The Time: 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
The Place: P.S. 41 at 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)

Thanks to sponsors, the meeting is FREE.

The lineup includes Paul Babb, President of Maxon, Freelance C4D artist Michael Senften, and LOADS of door prizes. More Info.

Check out Toolfarm's brand new events calendar for more events.

Labels: AENY, Event, Maxon Cinema 4D

We've just set up an events calendar of the happenings at Toolfarm. It's a Google Calendar, so if you're already using Google Calendar, you can copy over any of the events to your own calendar, giving you an quick reminder of sale dates and events. So far, there are loads of sales and a few upcoming events that Toolfarm will be attending or sponsoring.

Labels: Event, Sale, Toolfarm

If you haven't received your badge yet - you can still get one at the expo. There is still some space available, as all of the conferences are not yet sold out.

Registration Hours
Tues. 11/4: 8am-4pm
Weds. 11/5: 8am-7pm
Thurs. 11/6: 8am-7pm

Exhibit Hall Hours (West Hall, Exhibit Hall B)
Weds. 11/5: 11am-7pm
Thurs. 11/6: 10am-4pm

Labels: Event

Learn more about Adobe MAX. Are you going? We'd love to hear about your experience at the conference.

Labels: Adobe MAX, Event

High Octane Information, Community Connection and Creativity Are Critical Factors to Success for Creative and Tech Communities

October 30, 2008 (Burbank, CA) - HD EXPO ended on a high note today after the two day conference and exhibition attracted a capacity crowd to its trade show floor, panels and educational offerings. During the event, Oscar winners, technology visionaries, and technical experts presented real-world knowledge through intimate conversations, 3D screenings, cutting edge panels and intensives to standing-room only audiences.

Wednesday's panels featured an acquisition to post workflow with RED, featuring Ted Schilowitz and a cadre of cinematographers, producers and post experts, and featuring never-seen-before footage. Also on Wednesday, American Cinema Editors presented "See What's Coming - Meet the Editors of The Hottest New and Upcoming Releases," a panel discussion featuring top editors Paul Hirsch, ACE, Nancy Richardson, ACE, Terilyn Shropshire, ACE, and Myron Kerstein, moderated by Carolyn Giardina. On Thursday, HD EXPO launched the Second Annual 3D Day, a highly anticipated series of screenings and expert discussions about 3D. The panels took a hard look at 3D in its current state but kept an eye towards the future, as the technology barrels into the workflow and into the public consciousness. Industry leader Vince Pace ("Avatar," "Journey to the Center of the Earth," "U2 3D"), led two panels focusing on 3D. "Myth Busting 3D: Stop the Myths. Hear the Truth.", which featured director Eric Brevig, ("Journey to the Center of the Earth"), Doug Merrifield, ("Hannah Montana"), Glen McPherson, ASC, ("Final Destination 4"), Phil Orlins, (ESPN), and Eric Torres ("Final Destination 4"), explored and explained the facts and in some cases the fiction of 3D production. Pace also took the audience through a first hand -discussion of the exciting and challenging deployment of Sports in 3D. 3D screenings accompanied the panels. Peter Anderson, ASC was joined by Doug Bankston from American Cinematographer in a One-on-One conversation exploring Anderson's extensive 3D experience including "U2 3D," and a number of groundbreaking 3D public space projects.

HD EXPO Delivers

HD EXPO's exhibition area, sold out well in advance of the event, featured top industry manufacturers and technology companies including Panasonic, HYPERLINK "http://www.atempo.com/" Atempo, HYPERLINK "http://www.usa.canon.com/home" Canon, Boris FX, IDX, Band Pro and many others.

Geared towards decision makers, thought leaders and key influencers, the invitation-only Q: What's Next Pavilion featured conversations with Daryn Okada, ASC, President of the American Society of Cinematographers and iconic journalist Bob Fisher; Nash Parker from Alcatel-Lucent and Debra Kaufman of mobilizedtv.com, and John Nicolard of FotoKem, recent winner of the IBC Innovation Award.

