Also Maxon will be giving away a Cinema 4D Broadcast Package! MSRP: $1695

As always, we will show off our 5 Second projects so make sure you post those to the Facebook wall, as we will pull them up toward the end of the meeting. Of course, door prizes will be had….

Sponsors include:

Video Copilot
Red Giant
Digieffects
Footage Firm
Artbeats
Adobe
Maxon
Imagineer Systems
And many more!

Make sure to join the Facebook Group and RSVP!  The address is at 801 N 34th ST, Seattle, Washington 98103  Event starts at 6PM and is ABSOLUTELY FREE!

 https://www.facebook.com/events/400357453334489

Nuke has become the power driver of visual effects compositing today and is now used in virtually all the major studios around the world. However, there are thousands of digital artists using After Effects for their visual effects shots. While AE is a venerable compositing program with a long line of loyal users, when it comes to complex vfx shots Nuke’s node-based compositing approach is faster and therefore a more cost effective tool for visual effects shots. In this class we will see why it is that Nuke performs highly complex tasks faster and with unmatched feature film quality while addressing the following topics:

Who Should Attend This Class?
Current After Effects Users interested in Nuke, VFX Compositors Considering Nuke, Anyone Looking at taking Compositing Seriously, VFX, Post Production, Advertising Companies

What Do I Need to Bring?
Your Laptop, pre-loaded with Nuke (Email us for a free 15-day trial)

What We Will Be Learning
What is node-based compositing
Getting Familiar with the Nuke GUI
Why Nuke’s 32 bit color space creates superior quality
Color correcting tools that make the shot
The power of an integrated 3D compositing environment
Working with multichannel EXR images
Working with High Dynamic Range images
The joy of an integrated stereo workflow
What is NukeX: camera tracker and Furnace Core plugins

The Schedule
9:00am – Class Begins
12pm – Break for Lunch
1pm – Class Resumes
4pm – Class Ends
4:30pm – Adobe Interop Presentation Begins w/ Reception (Production Premium CS5.5 Giveaway)

How Do I Sign Up and get the AESeattle discount?
Click this link: http://www.motionmedia.com/Nuke-For-After-Effects-Users-p/nukeaewa.htm and use coupon code “AESEATTLE” at checkout to make the price only $25!

Event page is here on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/177831672324435/

AND PLEASE join Facebook and join the group page to get invites… we update that WAY more… 

Hey all!  A little late on the update on the blog!  We are having our meeting on the 19th this Thursday!  I know it will probably be hard to get to the offices at Adobe with the snow, but if you can make it, that would be awesome!  Seth Monger is going to be showing some techniques he used on a project recently, and we will be showing off our 5 Second Projects for the last two months.

Of course there will be door prizes from our usual sponsors, as well as some soda and chips to munch on.  Make sure you bring business cards as well, because we will be doing a little bit of a hangout session getting to know each other a little better.

Official Event invite is here: http://www.facebook.com/events/298045506900479/

Agenda for the evening is still being ironed out, but there will be a presentation and giveaways as always!

What: After Effects Seattle meeting – November Edition!
Where: Adobe Campus (801 North 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103)
When: Thursday, November 17th, 6:00pm

For the latest, check the Facebook Page.

http://www.facebook.com/groups/145072538846056/

Mary will present mocha Pro’s practical examples of planar tracking, roto strategies and object removal. Additionally, Mary will be previewing an exclusive sneak peak technology preview of mocha AE v3!

Imagineer Systems will be giving away:
1 free door-prize license of mocha Pro software: List Value: $1495
1 free seat of mocha Projects training series from Curious Turtle. List value: $96

For more information, visit: www.imagineersystems.com

We will also be showing off some of our 5 Second Projects and how we did some of the effects in those as well, before Mary does her presentation.

As always, we will finish off the night with door prizes from our sponsors such as Imagineer Systems, Video Copilot, Red Giant, Artbeats, Genarts, and more that will be announced night of!

Hope to see you there!

WHAT: AESeattle October Meeting with Imagineer Systems
WHERE:

As always, there will be presentations and door prizes!

See you there!

For the latest, be sure to join us on Facebook.

What: After Effects Seattle meeting – Demo Reel Night!
Where: Adobe Campus (801 North 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103)
When: Thursday, September 15th, 6pm to 9pm

Join After Effects Seattle at the Adobe Campus for an introduction to After Effects CS5.5. The After Effects Team will be there to demonstrate what’s new and useful in CS5.5, and answer questions about it.

We will also discuss what the next year holds for AESeattle and what our members would like to see at future meetings

What: After Effects Seattle meeting/CS5.5 demonstration and Q&A
Where: Adobe Campus (801 North 34th Street, Seattle, WA 98103)
When: Thursday, August 11th, 6:30pm

ADDRESS

Art Institute of Seattle Room 717/718

2323 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121-1642

EVENT

We are going to be having a demo reel critique night this night, so bring your reels, and bring your friends, and get ready to get your reel critique.  We promise we won’t be harsh.  You can bring your reel on either a flash drive or a DVD, and also make sure you bring your business cards!  Of course… no user group would be complete without -

PRIZES

• 3 Month Rental of Genarts Sapphire Plugins
• $500 Artbeats Voucher
• A Digieffect Product
• A Red Giant Product

More prizes to be added later…