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Motion Graphics | Media Management Nightmares? Game On!
Here's how one team turns 14 hours of raw footage on the latest games into a 30-minute TV show every week, 40 times a season. In this Creative COW Magazine article Dustin Lau discusses some tricks for high end digital media management.
Editorial 03/31/2009
Author: Dustin Lau |
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Motion Graphics | Creating Interactive Games - Cine Bingo
The team at Psychic Bunny worked on whatever interested them - perfect preparation for a job that even the client couldn't describe. In this Creative COW Magazine article Rick Castañeda gives you a behind the scenes tour of how they made cine bingo and teaches a few tips on interactive game making.
Editorial, Feature 03/31/2009
Author: Rick Castañeda |
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Broadcast Video | South Park: TV's Longest Week
An animated show that completes an entire episode, from writing to air, in only six days? Delivered to the network with only minutes to spare? Meet the producers and editors of South Park, winner of 3 Emmys, a Peabody Award for Excellence and many more, as they take you inside the tools and technologies enabling one of the most pressure-packed workflows imaginable.
People / Interview 03/17/2009
Author: Tim Wilson |
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Broadcast Video | Improvising Visual Effects
On-set circumstances changing fast? Improvise! In this Creative COW Magazine article Mark Allen discusses how he overcame the complications in a recent short film production by improvising the visual effects.
Feature, People / Interview 12/03/2008
Author: Mark Allen |
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Lighting Design Pros | Westward Ho!
A wild ride of an edit: shot on film, projected onto five screens. In this Creative COW Magazine article Mike Sullivan discusses some of the problems such as lighting and color interaction he faced in a project he did for National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
People / Interview 09/03/2008
Author: Mike Sullivan |
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Sony EX Series XDCAM | On Stage with the Sony XDCAM HD
When your corporate clients are as big as Wembley Stadium, a small camera will not do. Besides, Rick Bronks was not interested in HDV or in tapeless shooting that cost more than tape. Enter XDCAM HD.
Feature 08/19/2008
Author: Rick Bronks |
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Broadcast Video | In-Stadium Sports Television
In this article from The Creative COW Magazine, Matt Montemayor gives a behind the scends look at BravesVision, the in-house video production team for the Atlanta Braves baseball team. Matt describes the parts and process that makes the whole show happen from the switchers and software to the stats display and the largest HD display in the world.
Feature 08/18/2008
Author: Matt Montemayor |
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Adobe After Effects | Behind the Scenes from Behind Oasis
When one of the worlds biggest rock and roll bands, Oasis, celebrated a careers worth of achievement, the film playing behind Rock-n-Roll Star was created by Creative Cow author Nel Johnson and the team at Studio Skylab. Learn the After Effects techniques that helped them complete the project under a ridiculous deadline, while wowing Oasis and a worldwide audience. As Nel puts it, We locked ourselves away, cranked up the music, and went nuts. In this Creative Cow Magazine Extra, we take a closer look at the story, starting with the creation of the films unique look.
Feature 08/12/2008
Author: Nel Johnson |
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Business & Marketing | Real Estate Video Production
In this article from The Creative COW Magazine, George Cohn discusses his real world experience in real estate video production and how 'No' gave way to curiosity - and then to profit.
People / Interview 08/11/2008
Author: George Cohn |
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Broadcast Video | Ask Bob and then stand back
If you don't want to know, don't ask. Bob Zelin is one of the industry's straightest shooters, and he'll tell you how he's seen things work during his 30+ years in the broadcast trenches.
Feature, People / Interview 08/03/2008
Author: Bob Zelin |
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Adobe After Effects | New AE DVDs for the Cow Master Series. Save Now!
The 3 newest DVDs in the Creative Cow Master Series, training even artists can afford. Learn secrets of advanced rotoscoping and compositing, real-world motion graphics that you can start using right away, and the CS3 tutorials you need to take your work to the next level from true masters from the craft.
Feature 06/17/2008
Author: Cowdog |
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Broadcast Design | Slam Dunk! AE, PS, 3D...and Basketball
Fix it in post? This article shows how to BUILD it in post. Here in April, as March Madness ends and the NBA Playoffs begin, the Cows Bill ONeill shows how he combined greenscreen, 2D graphics and 3D compositing in a remarkable promo for Big Ten basketball. This Web Extra from Bills article in the Cow Magazines Commercials issue shows you rough edits along the way, and shares some of the production secrets for building an entire world in post.
Feature 04/29/2008
Author: Bill Oneil |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Secrets of High-impact Graphics
Creative COW Contributing Editor and graphics expert Sean Cusson shares the secrets to success that hes learned the hard way. They include the power of music for graphic design, compositing techniques, logo animation and invaluable workflow tips that will save you hours. Sean also shows you how to keep your graphics clients coming back for more.