HD EXPO CEO Kristin Petrovich noted "We are honored and proud to have the community and industry support that is a key part of our education and shows. As we close our flagship show tonight, we look forward to an exciting 2009 with a number of exciting announcements and new products. We are grateful for the support of our amazing experts and exhibitors." Petrovich announced dates for 2009 HD EXPO including March 5, 2009 at the Universal Hilton, June 11, 2009 at the Navy Pier in Chicago, September 17, 2009 in New York City and November 4-5, 2009 in Los Angeles.

About HD EXPO

HD EXPO creates venues where entertainment technology and creative vision converge. In its eighth season, HD EXPO is dedicated to promoting the adoption and growth of entertainment technology for content creators by building a community of experts and users through shared knowledge, information and education. In addition to annual March and November EXPOsitions in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, HD EXPO produces workshops and training internationally and an online resource of education and streaming content.

Labels: Boris FX, Event, HD Expo, RED

Going to HD Expo at the end of the month in Burbank, CA?

October 29-30: EXPO - Includes all panels, exhibit hall and Intensive Workshops
EXPO Hours: Wednesday, October 29 - 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM | Thursday, October 30 - 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Register here!

October 25-29: WORKSHOPS

• Lighting, Filters and Gels for HD Workshop
• P2 Camp
• VariCamp 2.0

If you can't make it, check out the Virtual Expo.

Labels: Event, HD Expo

We have a lot going on in the coming couple of months. Here's a brief rundown.

Sept 29 - Boris Continuum Chroma Key Offer Ends

Oct 1-3 - Final Cut Studio Conference, Mt. Pleasant, MI.
I'll be teaching some Apple Motion Seminars at the conference. As far as conferences go, this one is very inexpensive and there are excellent classes being held. Plus, Mt. Pleasant is home to the world famous Sweet Onion restaurant. :-)

Oct 8-9 - Rocky Mountain VidExpo, Denver, CO.
Toolfarm will be running a booth at the show. Stop by and say hi to Alicia and Michele from Toolfarm (that's me!). Also, if you register by October 2, you can get into the exhibit hall, the keynote address and some of the seminars for free.

Oct 12-15 - Motion08 Conference (special offer expires September 30), Albuquerque, NM.
Use that link to get a fantastic special offer. Save $600! For real! Trish and Chris Meyer, Mark Coleran and others will be presenting so this is a big show not to be missed. Not only that, the NM Hot Air Balloon Festival is at the same time. Toolfarm may have a booth at the show. We're in this little contest and we're very close to getting in.

Oct 13-17 - MG Fest, Orlando, FL
Toolfarm is a sponsor of the MG Fest. It's a traveling show this year and will be hitting loads of US cities. I'll be teaching some classes at the Chicago stop in January. Nothing like Chicago in January...

Oct 24 - The Nobody Hole Contest Ends
The contest just launched last night! This is something like we've never done before and we're very excited about it. There are boatloads of prizes. Check it out!

Oct 29 - Adobe CS4 Expected Ship Date
Can you wait that long!?

Labels: Adobe, Contest, Event, Final Cut Studio, Motion Conference, VidExpo

Right now I'm sitting in the audience waiting for them to pull my raffle ticket out for something really great and hoping it isn't something I already have :-) Digieffects is giving away 4 $1200 plug-in packages and Eyescream Factory is currently being pulled.

The SuperMeet was VERY successful. It was really cool to meet up with our European customers... and many people who are AE users and FCP users who had never heard of Red Giant or Toolfarm (can you believe that!) Everyone was so nice and had really great questions for us. It was a lot of fun and very worthwhile to attend. Here are a few photos.



L to R: Miguel de Olaso (aka MacGregor), Beth Manning from Red Giant, Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm, Philip Bloom and Steve from France.



L to R: Miguel de Olaso, Beth Manning and Philip Bloom



L to R: Philip Bloom and Michele Yamazaki

Labels: Event, Final Cut Pro, IBC

Enter your work to be show in the Adobe MAX Events which will be stopping in San Francisco, Milan and Tokyo. Enter in one of six categories: Advertising & Branding, Enterprise, Mobility and Devices, Public Sector, Rich Internet Application, and Video.

