited maps normal maps, travel maps and much more
– Shadow of light supports the IES data, HDR-based lighting IBL volumetric lighting to create a well-lit, natural light
– Render scene with a breathtaking radiosity using a multipass Rendering, Toon Rendering and 3D stereoscopic imaging.

PhotoshopCAFE

Posted by Users on 2011/04/26

Posted in: 2D, CG Releases, Downloads, Learning, Tutorials, Videos. Tagged: Graphic Arts.

PhotoshopCAFE: Photoshop CS5 Portrait Retouching Skin Techniques
How to make Faces look amazing?
This step by step project based DVD leads you through a variety of techniques to accomplish beautiful skin retouching
You will work on professional images by some of the world?s best portrait photographers, Clay Blackmore, Maz Mashru, Patrick Ciatto, Brooke Christl ? and Jane ? and learn how to sculpt faces, blend skin, remove shine, retouch wrinkles ? everything pro retouching artists do on a daily basis. Taught by Jane Conner-ziser, an internationally respected retouching artist with over 25 years of professional excellence in the portrait industry.

This fast loading DVD ROM contains 3 hours of brand new sharp video. The advanced interface allows the user to instantly jump to any of the lessons with complete control over the playback including Full Screen. All the lesson files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace!

In addition to all of the project files, you receive Jane?s actual layered psd files of each of the finished projects on this disc.

All Lessons
Workspace Set Up
Set up custom workspaces, load brushes
Tablet Practice
Wacom tablet settings for retouching
Spot Removal
Remove blemishes
Skin Blending
Countour and shape each feature of the face
Removing Shine
Tone down oily skin and reshape bone structure
Adult Lifts
Reverse the effects of gravity
Retouching Wrinkles
Reduce wrinkles without reducing character
Rough Skin
Soft Focus filter look
Natural Eye Enhancements
Brightening the eyes
Putting It All Together
A full retouch (sped up)
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PhotoshopCAFE: Photoshop CS5 Portrait Retouching Advanced Techniques
Conquer the most difficult retouching challenges
These beyond the basics sessions include step by step hands on instruction on how to handle some of the most common retouching jobs in portraiture. The projects have been selected specifically to give you practice using a variety of techniques and the files are cropped to isolate the particular session topics. Included on the disc are a set of Jane?s Retouching brushes plus her layered psd files for your reference and visual guides in Photoshop.

This fast loading DVD ROM contains 2 hours and 40 minutes of brand new sharp video. The advanced interface allows the user to instantly jump to any of the 64 lessons with complete control over the playback including Full Screen. All the lesson files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace!

If you are a photographer, designer, hobbyist, anyone who works with images, beginner to professional, this Disk is for you!

All Lessons
Fine Art Eye Enhancement
Opening / Closing Eyes
Removing Glass Glare
Painting With Light
5 O?clock Shadows
Removing Stray Hair
Filling in Hair
Whitening Teeth
Fixing Teeth
Removing Braces
Body Lifts and Tucks
Instant Ambiance
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PhotoshopCAFE: Digital PhotographersSpecial OPS
Did you know that you can send a password Protected image through Email using Photoshop?
Did you know that a lot of the hard work you do can be done automatically by Photoshop while your doing something else?
Do you need to organize your images and be able to quickly search through 1,000?s of photos to find the right one. Do you need to submit images to stock agencies, publications or anywhere online? Perhaps your concerned about protecting your images on email or online? This video is jammed full of insider secrets. You?ll learn all about metadata, security, creating galleries, and portfolios easier than you thought. The automated workflow will shave hours off the process. This is all the essential information that?s hard to find and now it?s explained in simple language.

Award winning designer and best-selling author, Colin Smith will be your personal coach. You will love his easy to understand, conversational style that will ?just make sense?. Learning doesn?t have to be boring, you will have a lot of fun as you tear through these unique tutorials.

This fast loading DVD-ROM and Download contains over 2 hours of sharp 800 x 600 video. The advanced interface frees you up, instantly jump to any of the lessons with complete control over the playback. All the image files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace! Also included: 19 Bonus Actions from actionFX.com.If you are a photographer or designer who uses Adobe Photoshop and Bridge, this video is one of the best investments you can make.

All Lessons
Batch Rename
Metadata Overview (IPTC, XMP)
Add metadata to an image
Metadata Templates
Keywords & Descriptions
Search by keywords
Color Spaces for accurate display
JPG Compression ? Save for web
Web Photo Gallery in a few clicks
Client?s Feedback from your gallery
Create PDF Slideshows and Docs
Security in PDF (Make password protected images)
PDF Extract into Photoshop
Watermark images
Batch Process Actions
Contact Sheets
Picture Package
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Download:

Photoshop CS5 Portrait Retouching Skin Techniques – one file:
http://www.url-dead/file/846626301/Photoshop.CS5.Portrait.Retouching.Skin.Techniques.rar
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http://www.url-dead/file/846963831/PS.CS5.Portrait.Retouching.Skin.Techniques.part3.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846923981/PS.CS5.Portrait.Retouching.Skin.Techniques.part2.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/846836671/PS.CS5.Portrait.Retouching.Skin.Techniques.part1.rar

Photoshop CS5 Portrait Retouching Advanced Techniques
http://www.url-dead/file/852216391/PS.CS5.Portrait.Retouching.Advanced.Techniques.part1.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/852201071/PS.CS5.Portrait.Retouching.Advanced.Techniques.part2.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/852068211/PS.CS5.Portrait.Retouching.Advanced.Techniques.part3.rar

Digital PhotographersSpecial OPS
http://www.url-dead/file/846751901/Digital.PhotographersSpecial.OPS.rar

P.S. No mirrors, sorry for that…

cmiVFX – Houdini Hip Tricks Volume 1 & 2

Posted by Users on 2011/04/25

Posted in: 3D Models, CG Releases, Downloads, Tutorials, Videos. Tagged: cmiVFX, Houdini.

cmiVFX
cmiVFX – Houdini Hip Tricks Volume 1 & 2 | .m4v | project files | 724Mb
cmiVFX launches its latest training for the SideFX Houdini premiere digital visual effects animation software package. Why build one kick ass VFX video when two is twice as nice! We have never been more fired up to release a training video in the history of this company.