Feature 01/29/2008
Author: Sean Cusson |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | How CGI in Commercials Changed the History of Film: A Creative Cow Magazine Extra
For his article in the Creative Cow Magazines Commercial Issue, film compositor, VFX artist, animator and Creative Cow Contributing Editor Steve Wright (Ray, Traffic, Blade: Trinity, Never Die Alone and 60 others), told how the computer graphics animation technology we see in film today actually originated in the world of commercial advertising. (He knows. He was there.) In this Creative Cow Magazine Extra, Steve provides even more details, including the demo reel for CGI pioneers Robert Abel & Associates, and a great spot that Steve created for Volkswagen...with cows!
Feature 01/05/2008
Author: Steve Wright |
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Broadcast Video | 11 Deadlines a Day
Andrea found herself with her hands more than full during an unplanned personnel shortage at WJLA, Washington DC affiliate of ABC: so, responsible for creating all the news promos for the sweeps run of the ABC affilate, 11 times daily, she leveraged all her best methods. What happened at 5 PM on the last day of sweeps? Lets see...
Feature 12/18/2007
Author: Cowdog |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Tips for Business and Commercial Production Success
Are your spots persuasive enough? Operators are standing by to tell you! Tips for business and commercial production success - cash generating secrets proven in the fire! In this article from the Creative COW Magazine learn how to get a direct response from your work.
Tutorial, Business 12/11/2007
Author: Cowdog |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | The Importance of Monitor Calibration
In this article from The Creative COW Magazine, Bob Zelin discusses the imporance of monitor calibration, different monitor options and how to execute the calibration on these monitors.
Editorial, Tutorial 10/10/2007
Author: Bob Zelin |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Playing Your Role in a Working Film Crew
For years, I've known David McGiffert as an FCP user making his own documentaries. But I had no idea that he had over 40 Hollywood features under his belt until I saw his name in the credits for 'An Officer and a Gentleman.' He wouldn't tell me any of these stories. He finally broke his silence and gives Creative COW readers the story.
People / Interview 10/10/2007
Author: Cowdog |
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Adobe After Effects | Building a 3D World in After Effects
When a project requires a photo-realistic 3D world, After Effects isnt usually the first program that comes to mind. Typically a 3D modeling/animation program is necessary to create virtual 3D worlds, but in this article CreativeCOW contributing editor Bill ONeil demonstrates creating a 3D world for a TV spot he was hired to direct and post for the Big Ten Basketball Conference.
Tutorial 08/10/2007
Author: Bill O'Neil |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Favorite Things for Video Production
In this editorial from The Creative COW Magazine, Bob Zelin unearths some of his favorite things that pass his grueling daily video production torture test. Lyn Norstad joins Bob for his own personal favorite.
Editorial 06/10/2007
Author: Bob Zelin |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | The World of Post Production
The old adage says 'cheaper, faster, better - pick any two.' But is it still true? David Roth Weiss isn't sure anymore. Still, there's something clearly missing in production circles. Veteran director/editor David Roth Weiss looks at what's changing in the world of post production - and what's not.
Editorial 06/10/2007
Author: David Roth Weiss |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Outfitting a Remote Production Truck
Ken Martini has advice for building a remote production truck - and a business - that's ready for anything. In this Creative COW Magazine article Ken discusses what it takes to have a successful video production truck outfitted with all the tools you need.
Tutorial 06/10/2007
Author: Cowdog |
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Motion Graphics | Educating the Future of High Definition
JMU faced many challenges on the way to a working HD facility. In this Creative COW Magazine article, John Woody discusses some of the struggles and triumphs experienced at James Madison University.
Feature, People / Interview 04/06/2007
Author: Cowdog |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Building a Professional Machine Room
You bought a new Final Cut Pro system to go with your Avid Media Composer or your other Final Cut Pro systems. You have an After Effects system with an AJA, Blackmagic or other card in it, so you can capture video and audio on this station as well. Your neighbor in the next office has a ProTools or a Logic system, and he wants to tie into some of your machines. You're on your way to becoming exactly what you didn't want to be – a facility. Oh no!
Tutorial 04/06/2007
Author: Bob Zelin |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Droidmaker - George Lucas and the Digital Revolution
In this book review from The Creative COW Magazine, Kathlyn Lindeboom explains how Michael Rubin's new book has drawn high praise from industry pioneers like Pixar co-founder, Alvy Ray Smith. Seems the Droidmeister's story has finally been told right.
Review 10/05/2006
Author: Kathlyn Lindeboom |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | EditShare - Network Attached Storage
Networked File Sharing Without the Complexities of SAN Administration - If you have been looking at networking your studio but aren't sure about how you'll handle some of the complexities of SAN adminstration, then EditShare may be for you.