The top three finalists will get to go to San Francisco where a winner will be selected, as well as the People's Choice. The deadline for all entries is Friday, September 5, 2008.

Labels: Adobe, Adobe MAX, Contest, Event

Call for Entries - Early Deadline Ends August 15

Catch the early deadline for the AAFF by August 15th and submit your film for only $30. The standard deadline is October 15th for $40 and the late deadline is November 15th.

The AAFF is looking for new independent films of all lengths and genres that are artistically inspired, lovingly crafted, cutting edge, bold visions.

If you're submitting, AAFF requests that you make your entries as green as possible.

• If sending DVD, use a paper slip case, not a hard plastic one
  
• Ship in a stiff cardboard or other recyclable mailer with no bubble wrap
  
• Print "Do Not Bend" on the front of envelope
  
• No press kits of any kind - these will be immediately recycled

To submit your film, please visit our website and download the PDF application, or go the online route through withoutabox.com

Labels: Event

If you're going to Siggraph next week, make sure the stop by the Motion Graphics Birds-of-a-feather meeting.

Tuesday, Aug 12, 4 - 6 pm
Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 511A

The idea of the meeting is to network with colleagues and chat with friends. The meeting will be organized similar to a Pecha Kucha meeting (http://www.pecha-kucha.org/), but will less formality. Everyone is invited to talk a bit about themselves, cool projects they're working on or anything in the field that others may find interesting. Come to hear something different or just come for the free crudite´!

Labels: Event, Siggraph

You're invited to the Final Cut Studio Users Conference, October 2nd-3rd, 2008 at Soaring Eagle Resort and Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. I'll be teaching three Apple Motion sessions and lots of companies that you know and love will be participating.

Three different workshop tracks allow you to select the training that is just right for you! This exciting, information-pack conference can either get you up and running quickly with Apple's Final Cut Studio or simply expand your creativity allowing you to take your skills to the next level. With 17 different sessions, there's no way you won’t walk away without numerous tips, shortcuts and ideas that you’ll apply to your workflow the minute you launch your Mac. Having the best software at your finger tips won't always create the best results but learning the ins and outs of its many advanced features will! The brochure is now available!

Labels: Event, Final Cut Pro, Motion

The Line Up:

Feature Film Compositor and visual effects instructor Pete O'Connell will be coming out to talk about his work on films such as Stranger then Fiction,Mr Magorium's Wonder Imporium,Across the Universe and Transporter 2 as well as his new training DVD Advanced Rotoscoping Techniques for After Effcts from CreativeCow.

Owner, editor, visual effects artist Jason Diamond of NYC's MBS Production, whose clients include MTV, A&E, SpikeTV and Samian Records, will be sharing some recent AE work. I met Jason last time I was in NY and he's a really cool guy and very talented.

There will be tons of door prizes, including prizes from Toolfarm, Red Giant, Wondertouch, Imagineer, ArtBeats, Digital Film Tools, GridIron Software, Class on Demand (Harry J. Frank's Particular Training!)

Next meeting: Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Time: 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
The Place: P.S. 41 at 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Seats up to 400 people!

The food: Sorry - but due to site rules - no food this time. If you can live for 2 hours without eating, you'll have a great time!

Labels: AENY, Event

You're invited to the Final Cut Studio Users Conference, October 2nd-3rd, 2008 at Soaring Eagle Resort and Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. I'll be teaching three Apple Motion sessions and lots of companies that you know and love will be participating.

Three different workshop tracks allow you to select the training that is just right for you! This exciting, information-pack conference can either get you up and running quickly with Apple's Final Cut Studio or simply expand your creativity allowing you to take your skills to the next level. With 17 different sessions, there's no way you won’t walk away without numerous tips, shortcuts and ideas that you’ll apply to your workflow the minute you launch your Mac. Having the best software at your finger tips won't always create the best results but learning the ins and outs of its many advanced features will!

