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2009 Adobe Worldwide RIA Tools Tour at the Sprint Campus
Event posted on Jun 12 by DESE Nick Schale

You are invited to the 2009 Adobe Worldwide RIA Tools Tour at the Sprint Campus, next Wednesday, June 17th, from 6PM to 9PM - and have some free Jack Stack BBQ for dinner - provided by our sponsors.

We need everyone to register as soon as possible. We have been working hard, organizing this event not only for you – our valued KCCoreGroups members – but also the entire regional area. We have sent out postcards to businesses from Bentonville, Arkansas, Joplin, MO, and Springfield, MO to Wichita, KS – Lawrence, KS to St. Joseph, MO – and the entire Kansas City metro area. We have designed new t-shirts and other giveaways. We will be raffling off Adobe software up-to $2100, books, and MicroCenter gift cards. We have recruited more sponsors for this event than ever before! If you attend only one meeting all year, this is the one!

Please register and find out more about our event at www.KCCoreGroups.org.

Kevin Hoyt, a Platform Evangelist at Adobe, will be at the event, live, presenting on ColdFusion(Centaur), Flex(Gumbo), and Flash Catalyst. He’ll show off Flash Builder 4 (Flex Builder renamed) and Bolt (the new ColdFusion IDE).

Kevin is throwing out the slides and showing us demos with graphics and code showcasing the newest features in ColdFusion, Flex, and Adobe's newest product, Flash Catalyst. Kevin will also speak on Adobe's newest RIA workflow, how you can be even more efficient with Adobe products.

We would really appreciate it if you would forward this email to colleagues and friends in your company and/or professional community. We have an opportunity to show Adobe that there is a real Adobe presence in Kansas City by having a large turnout for this.

Please register and find out more about our event at www.KCCoreGroups.org.

Thanks for your help and I hope to see you there,

Jim Pickering
KCDevCore

After Effects Camp - Kansas City
Event posted on Jan 13 by DESE Nick Schale

Detailed Agenda is still being formed, but here is the blurb from the official website:

April 17th! More hands on and editing! 1
Event posted on Apr 11 by Nick Schale

Nick and Kyle

6:00-6:30 Showing up and socializing! 6:30-7:45 Core groups! KCDesignCore, KCDevCore, KCWebCore, and DPAC! What’s new in the world? NAB! 5D Mk III! 7:45-8:30 Outside, weather permitting, to film a couple pick up shots. We will be shooting with the new 5D Mark III! Maybe film a couple interior shots with our on screen talent Jason Turner (http://www.facebook.com/Darktrainfilms) 8:30-9:15 Walkthrough a rough cut, picking shots, sequencing them. We will show the R3D footage and the interface to modify via Premiere Pro CS5.5! We will discuss pre planning for the visual effects shots in the elevator. If there is time, maybe start the early steps in the effects stage! 9:15-9:30 Raffle prizes! • TWO Pond5 $100 coupons http://www.pond5.com/ • Artbeats $500!! http://www.artbeats.com/ • Premiere Pro CS5 Essential Training DVD from Lynda.com http://store.lynda.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=971 • Multimedia Foundations, core concepts for digital design. By Vic Costello http://www.focalpress.com/books/film_and_video/multimedia_foundations.aspx

BIG GIVE AWAY MEETING! annnnd Member DEMO night
Event posted on Jun 05 by Nick Schale

Nick, Kyle and DEMO'ers

First Meeting! Tuesday Jan 20
Event posted on Jan 19 by DESE Nick Schale

Nick Schale and Buck Sommerkamp

It’s time for the Big Give Away meeting! June 18th MUST RSVP
Event posted on May 31 by Nick Schale

It’s time for the Big Give Away meeting! June 18^th MUST RSVP

Demos and Pizza! Our sponsors’ door prizes are fighting for your love!

6:00pm – Socialize the way we did before facebook

6:30pm – Intro, who we are what we do. Other User Groups in the KC area. And address the whole Creative Cloud thang. To get pizza RSVP here or at meetup, either is fine.

6:45 – 8:30pm Demo night!!  For the first time ever, we are capping the demo’ers to EIGHT people! Email KCVideoCore@gmail.com to get on the list!

1. - 8. listed on our facebook page

8:30pm - Raffle prizes! I have a lot of awesome stuff lined up!!

We will be selling additional raffle tickets for $10 each. The money pretty much covers pizza. : ) Thank you for your donations!