Review 10/05/2006
Author: Cowdog |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Workflow Table For One
Rating product-line integration reviews for software companies such as Adobe, Apple and Avid and how well they accomplish workflow enhancements for smaller teams and one-man shops.
Review 10/05/2006
Author: Tim Wilson |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Tape Formats, Bit Depths, Data Rates & Storage Requirements
A very common question that surfaces on the Creative Cow forums is one that deals with formats, data rates and
storage requirements. So thanks to our friends at Creative Media Partners in
Burbank, California, who have compiled the information, we'd like to offer it for use by our members...
Feature 05/04/2006
Author: Cowdog |
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Adobe After Effects | Creating a Glass Globe
When broadcast designer Kurt Murphy received a glass globe as a gift, it inspired him to see if he could create one in After Effects. In this tutorial, Kurt demonstrates creating and animating a glass globe totally in After Effects using Solids and Effects. This project is totally self-contained, needing no outside footage, but you will need the production bundle to complete it. Also nice but not necessary is the Trapcode Starglow plug-in.
Tutorial 01/26/2006
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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Adobe After Effects | AE Pro Series BROADCAST GEMS Volume 01
this article, CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Jim Harvey reviews AE Pro Series BROADCAST GEMS Volume 01 and states, ''BROADCAST GEMS is a package of Royalty Free animated backgrounds that you can import into your work. But more than just a bunch of animated backgrounds, BROADCAST GEMS is more of a compendium of elements, expressions, and comps that allow you to customize the project in an infinite number of ways. This is a lot different than just a couple of moving backdrops that you plunk into your project.''
Review 05/04/2005
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Zoe-DVL
CreativeCOW contributing editor Wayne Orr reviews The Zoe-DVL lens controller, with a new coiled cable, right angle connector, and MSR control all weighing in at a mere 4 ounces. About two years ago, Wayne wrote a review of the Zoe-DV zoom lens controller, which he suggested was the best controller in the marketplace at the time. The new DVL continues to pack professional control options in a versatile compact package is just one of his observations on this new product....
Review 01/26/2005
Author: Wayne Orr |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | A Close Look at Animation Master from Hash Inc.
Jim Harvey takes a close look at Animation:Master by Hash Inc.. ~Jim calls Animation: Master, 3D Modeling and animation for the rest of us. Read on to find out why Jim had to give this tool 5 COWS and why you may want to add it to your arsenal of programs.
Review 08/11/2004
Author: Jim Harvey |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | ShuttlePro Mulitmedia Controller
Jim Kanter reviews the Shuttle Pro 2 from Contour Designs and concludes The Shuttle Pro 2 is habit forming. Use one for a day or two and youll be hooked. Read on to find out why Jim gives it 5 COWs.
Review 06/01/2004
Author: Jim Kanter |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Zoe-III (PRO)
CreativeCOW contributing editor Wayne Orr reviews The Zoe-DVL lens controller, with a new coiled cable, right angle connector, and MSR control all weighing in at a mere 4 ounces. About two years ago, Wayne wrote a review of the Zoe-DV zoom lens controller, which he suggested was the best controller in the marketplace at the time. The new DVL continues to pack professional control options in a versatile compact package is just one of his observations on this new product....
Review 01/26/2004
Author: Wayne Orr |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Color Correction for Digital Video
Barend Onneweer reviews: Color Correction for Digital Video by Steve Hullfish and Jaime Fowler and published by CMP Books. Barend concludes with, ...this book will get you through the necessary color theory and technicalities and then straight through to the real works.
Review 05/06/2003
Author: Barend Onneweer |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Steve Vandergriff reviews Desktop Video Studio Bible
Steve Vandergriff takes a look at George Avgerakis recent offering Desktop Video Studio Bible: Producing Video, DVD, and Websites for Profit (McGraw-Hill, 414 pages, ISBN 0-07-140612-3). Find out why Steve writes, This book is clearly best suited for a high school or college student pondering a career in the media production business.
Review 04/02/2003
Author: Steve Vandergriff |
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Broadcast Design | Rick Gerard reviews Pause & Effect: The Art of Interactive Narrative
Rick Gerard takes a close look at ''Pause and Effect The Art of Interactive Narrative'' by Mark Stephen Meadows. This new book from New Riders Publishing (ISBN: 0735711712) is a fascinating study of how interactivity has changed the narrative art and opened unlimited new avenues for creativity.
Review 02/28/2003
Author: Rick Gerard |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Editing Digital Video
Instructor and CreativeCOW contributing editor, Paul Werner takes a thorough look at Editing Digital Video by Robert M. Goodman and Patrick McGrath and concludes that this book would be an excellent textbook or resource for an editing class. (This book is published by McGraw-Hill)
Review 01/13/2003
Author: Paul Werner |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | Zoe LANC Zoom Controller
Creative COW leader and Emmy winning Cameraman, Wayne Orr takes a look at the ZOE-DV Lanc zoom controller. Find out why this is exciting news for owners of the popular prosumer cameras.