Call: 734.641.9936 to reserve your seat today! Seating is limited. Also, mention that you saw this at Toolfarm and get registered for just $199!

Register Today! All conference attendees receive:

• Access to any of the sessions
• Lunch for both conference dates
• Admission to Wednesday night's Meet and Greet
• One raffle ticket for the Magnificent Michigan FCS Raffle
• Conference Workbook: 125 Power Tips and Tricks for FCS

What else?

• Check out all the new HD cameras!
• Learn how to create a DVD menu your clients will love!
• Perform a multicam edit without cracking open the manual!
• Understand how to replace audio/dialog in the next feature film you edit!
• Master how to create clean and effective keys!
• Animate text without leaving Final Cut Studio!

I have a PDF with the full information and description of classes, however something happened to MY photo and I look completely eeee-ville, so I'll wait until it's updated. You must attend!

Labels: Event, Final Cut Pro

From ninja crayon: Join us as welcome Quantum Solutions to lafcpug to talk about the ever important question of archiving and storage. Also Steve Martin of Ripple Training returns to lafcpug to show off and talk about the one Pro App in the Final Cut Studio suite that no one seems to understand, but should,Soundtrack Pro 2.

Also the students from SFETT will make their annual pilgrimage to lafcpug to show and tell all about their upcoming iCan 9 Film Festival in San Fernando, CA. Plus the FCP Tip/Trick of the Month, Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and, of course, World Famous Raffle. And much much more.

Agenda will be set about one week before meeting date.

A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door. Doors open at 6PM. lafcpug meetings are open to the public. First come, best seat.

I'll post more information when I have it.

Labels: Event, Final Cut Pro, Ripple Training

Events planned for San Francisco, Milan and Tokyo

SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 25, 2008 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced dates and locations for its MAX 2008/2009 event series. MAX is the premier industry forum for designers, developers and business decision makers focused on creating and delivering rich, engaging digital experiences across mediums and devices. The series begins Nov. 16 to 19 in San Francisco, followed by events in Milan from Dec. 1 to 4, 2008, and Tokyo from Jan. 29 to 30, 2009.

Adobe also launched its call for entries for the 2008 worldwide MAX Awards program, which recognizes the most innovative work from designers and developers around the world. Entries are being accepted through Sept. 5, 2008.

Under the theme, "Connect. Discover. Inspire." the San Francisco event will feature keynotes from CEO Shantanu Narayen and CTO Kevin Lynch, as well as technology "sneak-peeks," business discussions, technical sessions, hands-on workshops, exhibits and networking events. More than 200 sessions will engage designers, developers and business strategists on the topics of:

• Designer/developer workflow
• Cross-media design, including Web, video, mobile, print and interactive
• Rich Internet applications
• Services, components and tools
• Designing for multiple screens

"MAX inspires creatives and technologists to design, build, and share new ways for people to deliver engaging experiences over the Web and on any screen," said Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch. "Nowhere else can passionate members of the Adobe community learn from the best, be on the inside track of breaking industry news, connect with peers and industry experts while discovering cutting-edge technologies."

MAX 2008 promises to deliver a glimpse into the future of digital experiences, enabling designers to dive into the art and science of designing across media, while developers broaden their expertise in architecting, building and deploying next-generation Web, mobile, enterprise and rich Internet applications.
2008 MAX Awards

2008 MAX Awards will honor the most engaging and innovative work from designers and developers using a broad spectrum of Adobe products and technologies. Categories include: Advertising and Branding, Enterprise, Mobility and Devices, Public Sector, Rich Internet Applications, Video, and People's Choice. Adobe is accepting nominations now through Sept. 5, 2008. All entries must be submitted online at www.max.adobe.com/awards/ . To see last year's finalists, visit: www.adobemax2007.com/awards/2007/finalists/ . The 2008 MAX Award winners will be announced on Nov. 18 at an awards ceremony during the North America event.
Exhibits and Sponsorship

Companies interested in exhibiting or sponsoring MAX North America should contact Robb Trost at 1-650-226-0656, robb.trost@gpj.com . For MAX Europe, email sponsorships-europe@max.adobe.com.
Registration

To register for MAX North America, visit www.max.adobe.com/na/reginfo/ . Register before August 31, 2008 to qualify for the early bird discount.

