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The Open Media Network (OMN) uses
peer-to-peer technology to distribute high-bandwidth content, resulting in
faster downloads and saving KWSU/KTNW valuable broadband dollars. OMN provides
free internet delivery of high quality, educational, and socially conscientious
video and audio programming.
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Below are links to download particular shows by
KWSU/KTNW. The first time you click on one of these links you will be invited
to install the free player. The program you requested will begin delivery once
the OMN client is installed. When delivery is complete you can view it, stop
it, view it later, or again and again, later.
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| Several other
KWSU/KTNW series are available on OMN,
as well. To access a complete archive of KWSU/KTNW content on OMN, download the
OMN player and search for "KWSU" in "All Fields" under the Guide tab. After
downloading your selected kWSU programming use your OMN client to browse for
other video used in public broadcasting, film festivals, and educational
settings.
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Sid
Webb's Digital Studio |
| The series, created and hosted by artist/photographer Sid Webb, is
designed to entertain viewers while showing them how to use their home
computers to create art and manipulate photographs. It is targeted toward
general audiences who have average computer know-how. |
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The Digital Canvas
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Sid introduces the paints, brushes and other tools available. He shows the vast
array of paper textures available in addition to the canvas. In this program he
converts one of his own photographs to a watercolor painting and paints a still
life in oil “from scratch” directly onto the screen.
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The Digital Darkroom
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Sid discusses the advantages of using the computer as a darkroom (no messy
chemicals; no one opens the door and ruins your work.) The he scans in some
photographs and show how to crop the picture, change levels, add contrast,
remove unwanted details, and correct color.
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Using Digital Cameras
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Sid discusses the pros and cons of using a digital camera and demonstrates how
to correct a photograph taken by a digital camera under poor lighting
conditions. By using the digital darkroom in combination with the digital
canvas, he converts the inferior photograph into a beautiful portrait.
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Computer Animation
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Sid explains the basics of animating cartoons on the computer. He creates on
camera a simple cartoon figure and takes the viewer through the steps of
animating the figure. He shows other cartoons he has drawn and animated using
computer software.
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Creating Portraits in the Digital Darkroom
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Sid shows how to combine two photographs into a dramatic photographic portrait.
He “fuses” one photo of the person in an ordinary setting with another dramatic
shot of the person’s workplace. The resulting photographic portrait captures
the essence of the subject.
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Painting a Portrait From a Photo
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Sid takes viewers step by step through the process of selecting a favorite
photograph of a special person, scanning that photo into the computer, and then
using the tools of the digital canvas--the graphics tablet, the paint
brush(es), the paint medium (oils, pastel, watercolor) of choice –to transform
the photo into a striking “painted” portrait.
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Advanced Digital Techniques
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Sid uses self-made photos of himself in various poses and attitudes to create a
scene of a group of men playing cards. After copying and pasting his image
several times into the scene, he “drops out” the color, and using the digital
canvas, “paints” a variety of characters--young and old--using his own
black-and-white image outline as a guide.
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Painting Character Studies
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Sid chooses photographic portraits from his own collection to demonstrate how
he uses the digital canvas to emphasize the subjects’ personalities. He leads
viewers through the process of transforming photographs into paintings that
emphasize the subjects’ dominant character traits.
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Rescuing Old Photos
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Sid shows how to reclaim damaged or ineffective old photos by removing spots
and stains, repairing torn images, and correcting faded color. He demonstrates
how to create “the picture that never was taken” by combining single portraits
of each of his parents, who never had their picture taken together.
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Creating Scenes in the Digital Darkroom
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Sid teaches viewers how to turn a “pretty good’ photographic scene into a
dramatic image by making changes in the digital darkroom. For example, he
copies a fishing boat from one picture and pastes it into a scene of a
lighthouse. Suddenly the scene tells a story.
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Turning a Photographic Scene into a Painting
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Sid invites the viewers to look through their photographs and find a scene
suitable for turning into a painting. Then he demonstrates how to use the
digital canvas to transform photos into paintings featuring a number of
artistic styles—from block print to watercolor.
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Improving Photographs
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Sid walks his audience through the process of turning a problem photograph into
“the picture you meant to take” using a shot he took of the Greek Parthenon.
The picture had been spoiled by the presence of a huge construction crane,
which Sid deftly “erases” from the scene.
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Making a Vacation Montage
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Sid encourages viewers to select from vacation photographs images that are
symbolic of the vacation place and then juxtapose them to create an artistic
montage suitable for framing.
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