Review 12/09/2002
Author: Wayne Orr |
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Adobe After Effects | Digital Compositing for Film and Video
In the world of graphics production, few books attain legendary status. In the past decade, two come to mind: David Biedny's ''Photoshop Channel Chops'' and Trish & Chris Meyer's ''Creating Motion Graphics.'' Well, if I were to pick another book that could stand right alongside these two titles and hold its own -- it would be Steve Wright's ''Digital Compositing for Film & Video.'' Some would read that and ask: ''Have you lost your mind, Boomer?'' To that, I can only answer that in 6.5 years of building forums-based communities online, we have met few people who have mastered what's in this book. Even fewer can articulate this mastery. Steve is one who has accomplished both. Buy it -- unless you could have written it yourself.
Review 12/26/2001
Author: Ron Lindeboom |
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Motion Graphics - How Do I? | EIDE Drives in DV
Just thinking about getting a new DV system or adding a DV system to your existing studio? Wondering what the issues are when setting up the drives for your new system? Still thinking that SCSI is the way to go? Not sure if the EIDE drives will be fast enough? CreativeCOWs founder, Kathlyn Lindeboom, explores these and other issues in this article.
Tutorial 12/17/2001
Author: Kathlyn Lindeboom |
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Broadcast Design | Preparing a News Open: Basic and Path Text
Join noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy as he continues his exploration of the process of re-creating the on-air identity of a local broadcast affiliate in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. At the end of the animation, Kurt Murphy adds the titling for each heading (Local News, Morning News, etc.) using Basic Text. In this lesson, Kurt shows you some tricks to using Basic Text and follows with Path Text. And then... Finishes with the Arc Reflection. This is the completion of the series.
Tutorial 10/27/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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Broadcast Design | Preparing a News Open: Logo Touches
Join noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy as he continues his exploration of the process of re-creating the on-air identity of a local broadcast affiliate in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. In part seven of the series, Kurt adds a few touches to the logo - a blur, a lens flare, a drop shadow - little touches added to fine tune the look.
Tutorial 09/27/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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Broadcast Design | Preparing a News Open: Open Beauty Shot
Join noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy as he continues his exploration of the process of re-creating the on-air identity of a local broadcast affiliate in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. In part six of the series, Kurt integrates the beauty shots into the design.
Tutorial 09/20/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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Broadcast Design | Preparing a News Open: Introducing the text: Local Coverage
Join noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy as he continues his exploration of the process of re-creating the on-air identity of a local broadcast affiliate in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. In part five of the series, Kurt adds some text to his sequence.
Tutorial 09/07/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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Broadcast Design | Preparing a News Open: Arc Highlight & Arc Flare
Join noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy as he outlines the steps he used to re-create the on-air identity of KVEW television, an ABC affiliate in Washington state. In this on-going series, Kurt explores design issues as well as set-up short-cuts and tricks. In part four of the series, Kurt adds some highlights to his design components. Join in, you will enjoy this great series.
Tutorial 09/04/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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Broadcast Design | Preparing a News Open: Creating the Background
Join noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy as he outlines the steps he used to re-create the on-air identity of KVEW television, an ABC affiliate in Washington state. In this on-going series, Kurt explores design issues as well as set-up short-cuts and tricks. In Part One, he introduces the subject and then sets out to create it. Join in, you will enjoy this great series.
Tutorial 08/11/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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Broadcast Design | Preparing a News Open: Adding WOW to the Logo
In Part Two of the series, noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy expands on the logo that the client chose in Part One. Here, Kurt takes the EPS files into After Effects and uses the 3D powers of Zaxwerks Invigorator to bring the Wow! to the on-air identity Kurt creates for KVEW. Even if you do not have the Invigorator, this is a great article for AE and other users as it shows the process used by a respected artist in action.
Tutorial 07/28/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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Broadcast Design | Preparing a News Open: Choosing the Logo
Join noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy as he outlines the steps he used to re-create the on-air identity of KVEW television, an ABC affiliate in Washington state. In this on-going series, Kurt explores design issues as well as set-up short-cuts and tricks. In Part One, he introduces the subject and then sets out to create it. Join in, you will enjoy this great series.
Tutorial 07/28/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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Adobe Photoshop | Quick Clean Composite Images in Adobe Photoshop
In this matte painting tutorial noted broadcast designer Kurt Murphy explores some basic compositing and image enhancement techniques using Adobe Photoshop. He focuses on ways to avoid the obvious paste up look of a shoddy compositing cut-job. He also points readers to some of the productivity short-cuts that will enable you to create your images in the shortest amount of time possible.
Tutorial 07/24/2001
Author: Kurt Murphy |
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