Registration for MAX Europe will open in mid July. More details about MAX Japan will be announced later in the year.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com .

Labels: Adobe, Event

I was invited to the June Motion Picture Collective Meeting on plug-ins. It was held at Pratt Institute in New York City.

I got there about 45 minutes early and there was no one there! After about 30 minutes I started to worry that I came to the wrong place. As I was walking around I ran into Wes Plate of Automatic Duck. We chatted for a bit and then people started to roll in.

The pizza, sponsored by Sony, was incredible. Seriously, some of the best I've ever had. I had some veggie concoction, but Michael Vitti, head of MoPic Collective told me they also had some Cajun Shrimp pizza, but they only ordered one pie. Sounds fantastic!

The meeting started with an introduction and then Frank Garfi and Marc Fratto talked about their film Zombies Anonymous. Two words: Gratuitous violence. Their talk was pretty interesting though. They've taken the zombie story and flipped it around, making it a statement about how Arabs were treated after 9-11.

After that, Juan Martinez and Andrew Shipsides talked about Sony's EX Cameras.

Wes Plate from Automatic Duck came up and presented his products. Since there were so many editors in the audience, there was a lot of interest in his FCP products, especially.

My turn. Right before the show began, we were told we have an extra 15 minutes to fill. My presentation was planned to be exactly 20 minutes! Haha. I began asking the audience some questions about editing technique vs. software knowledge and then talked about Toolfarm. I presented Boris Continuum Complete and as usual, people are blown away by the Motion Key filter. I also had quite a bit of interest in the BCC Pan & Zoom filter which gives the Ken Burns style effect. I had a bit of time at the end, so I quickly showed Red Giant's Primatte Keyer, since keying seems to be a hot topic lately.

Next Michael Vitti showed Zaxwerks ProAnimator, then Jason Diamond showed Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks, which is always a crowd pleaser. I can't help but think that Zombies Anonymous could have benefited from a touch of Looks! Jason did a great job of presenting Looks and demo'd with some footage from a music video he had recently finished.

They also had an auction that night with tons of stuff.

Anyway, it was a good meeting and it was fun to get to New York City again. Thanks Michael Vitti for the invitation and the shirt. I love free shirts! It was great to see everyone in NYC, especially my old buddy Jim G. of the Toolfarm Expert Forum and Chris Tack, one of my former students who headed out to NYC after graduation. I also met quite a few new people from the NYC area. I saw Mario Lopez at a hot dog stand too! He's buff!

Labels: Automatic Duck, Boris, Continuum Complete, Event, Magic Bullet Looks, Moving Picture Collective, Primatte Keyer, ProAnimator, Red Giant, Zaxwerks

That's right, free pizza, sponsored by your good friends at Toolfarm!

This Wednesday, June 18th 6:30pm at Adobe in San Francisco. Pre-register here. It's free but you need a badge to get into Adobe.

Adobe
601 Townsend Street
San Francisco, CA 94103 (map)
415.832.2000
Entrance on Townsend Street. Reception is on the 1st floor.

FEATURED GUESTS

Brian Diecks
A 16 year veteran of branding, strategic marketing + creative for the entertainment, lifestyle and the sports industries, Brian Diecks is an award-winning broadcast designer and creative director of television branding, motion graphics, promotion campaigns, main title design, show packaging, print collateral, packaging and interactive projects.
www.diecksgroup.com

Patrick Siemer
Former Directing Animator at the esteemed H-Gun Labs, and long time Pixar AE Animator Patrick Siemer walks us through his After Effects process in the creation of the Pixar short "Your Friend the Rat"
www.tapeandglue.com

RE:Vision Effects
Plug-ins of the month

Some photos from the last meeting

Matt Silverman leads the meeting.


