WEBINARSSteve periodically offers webinars on a variety of visual effects topics, some free and some fee based. Upcoming webinars are listed below. All webinars are recorded then offered as an archive video for a small fee. Look for archives of previous webinars at the bottom of this page. Our webinars are produced by the Center for New Media Studies.
WEBINAR: "WORKING WITH GREENSCREEN SHOTS"
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You’ve heard about Nuke and how it is taking the visual effects
industry by storm. You’ve heard that Nuke site licenses have been
purchased by such VFX power hitters as ILM and Weta Digital. But what
is it exactly that makes Nuke so much more powerful than any other compositing
programs?
In this webinar Steve Wright will lift the hood of Nuke and reveal those
unique features that make it the power-on winner in the VFX community.
This is NOT a sales presentation designed to get you to buy Nuke, but
a hands-on revelation of the production power of Nuke by a senior production
artist. Attend this free one-hour webinar and you will find out exactly
’s so Hot About Nuke!
HUGE BONUS!!! The Foundry has authorized Steve
Wright to give away one free Nuke license with support for one year to one
lucky attendee of this webinar! That's a $4,500 value for free!
Other giveaways include:
PipelineFX
Qube! - 1 Qube! Supervisor and
5 Qube! Workers with one year support and software upgrades and a free
4-hour Qube! JumpStart remote installation consulting service. Qube!
is a robust and highly scalable render management solution that can be
quickly integrated into any production workflow, and is backed by world-class
technical support. Retail value $3,500!
Smith Micro
Poser Pro, the professional 3D figure
design & animation software. Geared towards a multitude of production
environments, Poser Pro offers professional-level application integration
as well as a 64-Bit render engine and network rendering support. The
Poser Pro bottom line - reduce design and production time and access
thousands of rigged and textured models. Retail value $499 each copy!
AJA Video Systems
AJA IO Express - the perfect Mac or PC
interface for anyone who needs an inexpensive monitoring and mastering
solution when working with Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 (HQ),
XDCAM HD, DVCPRO HD, and more. Portable and simple to use, Io Express
is ideal for filebased workflows. Retail value $995!
RE:Vision Effects
DE:Noise makes it easy to remove excessive
noise in one easy-to-use tool! Available for Adobe After Effects, Adobe
Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Autodesk Combustion,
Autodesk Toxik, The Foundry's Nuke, Eyeon Fusion, Eyeon Vision and
Boris Red. Retail value $189.95!
Sony Creative Software
Sony Sound Forge Pro 10, a professional
digital audio production suite which includes everything you need to
quickly get from raw audio to finished master. Includes Noise Reduction
plug-in. Retail value $399.95!
Sony Vegas Pro 9 including DVD Architect Pro 5, and Dolby® Digital professional AC-3 encoding software. With this combination, you get an intuitive environment for video and broadcast professionals. Retail value $679.95!
Focal Press
Compositing Visual Effects: Essentials for the
Aspiring Artist - This is an introductory book about visual
effects compositing designed for directors, editors, post-production
supervisors, students, and beginners that want to get an overview of
the world of compositing to understand its basic techniques and vocabulary.
Digital Compositing for Film and Video - This is an advanced compositing technique book designed for working compositors in production that want to better understand the art and science of compositing and it is loaded with compositing technique and production tips for bluescreen and cgi compositing.