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DIgital Video/After Effects Abuser Group
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The Digital Video Special Interest Group (SIG) brings together presentations on video editing and special effects software, including Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe After Effects. Members share their experiences with video taping and using related software tools such as Adobe Photoshop. Camera equipment, both still and video, is also demonstrated and reviewed. Terry Syndergaard is the Manager of this SIG, which meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. The fee for non-OCMMA members is $10, or $5 for students. 
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Delivering the Goods!
DV - After Effects Abuser Group Meeting - Tuesday, September 28
A short time ago things were a lot simpler. At the end of your video project, you would output it to DVD and occasionally do a lesser-quality web version. Today, you may be streaming your video shoot live and then producing versions for Blu-Ray, DVD, the web (standard, high quality & high def.), the mobile web (HTML5 for iPhone, iTouch, iPad & Flash 10.1 for some Android based phones) and video podcasting (including high def versions for those with AppleTV).
If you are in the business of videography or that of web development, it is extremely difficult to keep up.
If you are in both realms, like our guest speaker, Mike McGready of Album of Life video studios http://www.albumoflife.com, it is a constant race to stay ahead of the tech tsunami that is pushing us into tomorrow.
Tonight Mike is going to cover Part 1 of a 3-part series. Here is a synopsis of what he will cover:
Delivering the Goods! PART 1
DVD Authoring Beyond the Basics:
- Avoiding the Embarrassment of Your DVD Not Being Recognized by Your Clients Player.
- Customizing DVD Menu Designs
- Creating more elaborate DVD navigation.
- Using angles to switch between camera views.
- Using DVD package design as a marketing tool.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 16:55 |
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Digital Video - After Effects Abuser Group
-Pushing Pixels Beyond
We're taking a little vacation time in August and will NOT have a
meeting this month.
See us back on Tuesday September 28th for "DVD Authoring Efficiencies"
presented by Mike McGready.
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What's Next? AUDIODigital Video - After Effects Abuser Group - Tuesday, July 27
 Gary Crocker will give a demonstration of the "Auto Heal" tool in Adobe Soundbooth CS4, sharing his experience at cleaning audio - that ringing telephone that disturbs the interview or priceless family history video, tape hiss from VHS, and how to defeat audience clapping to hear the singer. Task > Remove a sound > Heal. Sounds simple enough, right? Attend to discover the nuances of achieving great results. Gary also normalizes audio for church services and family gatherings. Normalizing audio aids in creating watchable, listenable video without the irritating peaks and valleys of the raw capture, inevitable when people are at varying distances from the mic.
Gary also has experience mastering audio CDs and making mp3s for the web.
Questions?
As usual, there will be time for question & answer sharing among the group. This session will apply to other programs as well - Sound Forge is a Windows-only program and Audacity is a free program (PC, Mac, Linux) that allows similar functionality. After Effects - Compositing
 Have you ever had the urge to add a giant squirrel to that family hike video? My niece, Michele, will be so thrilled to see I took her seriously. You, too, can be the hero, adding drama, fun and hilarity or touching and tender to otherwise normal videos. Terry Syndergaard will demonstrate the techniques of masking one video to appear in another. You can play with this on family videos or apply it to a client project, adding production value that sets your work apart. As always, your options are open. Apply this trick however the spirit moves you. What You Missed - Tuesday, June 22
Night Video Noise
Fixing noisy video is always a good idea. Makes for better web compression and smaller file sizes, too. NeatVideo Reduce Noise was shown to be my first choice in the shoot-out. Surprise visit from past member Elly Sriro, from Washington state. She showed and answered questions about her documentary "Lilac Lady." So nice to see you! Another surprise - Gerald Carson, Detroit teacher, showed some amazing visual FX starring himself as Iron Man, leaping and breaking pavement on landing. If you missed the meeting, You'll be able to see them on YouTube - G-Phi Productions. Hey, it was a fun time.
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Grain Surgery
Removing the grainy look (noise) from that too-dark video clip
Digital Video - After Effects Abuser Group Tuesday, June 22
Location: New Horizons Learning Center
1900 S. State College Blvd., Suite 100
Anaheim, CA 92806   
We've all been there. There's just no good video without light, but sometimes things just happen in less than ideal lighting despite all your careful planning. We will compare grain/noise reduction filters from After Effects, NeatVideo and Topaz on footage you might think would take a miracle to fix. Some of these tools apply to free editing apps as well as the heavy hitters. Faced with "Fix it or ditch it," we saved something that was an important moment for the client, and made some great discoveries that will save you time, having done the research for you.
Newcomer's Corner:Bob Nord has provided us with a demo of "Round-Trip Workflow" for Premiere Pro to After Effects and back again. |
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Adobe CS5 Software Raffle Tonight!Digital Video SIG - After Effects Abuser Group - Tuesday, May 25Scared Of The Dark? Video Solution for Premiere Pro, After Effects and Final Cut Pro. (Come early to get your Free Final Cut Pro plugin.) Ever wish the people in your video were brighter? The answer could be as simple as to stop using relatives and hiring smarter actors. Just kidding, folks, but we've all shot video we wished were better exposed. Have you ever wished you could brighten some people in the shadows without blowing out the whole scene? This month it's all about the secrets to bringing out those dark areas without sacrificing the lights Yes, you can do it with a curves or levels adjustment, but that also changes the the saturation. What if you don't want that, what if it must match the rest of your footage, what then, Mr. Smartypants?
Terry Syndergaard, fearless leader, will show you the deep dark secrets. Don't be afraid.
 After Effects Newcomers CornerHow about doing a motion graphic effect that looks high tech, but is simple and quick? Bonnie Erdrich will show the whiz bang effect of Track Mattes: an animated title that moves across the screen while some colorful video plays inside the letters. As usual, we've typed up a handout that you can refer back to for a step-by-step recreation to wow your clients. Lots of creative possibilities once you know the basic formula. The $2100 Adobe CS5 Raffle is TONIGHT!* |
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Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Digital VideoThe Digital Video SIG brings together presentations on video editing and special effects software. The DV SIG meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Visit the DV SIG page. FlashOC Flash deals with all aspects of development using Adobe Flash. OC Flash meets on the first Tuesday of each month. Visit the OC Flash website. Web Video CrossroadsThe Web Video Crossroads SIG addresses all aspects of video on the web and mobile devices. Web designers, web developers, and video/audio producers are welcome to discuss the latest developments in this fast-changing industry. The Web Video Crossroads SIG meets on the second Thursday of each month. Visit the Web Video Crossroads SIG page. ColdFusionThe OC Cold Fusion Users Group meets the third Wednseday each month to discuss server-side development using Adobe's ColdFusion language. Visit the OCCFUG website.
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