Colin Sharp of Toolfarm holds the box for the first version of After Effects.


The space at Adobe.

Labels: Event, Re:Vision Effects, SFMograph, Toolfarm, User Group

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be Wednesday, June, 18, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, California. Join them as they celebrate the eighth anniversary of the lafcpug.

Scheduled to appear will be veteran film editor and Associate Professor and Head of the Editing Track at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Norman Hollyn. Plus, the brand new soon to be shipping Video Recorder/D.264 encoder from BlackMagic Design will make it's LA debut. Plus, the brand new Focus FS-5 Portable DTE Recorder from Focus Enhancements will wow all of you who hate tape. Plus the FCP Tip/Trick of the Month, Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and, if budget allows, Balloons, Circus Clowns and Pony Rides. And of course, World Famous Raffle. And MORE!.

A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door. Doors open at 6PM. lafcpug meetings are open to the public. First come, best seat.

Labels: Event, Final Cut Pro, User Group

SF Mograph's second meeting will be held Wednesday, June 18, Adobe Offices in San Fransisco at 601 Townsend/7th

You must preregister on the website, sfmograph.com, but the meeting is FREE.

Brian Diecks of Diecks Group
- Brian is a 16 year veteran of branding, strategic marketing + creative for the entertainment, lifestyle and the sports industries, Brian Diecks is an award-winning broadcast designer and creative director of television branding, motion graphics, promotion campaigns, main title design, show packaging, print collateral, packaging and interactive projects.

RE:Vision Effects Plug-ins of the month: Smooth Kit, PV Feather, ShadeShape, Twixtor, DE:noise

Paolo Ciccone shot the first SF Mograph meeting, which Michele and Colin from Toolfarm attended. Check it out!

Labels: Event, SFMograph

Come meet me at the Motion Picture Collective NYC's meeting this Thursday, June 12. I'll be presenting Boris Continuum Complete and possibly Boris Final Effects Complete at Pratt Manhattan, 2nd floor.

Thursday, 12 June 2008, 6:00-8:30pm at Pratt Manhattan, 2nd floor. Google Map

Seating is limited to first come, first serve, but the meeting is open to members, subscribers and their friends, so please join us.

Labels: Boris, Continuum Complete, Event, Final Effects Complete, User Group

From Jim G:

Location - We have a new location that can sit up to 400 people!

PS 41 @ 116 W est 11th St., NYC
(corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.

Date: Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Time: TBD - but probably around 6:45 PM-9PM

The new space is just in time too because our lineup is insane!!!! Guess who coming to dinner?

Visual Designer, Marc Coleran, whose work has been seen in films like The Bourne Ultimatum, Domino, Alien vs. Predator, The Bourne Identity, Blade II, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The World Is Not Enough - just to name a few.

Visual effects artist John Montgomery - co-founder of the online visual effects news site fxguide, as well as the training site fxphd. His Clients and Credits include Super Bowl commercials for McDonald's, Disney as well as work for Budweiser, Miller, Hallmark, Sears, Moen, Gatorade, Morgan Stanley, and the ESPN and CBS television networks.

... And more prizes than you can possibly imagine (unless you can imagine a lot, and then it's roughly the same amount of prizes you can possibly imagine).

Keep your eyes on AENY.org for more info.

Labels: AENY, After Effects, Event, Jim Geduldick

Motion Graphics Artists Around the World Rely On CINEMA 4D's MoGraph Module to Create Award-Winning Content for Broadcast Industry Giants

MAXON Computer invites members of the press and all other Promax|BDA 2008 attendees to stop by the MAXON booth, #10 in the Networking Village, to see the latest versions of the company's professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions. MAXON's flagship software solution, CINEMA 4D, one of the fastest growing and most widely used 3D products for digital content creation, is used by artists around the world to create compelling motion graphics for some of the broadcast industry's most widely recognized entities, including The Weather Channel, MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, BBC, Al Jazeera, NBC, FOX, NFL, Court TV, National Geographic Channel, Univision, and the BBC, to name just a few.