Everything you wanted to know, delivered fast and furious through our ground breaking, ever evolving web based delivery player system. In these two videos, you?ll learn how to make production ready user friendly tools that will captivate your audience time and time again. Since Houdini is way more than just a 3D application, you will see it from a framework point of view. You`ll understand how you can solve any kind of situation you might encounter, using the tools in ways they were never dreamed to perform in that way. As a testament of the power and flexibility of Houdini, we?ll try to keep it simple and understandable by encapsulating some very interesting areas of Houdini. When you?re done with this set, you?ll have several tools to use, and have lots of ideas of how approach and develop your own tools. To call it Magic, is a true understatement. How can you put a guarantee on perfection?

Brief Introduction
Welcome to the highly anticipate “HIP Tricks” video set, created by CMIVFX and Varomix. A partnership like no other, this joint venture shows the true comradery that is a true CG pipeline. There is a reason that cmiVFX stands alone in the high end market?. IT’S NOT EASY TO DO! However true, we take pride in our sadistic need to provide the latest and greatest training in our industry so that digital entertainers can tell their story. We will work with ANYONE that has something fantastic to offer? wether it is a student half way around the world, or another training company that wants to work with us on a video title. We will always pull together with the right people to make the best training the world has to offer. Expect great things? ALWAYS!

A Hip Autopsy
In this first volume you will learn how to dissect any Houdini Hip scene, and figure out how that scene is put together. This is great for exploring sample scenes, other artists scenes to assist you in the creation of your own. We will also go over some tips to make your projects more solid and show you were you can get help from the great Houdini Artist Community.

Feather Tool
For this chapter set we will build a hero feather system used for close-up shots. This tool will give the artist total control using Houdini’s ramp widgets so that it makes for a great user experience. In the process we’ll learn how to map ramp parameters to control parameters of our tool.

Earthquake and Fischer Cracks.
In this section we will create a multi-purpose ground cracking tool, putting special attention on making it easily modifiable, and in realtime. The art of making it solid and getting predictable result, doesn’t mean that its simple. The final result is a very high end production ready tool that can be used in many scenarios. This chapter alone is work the price of the entire volume set.

Alvaro Castaneda
Alvaro Castaneda, best known as “Varomix” is a 33 years old CG Generalist TD. He lost a little of his self back in 1993 at a Jurassic Park screening, and that totally changed his life. Toy Story finished the job in 1995 – there was no turning back!. He started his way in 3D back in 1998, first using 3ds Max, then Cinema4D and finally in 1999, I met Maya 2.0. Since then I’ve done CGI for print, web, TV, Film, DVD, I guess anything that has pixels in it!. He started using Houdini in 2002 shortly after Side Effects launched the Houdini Apprentice Program. He had also done on-set VFX Supervision and DOP Assisting. He’ll soon move to Toronto to continue his career as a Houdini Generalist.

Project files are included

Hip Tricks Volume 2 has much to offer the future or current FX TD, in robust ways of showcasing inventive research and development technology. We go all out, showing you how to achieve new and interesting tools, so you can continue to create and wow the general public with your accomplishments. The content in this video is based on years of fulfilling user requests, and taking those requests to new levels. When it comes to high end CG and VFX training, there is only once choice… cmiVFX!

Row Row Row Your Boat
Using Houdini Ocean Tools plug-in (HOT), we’ll create and ocean that emits foam and splashes. We then we’ll add a ship that floats on the ocean in which the movement of the ship will be driven by the ocean. Once we do that, we’ll use the floating, moving ship to deform the ocean as it advances and emits spray at collisions with the waves.

Pixelated Game
Believe it or not, we’ll will build a complete playable game inside Houdini, using out-of-the-box tools and a little bit of Python code. This project is a real statement that Houdini can do just about everything that you can throw at it. Don’t think of Houdini as a 3D app, think of it as a 3D Operating System.

Project files are included

Download:
http://www.url-dead/file/763025531/cmiVFX-Houdini_Hip_Tricks_Vol1-2.part1.rar
http://www.url-dead/file/763103801/cmiVFX-Houdini_Hip_Tricks_Vol1-2.part2.rar

http://www.url-dead/file/763163911/cmiVFX-Houdini_Hip_Tricks_Vol1-2.part3.rar
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http://www.fileserve.com/file/WbwQQMU/cmiVFX-Houdini_Hip_Tricks_Vol1-2.part2.rar

http://www.fileserve.com/file/DadPrq4/cmiVFX-Houdini_Hip_Tricks_Vol1-2.part3.rar

Photoshop Artist in Action: Steve Caplin?s Day for Night

Quadspinner Black Bear Range

Source3D – Modo Character Training

Unity 3D Asset Store

Pixel Farm – Full Products 2011

Luxion KeyShot Pro 2.2.65 Win 32Bit & 64Bit

3d models – Decorative set

Shade v 12.0.2 Professional

PhotoshopCAFE

cmiVFX – Houdini Hip Tricks Volume 1 & 2

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