By Elina Shatkin, March 1, 2005
At the National Association of Broadcaster's 2005 convention (NAB), training courses will be given for Discreet's smoke nonlinear editing/finishing system, flame visual effects system and 3ds max animation software. Registration for these courses is now open.
FxGuide Master Classes for existing Discreet editing and visual effects/compositing systems users are being held at Caesar's Palace:
Sunday April 17
9:30 a.m. – Noon
fire/smoke systems class with guest presenters Brian Reid of
Technicolor-Toronto and Michael Ruzicka of CBS Boston
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
inferno/flame/flint systems class with guest presenter Philippe Soeiro of Éclair Laboratoires
For more information or to register, click here.
As part of the NAB Post|Production World Conference, introductory and advanced training courses on Discreet's smoke system and 3ds max software are being offered at the Las Vegas Convention Center:
Friday April 15
12:00 p.m
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Fast Start with Discreet 3ds max software
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Fast Start with Discreet smoke system
Sunday April 17
10:15 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Specialized classes on Discreet's smoke system
The Sunday April 17 NAB | Post Production World Conference smoke system training classes are for experienced editors and VFX professionals, regardless of their current editing tool of choice. Below are details on this all-day course.
Technical Chair: Antonio Garcia, a freelance editor & effects artist who has edited for Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Ford, McDonald's and Visa. Garcia started his career at the famed Spanish post-house Molinare.
10:15-11:30 | True Digital Workflow with Discreet's smoke System
11:45-1:00 | Mastering 3D DVEs in the smoke System
2:00-3:15 | Keying the Impossible Shot
3:30-4:45 | Advanced Techniques in Color Warping
5:00-6:15 | The Art and Science of Tracking
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