Info from Ninja Crayon:
Digital Media Artists / Los Angeles (DMA/LA) is an association for professionals creating imagery for video, film, and other media using desktop tools. MGLA was formed in August 1997 through the merger of several previously-existing groups. DMA/LA is an extention of that - continuing in 2008. DMA/LA's area of discussions are not restricted to a specific hardware or software solution, understanding that an artist often has to employ 2D, 3D, and other digital tools to realize their vision - and that artistic inspiration can be universal.
Lineup: Q&A with Tom Luth / SonicFire SmartSound / Trapcode Horizon / Chevon Hicks - HeavenSpot
7:00 - 7:30 Q&A with Tom Luth
In addition to a short Q&A session, DMA's Tom Luth will show off the bit of title design that we missed last month.
7:30 - 7:55
Smartsound SonicFire 5.
With the new version soon to be released, Stephanie Joyce will be presenting a sneak peek for us at DMA/LA. If you're a motion graphics artist or producer, you'll want to be sure to see the new features.
Stephanie will be demonstrating all the amazing new features in SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5. Building on the recent success of their Multi-Layer Music and the famous Mood Mapping® feature, the new Sonicfire Pro 5 does things you never imagined possible with library music. Want to move a music beat to align with an event in your video? Come check it out.
8:05 - 8:30
Trapcode HorizonPresented by Sean Safreed of
Red Giant Software (site to all Trapcode, Magic Bullet, Knoll Light Factory Pro, Instant HD and more), Trapcode Horizon is the latest offering from Peder Norrby for After Effects users. Taking advantage of some simple steps, AE users can create scenes that, well, stretch to an unending horizon.
8:35 - 8:55 Break
Get to know some of the other members, grab a snack or drink in the lobby, or ask the presenters some of those questions you didn't want to raise your hand for.
9:00 - 9:50 Chevon Hicks : Heavenspot
Chevon will be presenting some of the company's recent work for FOX's NASHVILLE which will incorporate both motion graphics for promo and interactive. It is a great case study on a newly emerging trend, where the website design took an interesting influence on the broadcast look.
Door Prizes will include great prizes from our friends at: Black Magic Design/
Adobe /
Artbeats /
Red Giant Software /
Smartsound /
Automatic Duck /
Toolfarm / Ballistic Publishing /
Focal Press /
12" Design /
Gridiron Software And More...
New Members welcome: JOIN (free of course)
If you have any announcements about jobs, projects or other employment opportunities, please contact Tom Luth (tom luth @ aol . com) (remove spaces).
And again, thanks to Adobe's sponsorship of DMA/LA this year, admission is free!
* Tony, Warren, Ed, Tom and Ko
Your co-hosts
Labels: Adobe, ArtBeats, Automatic Duck, DMA/LA, GridIron, Ko Maruyama, Red Giant, SmartSound
Video creators can download the original auto-composing music tool for Adobe Premiere along with 10 royalty-free music scores; Over 1,000 add-on music scores also on sale for half off NORTHRIDGE, CA - February 14, 2007 - SmartSound Software, Inc., the leading provider of music scoring technology for film and video professionals, today announced that its Quicktracks for Adobe Premiere software is now a free download for all users. The Windows®-only software includes 10 royalty-free music scores that can be custom-fit for any video project, and can be downloaded by users of Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Premiere Elements® at http://www.smartsound.com/premiere.
By making Quicktracks for Adobe Premiere freely available, SmartSound has given thousands of users the leading music creation technology in the industry. SmartSound's award-winning, patented technology delivers every music score to the exact length needed and can be resized from within Premiere as needed. SmartSound offers the most extensive library of automatically composing, resizable music scores, with more than 1,000 royalty-free music scores available in a wide range of styles and genres. This is all done as a plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Premiere Elements, giving users immediate professional quality music scores without requiring any music expertise.
SmartSound is also placing all Professional-Quality (44k) stereo music libraries on sale for $49.95, a 50 percent savings off the regular price. This temporary price reduction will give new users of Quicktracks for Adobe Premiere the ability to purchase more music from the largest customizable music library in the world. All SmartSound Professional-Quality music is licensed for unlimited use in commercial applications, film, television, theatre, Internet, competitions and more without additional license fees.
The Quicktracks technology has a long history with the Adobe Premiere product line and its users. It was developed for Adobe by SmartSound as the music scoring tool that was part of Adobe Premiere 6.0 and 6.5. With the launch of Adobe Premiere Pro, SmartSound made Quicktracks a product for Adobe customers who were used to the ease of use and powerful music scoring elements available in Quicktracks.
"Making our award-winning technology available for free gives Adobe Premiere Pro and Premiere Elements users direct access to a music library of well over 1,000 customizable music scores - that's more professional-quality music than is available through any other solution," said Kevin Klingler, President and CEO of SmartSound Software, Inc. SmartSound's music library also works with our standalone Sonicfire Pro 4 software and its Mood Mapping® feature on both Windows and Mac systems, giving Adobe users access to the most precise and flexible solution available today. This maximizes the value of a person's music investment by allowing them to use the tool that is right for the job."
About SmartSound Software, Inc.
SmartSound Software, Inc. is the world-leading developer and marketer of the SmartSound family of music scoring technology for visual content creators. The company has been at the forefront of technological innovations in the industry, such as the Mood Mapping feature in SmartSound® Sonicfire® Pro 4. SmartSound technology is available for Windows XP and Macintosh OSX 10.4 or higher, including PowerPCs and Intel Macs. SmartSound products include: the Sonicfire Pro and Quicktracks for Adobe Premiere Pro software and the Strata, Film Score, Producer, Edge, Audio Palette, Sound Palette, and Movie Music collections of royalty-free music and sound effects. The company is headquartered in Northridge, CA, and can be reached by phone at 818-920-9122, by fax at 818-920-9152 or on the Web at www.smartsound.com.
Labels: SmartSound