You will also get a raffle ticket for doing a demo and one for just showing up! The end of the night, all raffle tickets earned THIS night will be put into a hat for all prizes except for the GRAND prize. First ticket gets first choice until all prizes are gone. Then we raffle for the Grand Prize of one year membership to Creative Cloud. To do this we put all the tickets from that night and for the YEAR back into the hat. Then one lucky winner will get MORE than even Master Collection! *Cough Lightroom! Cough*

Grand prize: One year of Creative Cloud!

Will be releasing other awesome prizes throughout the month on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kcvideocore

January meeting canceled (But February is going to be EPIC)
Event posted on Jan 13 by DESE Nick Schale

Unfortunantly I just found out I need to work Tuesday night and Trav is unable to fill in. Meeting will be canceled this month. Next month AFTER EFFECTS BOOT CAMP!

KCVideoCore #009 (Cancel) 5
Event posted on Nov 12 by DESE Nick Schale

Nick Schale

So I just got off the phone with Buck and we both agree that canceling tomorrow is probably a good idea. No need putting anyone at risk and we wanted to give you a heads up in enough time. Now I just know it will be sunny and 70 degrees. But we have good news. In place of a meeting we will be having a contest!

   So, no meeting tomorrow but in place we have a plan! KCVideoCore is having its FIRST contest!

Create a KCVideoCore Animation! Must at least hove the word KCVideoCore.

Guidelines: 10-15 seconds, resolution is your call :) But you HAVE to present it at the meeting in December! Give a short presentation on it.

Can be video, motion graphics... build it in After Effects, Flash, Premiere. Your choice! Oh, and keep it clean =-)

Prizes:
1st place: 4-Raffle tickets for the big-give away!
2nd place: 2-Raffle tickets for the big-give away!
NOTE: This CAN be your first meeting and still win!!!

::Cancelled meeting::

6:00 - 6:30
Networking / Social hour

6:30 - 6:40
Introductions; Nick / Buck. Go over Adobe User IDs and everyone needs one and joining the KCVideoCore Adobe User Group site.

6:40 - 6:45
Give a quick rundown on KCDesignCore, KCWebCore, KCDevCore.

Sponsors: Adobe of course // Focal Press // [new] O'Reilly // [new] Peachpit.

O'Reilly ::

"Your group members receive a 35% discount on O'Reilly, No Starch, PC Publishing, Pragmatic Bookshelf, Rocky Nook, SitePoint, or YoungJin products purchased directly from O'Reilly. The discount code your members should use is DSUG. Orders can be placed online at oreilly.comor by calling 800-998-9938. Your members are also entitled to a discount on O'Reilly conferences and tutorials. Other special discount offers may also be forwarded to your group from time to time."

Peachpit ::

"We provide your group members with a 35% discount off the list price of any of our books. At checkout, right before entering their credit card information, they must enter the user group coupon code UE-23AA-PEUF (case-sensitive). This coupon code is an exclusive offer that may not be used in conjunction with any other coupon codes."

6:45 - 6:55
Discuss DVM's Sony demo, the EX1R since we have a hand full of EX1 owners.

6:55 - 7:55
Recap on last month's meeting, setting up for green screen capture. Hopefully we will have a demo of some new cool technology.

We will basically have a 'work shop' type atmosphere going through the green screen footage. How to polish it up, add some background, compose some shots and render it out.

Hopefully I will have a successfull demonstration of the Flash alpha channel export that we tried at the last second, last month. Cross those fingers.

7:55 - 8:15
Hand out raffle tickets, give out door prizes. TALK ABOUT REVIEWS!

Discuss next month's demo meeting. Demo = extra ticket = extra chance to win!

KCVideoCore #011 After Effects... before and during.
Event posted on Dec 18 by DESE Nick Schale

Nick Schale

Will Smith (he has not called back yet, so this is a 'maybe')

Details are now set!

6:00 - 8:30 (estimated)

Agenda -

6:00 - 6:30 Social / networking hour
6:30 - 7:00 Group summary / Sponsors / Announcements
7:00 - 8:00 MEAT of the show. A demonstration of Mocha for After Effects (this is software that is bundled with After Effects!).

http://www.youtube.co... this is what I did as a test. I'll be breaking this clip down :)

8:00 - 8:30 Raffle prizes!!