Recent high profile broadcast projects that have leveraged CINEMA 4D include TMZ TV, Dr. Who, ET/The Insider, Nike Power, the Academy Awards "80 Years of Oscars" montage, SoBe Life Water Superbowl's "Thrillicious" commercial, NBC Sunday Night Football broadcast package, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune openings, NBC's identity rebranding, "Big Science" on the Discovery Channel and many more.

What:Promax|BDA North America 2008
When: June 17th - 19th
Where: Hilton New York - 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York City
Booth: #10 Networking Village
Booth hours: June 17th: 1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., June 18th and June 19th: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Promax|BDA is the world's largest television marketing conference attracting industry leaders and executives from top television networks, cable channels, local stations, station groups, distribution, syndication, media and creative agency, design and emerging media. Through sessions, panels, exhibits and screenings, Promax|BDA brings together the world's leading creative and strategic marketing professionals for three days of dialogue, debate and discussion about the international business of television marketing, promotion and design.

Booth Highlights

Visitors to the MAXON booth will see the company's full range of motion graphics solutions and associated demonstrations, including MAXON's popular MoGraph module, which provides artists with a broad palette of tools that make it easy to create everything from flying logos to abstract effects. Booth demonstrations will also highlight the significant workflow enhancements CINEMA 4D brings to creative professionals in the production of award-winning TV programming, commercials, motion graphics, broadcast graphics and promos, feature films, film/game/television pre-visualization, interactive gaming and video production.

About CINEMA 4D

CINEMA 4D's core application contains everything needed to quickly and easily create high-end 3D images and animations. Additional modules provide added functionality and customization to suit a wide array of industries. Modules can be purchased individually or in bundles. CINEMA 4D renders scene files directly to popular editing and compositing applications including After Effects, Final Cut, Shake, Combustion, etc., and is completely cross-platform for Windows and Mac.

How: To schedule a booth visit with Paul Babb, president of MAXON USA, please contact Vicky Gray-Clark, Ambient Public Relations, (408) 243-8880, vicky@ambientpr.com, or Laurie Guarino, (408) 876-7064, lguarinopr@yahoo.com, or feel free to stop by the MAXON booth. Additional information on MAXON can be obtained on the Web at www.maxon.net.

Labels: Event, Maxon Cinema 4D

Yep, that's right. I'll be at the Motion Picture Collective meeting demoing Boris Continuum Complete and maybe Boris Final Effects Complete if there is time.

From the MPC newsletter:

Toolfarm has been taking a proactive community approach to EFX for a while now with the Plugged-In podcasts, the Experts Forums and their great compendium of plug-ins & software. Michele is the VP of Marketing for Toolfarm and is hence responsible for the awesome, 50% off One Day Sales (I keep missing). If not for the pizza or the auction, you must make it a point to meet the Software Diva, the Effects Dignitary, Michele Y and her Boris FX demo.

Oh, they flatter me. I'm certainly can't take credit for the One Day Sales. Effects Dignitary.... I like that. Has a nice ring to it. :-)

The Moving Pictures Collective NYC's June '08 is scheduled for Thursday, 12 June 2008, 6pm-8:30pm at Pratt Manhattan, 2nd floor.

They have a full card this evening with a bunch of great plug-in developers and Sony's EX-3. The meeting will start promptly at 6:00pm with pizza. Seating is limited to first come, first serve, but the meeting is open to members, subscribers and their friends, so please join us.

Pratt's Manhattan campus is located at 144 West 14th St between 6th and 7th Avenues on the south side of the street. Best train stations are Union Square (4/5/6, Q/W + N/R), 1/2/3 at 14th St (7th Ave), the F/V or L at 14th Street (6th Ave) or the A/C/E at 14th Street (8th Ave). Google Map.

Labels: Boris, Continuum Complete, Event, Toolfarm

Adam Oas posted to the AE-List:

As the title says, we're holding our monthly Dallas Fort Worth AE User group. We're still a pretty new group and hence don't have quite the line-up that groups like the NY do, but we're slowly growing!

