Bøger af Luis Torres

Introducing the Puerto Rican Cuatro Method Vol. 1 book - your gateway to the enchanting world of music. As you flip its pages, you'll be captivated by the eloquent writing of renowned guitarist and Cuatro player, Samuel Ramos, with editing credits to Luis Torres. The "Método de Cuatro Puertorriqueño" is a comprehensive guide, uniquely presented in both English and Spanish, echoing the rich cultural heritage of Puerto Rico.Tailored for beginners, this book offers a wealth of knowledge in an uncomplicated manner. It navigates through various aspects of music, from theory, scales, and chords to danzas and classical music. It starts from scratch, explaining the components of a Cuatro and the correct posture for playing, laying a solid foundation for aspiring musicians.The book employs notation and tablature formats, providing chords for each song. It includes a range of popular tunes, from 'Jingle Bells' and 'Fur Elise' to 'Seis Celinés'. Its unique selling point lies in the detailed, step-by-step instructions, ensuring no crucial information is overlooked.Key Features: Step-by-step learning processComprehensive guide for beginnersBilingual - English and SpanishClear and easy to understandEmbark on an exciting journey of learning the Cuatro and immerse yourself in the mesmerizing Puerto Rican heritage with this book. Consider it your ultimate resource for mastering the Cuatro!

In recent years there has been an increasing interest in Second Generation Image and Video Coding Techniques. These techniques introduce new concepts from image analysis that greatly improve the performance of the coding schemes for very high compression. This interest has been further emphasized by the future MPEG 4 standard. Second generation image and video coding techniques are the ensemble of approaches proposing new and more efficient image representations than the conventional canonical form. As a consequence, the human visual system becomes a fundamental part of the encoding/decoding chain. More insight to distinguish between first and second generation can be gained if it is noticed that image and video coding is basically carried out in two steps. First, image data are converted into a sequence of messages and, second, code words are assigned to the messages. Methods of the first generation put the emphasis on the second step, whereas methods of the second generation put it on the first step and use available results for the second step. As a result of including the human visual system, second generation can be also seen as an approach of seeing the image composed by different entities called objects. This implies that the image or sequence of images have first to be analyzed and/or segmented in order to find the entities. It is in this context that we have selected in this book three main approaches as second generation video coding techniques: Segmentation-based schemes Model Based Schemes Fractal Based Schemes GBP/LISTGBP Video Coding: The Second Generation Approach is an important introduction to the new coding techniques for video. As such, all researchers, students and practitioners working in image processing will find this book of interest.

Not everyone views preservation of historic buildings in the same way. This title presents voices of those who provide an oral history with the passion of people attempting to keep alive a cherished past in the face of complex modern forces.