• After Effects CS4 Classroom in a book!
• Black and White in Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom
• Video with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional
• An Adobe Journal + Adobe Pen

January 19^th, 2010

KC Video Core Meeting

Lesson learned – have DVI/RGB adapter handy

Nick talked about Video Poetry book. Tonight’s prizes are:

·         Adobe After Effects CS4, Classroom in a Book

·         Black and White in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Lightroom

·         Video with Adobe, Flash CS4 Professional

·         Adobe Notebook

Two new people from Topeka

If you win something, really need the review to be complete in order to ensure continued sponsorship.

Posting job offers from head hunters on our group page.

Tonight’s subject: Tracking in After Effects

Want to ensure that something originates from same point.

Showed tracking in After Effects, then showed plane tracking in Mocha.

File -> Automate -> Crop & Straighten photos

Alt -> double click -> unlocks layer

Uber starts with “U” – use it to hide/show key frames attached to a layer – Uber shortcut

F9 short cut for ease-in, ease-out

Did an ad hoc demo of eye tracking.

Door prizes at about 7:40 PM

KCVideoCore #014 - Yeah... THE BIG GIVE AWAY! 2
Event posted on May 10 by DESE Nick Schale

Nickky baby

T-Rave (demo)

Agenda. Pfft.

6:00 - 6:30 ][ Social hour. I'll have some pizza's. Can someone bring a few two liters and cups?

6:30 - 7:00 ][ Introductions. Who are we? What are we doing!? Did you know we now have FIVE groups!? Get involved!

6:45 - 7:15 ][ Industry News. Whats up!?

7:15 - 8:30 ][ Demos!!! Sign up below or email me @ KCVideoCore@gmail.com.

8:30 - 9:00 ][ Door prizes! Buy a raffle ticket and increase the chances!! (Helps buy pizza and stuff..) The BIG prize tonight will be the 'Big ol Give Away!' The lucky winner will be getinng their selection of Adobe software valued up to $2,100! Yes this DOES include Production Suite! Buck did a bang up job on the rules: here they are http://groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=1273

Raffle Prizes:

• $2,100 in your choice of software
• Riot Gear DVD from Video CoPilot
• The Bullet DVD from Video CoPilot
• Evolution DVD from Video CoPilot
• Cinematography | Theory and Practice by Blain Brown
• The Complete Film Production Handbook 4th Ed. by Eve Light Honthaner
• Learning Flash CS4 Professional by Rich Shupe
• The Photographer's Eye by Micael Freeman
• The Art of self promotion by Llise Benun
• No Plastic Sleeves | The complete portfolio guide for Photographers and Designers by Larry Volk and Danielle Currier
• and a Adobe notebook :)

*note this cannot be your first meeting for the grand prize!

**Thanks to Bob King** follow him on twitter: http://twitter.com/subbob

Notes from tonight's KC Video Core meeting held at the Johnson County Community College

Discussed HTML 5 vs Flash
Discussed IPAD

Reviewed usage of Zoom H4n sound recorder

Demos

Demo #1

T-Rave

t-rave.com

vblogger - hand held cam with flip camera (about $199) - flipshare (4GB, ultra has 8GB)

free program MPEG Streamclip at http://www.squared5.com (Mac & Windows)

Demo #2

Allen

Allen & Jay working together. 3-D program called VUE. Specialty is environments - used in Avatar, Indiana Jones, etc.

It is fast and quick to setup. Can build scene environments to put in video projects.

Transition from 3D Studio Max was easy. They have templates that makes it easy to set up.

Demos from company that he works for - snippets that he's built in VUE. Many of them were built in an afternoon. Takes 36-48 hours to render. Most of the shots run around 15 hours to render.

VUE has a personal learning edition.

http://www.e-onsoftware.com/

Products range from free (personal learning edition), enthusiasts (Science Fiction, Fantasy & Fairy Tale) $50 up to $1500 or $2000 for the full package

VUE Demos & Tutorials
http://www.e-onsoftware.com/support/tutorials/

Demo #3

Caleb Vetter

Search YouTube for calebvetter

myPhone - for a 36 hour film contest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpF1ShrFkKM

36 hour contest - they provide 7 elements and you have to include 3 of them in your film and upload them by the deadline

Also showed their Breckinridge snowboarding video

Free Stock Photography
http://www.sxc.hu/

Demo #4

Randy's daughter (Anna)

Doing a dog training DVD for 4-H

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