We meet at Bluefish TV at 7 PM in Richardson
3304 Essex Dr. Richardson TX 75082.

Labels: After Effects, Event

Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Pratt Manhattan
144 West 14th Street (b/w 6th and 7th Ave), Room 213

Pizza and soda/water served. Thanks to Adobe and Pratt, the meeting is FREE.

The Lineup Includes:
Design Junkie and Motion Graphics artist Sean Cusson of Qmedia will be flying down from Canada to share his workflow, and show some of the cool tips and techniques he's developed and learned while animating up north. Get ready to say "Man, that was awesome, eh?"

Get ready to do battle with aliens, vikings, Santa Clause and sketchy fruit! Dan Opsal, Editor for CableVision's Gameplay HD, will debut his animated short "Billy Bombo," a stylized work that will make you sorry you threw away your old Nintendo Entertainment System.

Toolfarm is giving away a few prizes at the meeting.

Trapcode Form Training - Trapcode Form is a grid-based 3D particle system with a twist. It can be used to create fluid, organic patterns, complex geometric structures and swirling stringy animations. Form is phenomenally cool but also extremely complex. Harry J. Frank, freelance motion graphics artist, instructor and Adobe Certified Expert, beta tested Trapcode Form and shows you how to get comfortable with Form very quickly. You'll be spinning out gorgeous textures and eye candy in no time.

Professional Video Templates Weekly Weather Report
This high-quality template for Adobe After Effects shows a weather report with seasonal opens. A classy addition to a television station or website. It is sized SD NTSC and Pal.

AE Expressions Tutorials Bundle 1 & 2
Harry J. Frank, freelance motion graphics artist, instructor and Adobe Certified Expert, goes over the basics of Expressions – Expressions for the average designer. The tutorials are in 6 parts - 20 minutes each: Introduction to Expressions, Introduction to Arrays and Variables, 3D Text.

Labels: AENY, After Effects, Event, Harry Frank, Professional Video Templates, Training, Trapcode Form

2d3 will be attending Siggraph in August and is looking for material for their showreel.

Do you have any footage that you have used boujou or bullet in and if so, would you be willing to contribute some footage to their showreel? The footage can be anything from commercials, film and TV to architectural visualizations, etc.

All footage they receive will be credited at the end of the reel. Siggraph provides a good opportunity to gain exposure to a vast community of developers, creators, educators and freelancers.

Their preferred formats for footage are Quicktime movie, AVI or frame sequence, but they can accept Beta SP/Digi Beta. Footage is needed as soon as possible with a deadline of around July 11th, 2008

If you have customers that would like to feature on our showreel please contact Elaine Ormes.

Alternatively you can mail footage to Elaine at the following address:

Attn: Elaine Ormes
2d3 Ltd
14 Minns Business Park
Westway
Oxford
OX2 0JB
UK

Footage can also be uploaded to their FTP site. Just email Elaine and she can send you the upload link details on request.

Labels: 2D3, Event, Siggraph

Dennis Radeke is organizer of the Adobe event later this month on May 29 near B&H at the New Yorker Hotel's Crystal Ballroom on the 2nd floor. There will be two sessions, 11am-3:30pm and 3:30pm-8pm.

From Dennis' Blog, The Genesis Project:

Additionally, rather than have the event be static where you sit and we talk, it is a twofold event. In one area, you'll have a large room where many of the vendors will present their products and workflows throughout the day in rapid fire 20 minute presentations. I hope that one of the highlights to these 20 minute demos will be a 20 minute technology preview demo of some stuff we're working on that I think you will find VERY helpful.

The event will have onsite representation from Adobe, AJA, Blackmagic Design, B&H, CalDigit, DigiEffects, GenArts, GridIron, Matrox, Maxon, MOTU, Wacom and Zoomin Online (aka Magnet Media).

They're giving away LOADS of prizes from these sponsors too. If you're in NYC at the end of May, this is a free event. Don't miss it. Register now!

Labels: Adobe, DigiEffects, Event, GenArts, GridIron, Wacom Tablets, Zoom in Online