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Digital Media Festival at the UP College of Fine Arts

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Digital Media Festival at the UP College of Fine Arts

Powered by Canon Philippines, digital media turned the UPCFA Gallery into an exposition floor, panel discussion series, new media art gallery and, through webcasting on the Internet, a virtual online gallery.

Dubbed Digital Media Festival 2000 (DMF2K) the first of its kind event featured a digital photography exhibit, desktop prints, large format prints, an artists talk series, a video art show, and on-the-spot digital video and digital photography.

DMF2K was conceptualized by Fatima Lasay, lecturer at the College, for her students in Digital Art and Hypermedia. Opened on October 2 at 9:00 a.m., student works including interactive CD-ROM programs, desktop and large format prints, installation works, and experimental desktop prints were showcased in the UPCFA Gallery and DMF2K website as well as a video art presentation with support from the Video Art class of UP professor Benjie Cabangis. DMF2K also has a home on the web at http://digitalmedia.upd.edu.ph/ as well as a discussion group for students, artists, sponsors and industry partners at http://dg.up.edu.ph/digitalmedia.html.

eArt Philippines supports young new media artists

Thanks to eArt Philippines, young digital art students got a chance to interact with the country’s top digital artists in an Artists Talks series. Scheduled on October 2, 1:00 p.m., the UPCFA Gallery hosted Artists Talks by eArt founder Rosscapili, graphic artist Dopy Doplon, young computer graphics designer Archie Degamo and digital artist Al Manrique. Large format print works of various eArt members were also featured in the Festival.

Canon sponsors digital know-how

The On-the-Spot Digital Photography and On-the-Spot Digital Video Exhibitions were made possible thru support from Canon Philippines. Thru this partnership, students get first hand use of Canon’s top of the line digital cameras and video cameras, and experience how these digital media tools expand their artistic capabilities. A Canon large format printer was also installed in the Gallery on October 2 to print best digital works of students. On October 3, 10:00 a.m., Canon shared digital video tools with students of Video Art and on October 4, 9:00 a.m., also at the UPCFA Gallery, Canon sponsored an exchange of ideas on digital photography with students from the College and the Graduate Program.

CompuADD, Inc. also participated in the event by bringing in an HP large format printer to print digital artworks of students during the show.

Cross-platform technology

iMacs and PCs work together at the Digital Media Festival with digital media tools from Canon Philippines and computers from Web Philippines, Inc. and Macintosh Express. Creativity is set free when digital media tools work together cross-platform and produce outstanding results. Seven iMacs were brought in by Web Philippines, Inc. and Macintosh Express for students to use throughout the festival.

DMF2K opened on Monday October 2 at 9:00 a.m. and ran until Wednesday October 4, at the UP College of FIne Arts Gallery in Diliman, Quezon City.

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La Canada, CA (PRWEB) July 25, 2007

Best Book Buys(R), a leading online comparison shopping service for books and a service of Best Web Buys(tm), announced today that college students and consumers have saved more than $ 46 million compared to suggested list price over the last 10 years by purchasing their textbooks and books through BestBookBuys.com. Ten years after launching one of the first comparison shopping sites for books, the company also reported that the average savings on each book has increased from 31 percent five years ago to 53 percent today.

"Buying textbooks has become such a struggle for college students today due to their ever escalating costs and many students are taking the alarming step of choosing not to get their books as a result," said Steve Loyola, founder and president of Best Web Buys. "We hope students continue to adopt searching for the best possible deals they can find on their textbooks. We are extremely proud that we have helped save students millions of dollars on their textbooks and made their education a bit more affordable."

According to the College Board's recent reports Trends in College Pricing 2006 and Trends in Student Aid 2006, costs for tuition and fees at four year public colleges are up 35 percent from five years ago after adjusting for inflation. And according to the Government Accounting Office, since 1994 the price of textbooks has increased at nearly four times the rate of inflation. Students spend on average about $ 900 on textbooks annually, representing 17.5 percent of tuition and fees at four year public colleges and 8 percent at private institutions.

"I have been buying my textbooks online through Best Book Buys since high school and have saved hundreds each year," said Elizabeth Smith, a college sophomore at the University of California at Irvine. "It's really easy to use their service. Once I have my book list I just plug in the ISBN number and instantly find out where to get the best deal. The key thing is to not procrastinate and to look for my books early online to make sure I get the best deal possible."

Price Comparisons Demonstrate Dramatic Savings

A search for three college textbooks titled Marketing Management (ISBN 0130336297), Computer System Architecture (ISBN 0131755633), and Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm (ISBN 0131538411) illustrate the savings that Best Book Buys offers. These three books have a combined list price of $ 420.73. A search today at Best Book Buys finds these same books selling for $ 261.70 new, $ 56.03 for international editions and $ 20.60 used. This amounts to a savings of 95 percent (used), 87 percent (international) and 38 percent (new) off the list price.

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Best Web Buys first made a name for itself 10 years ago with the launch of one of the first online price comparison sites -- Best Book Buys(R). Best Book Buys has been helping college students from more than 1500 colleges across the nation find the best prices for their new and used textbooks since 1997. Best Web Buys' five product specific sites -- Best Book Buys(R), Best Music Buys, Best Video Buys, Best Bike Buys and Best Electronic Buys -- compare prices, shipping and availability of more than five million titles and items at hundreds of online stores and thousands of Alibris, eBay, half.com and Amazon marketplace sellers. Steve Loyola, a former Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer scientist, founded the company.

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