If you're a serious video editor and could use something to dramatically shorten render times, please take a look at the nVidia Quadro FX4800 card.

I have one for sale (it's the PC version) and wanted to let this group know before I put it up on Ebay. I already have a QuadroCX board, and this is the same GPU, just with a new model designation by nVidia.

Here's a link to the technical info about this card, specifically about its interaction with Adobe CS4 products:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/builtforadobepros.html

Please let me know if you're interested in purchasing this card, brand-new, in the box, never installed.

Thanks!

Buck Sommerkamp
816-547-9691 - buck@bucksommerkamp.com

Ok, so… I was going to try to explain but it would just end up being excusses, therfore here is the point problem.

I manually updated my Google calendar for the entire year when we formed KCVideoCore, third Tuesdays, and messed up for September. As I was writing an invite for the meeting got a call from Mr. Buck bringing up the small detail that today is the third Tuesday of the month.  Crap.

In liu of a meeting this month. I am asking as many of our KCVideoCore members to come THIS Thursday to the CommunityCore Project meeting.

Location and details: http://www.meetup.com/communitycoreproject/ (We take all 4 KCCoreGroups and help a local Non-profit or charity and create a website for them.)

Our project for Coders 4 Charity was a HUGE success and would love to have TWO projects in a year where we made a difference. We need to be thinking of what we can contribute to the project from a video / animation / or even documentery point of view.

One of my four jobs is Coaching Jr. High Football and unfortunatly we have an away game that night. Buck will take the lead for our group, please tell him you are there and part of KCVideoCore. He will give me the attendance so that I can give Raffle Tickets to those that attend.

Again please accept my apologies for the screw up on dates.

Starting the planning October’s NOW! October 20^th!!!!!

Know enough about Flash to be dangerous? Would you like to pull back the curtain on some common applications of Flash? I suggest taking a look at Chris Georgenes’ book, How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS4.

There are common elements that span across multiple websites that we mere mortal monkeys do not know how to create. If you ever found yourself sitting in a tree, eating a banana while browsing the web and thought, ‘I’d like to have an effect like that on my site’ but don’t want to spend years learning Flash… this book is for you.

Not a typical reference manual, or cookbook, but it shares elements of both styles. The layout of the book is in a fashion so the user can just open it up and see from start to finish the steps to create an effect, without turning the page! Talk about summing up the important stuff! I know what you are thinking my fellow primates, but rest assured this book is not jam packed with 5 point font from edge to edge. On the contrary, it is beautifully illustrated with graphics that change in style every so often.

This book is for the majority a tutorial book. These two pages here teach you how to do this. Next two pages teach you how to do that. I am not a fan of reference manuals or cookbooks. The cleaver layout did make this book much MUCH more helpful (not to mention an easier read). Chris does go over technique in chapter one, which I really enjoyed and wished there was more of. Technique and style are timeless; the tools will continue to get upgraded.

I think we all know that monkey… he’s the one that just ‘knows’ his stuff. Always seems to be one branch ahead of the rest of us. And we continue to find ourselves tapping him on the shoulder and asking, ‘Hey could you help me create (fill in the HUGE blank here) real fast?’ Well, that monkey is Chris Georgenes (don’t take offense my friend) and this book is what he wrote to show the world some of those creation processes!

Early in the book I got a feeling that really didn’t leave me. This book seems to be aimed more towards the artist. If you are an artist I HIGHLY recommend this book. If you don’t consider yourself an artist and just want to get into web design… check out this book from a Library to see if you want to purchase it. Myself, I don’t consider myself an artist but have a handful of post-it notes sticking out of the pages I want to revisit.

The interludes at the end of each chapter were a really nice touch. These little gems enhance the feeling that you know the guy. Short, sweet, and often entertaining.

Overall well done book! Again, HIGHLY recommend if you are a traditional artist looking to get into Flash. For everyone else, MonkeyButlerNinja gives this book 4 tweening ninja stars out of 5!

5 out of 5 stars

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I don't read a lot of books, but this one is definitely worth the time. It's extremely detailed and in-depth. If you're a beginner, this book will give you the complete knowledge you're looking for without going over your head. If you're a seasoned pro, you'll find this helpful as a reference, or to fill in the gaps of things you might have missed.

At any rate, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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Link to review || Link to book

Congratulations to Tom Eagle, a devoted member of all four KCCoreGroups who won tonight's grand prize at the KCVideoCore meeting -- up to $2100 worth of Adobe software of his choice.

Tom demonstrated OnLocation to the group as part of tonight's "demo night."

You could be next: be a regular attender of our meetings and earn raffle tickets toward our semi-annual BIG DRAWING. Check the web site (www.kccoregroups.org) for our next meeting date and location.

Way to go, Tom -- thanks for your support of our Community!

Our friend Jason Levine, an Adobe Evangelist for video products, has posted an awesome article showing the before/during/after of a music video using all CS4 products. You'll see how the entire thing was filmed live, cut, processed, color-corrected, stylized and remixed in CS4. A really cool demo of the power of the Adobe video products!

http://blogs.adobe.com/jlevmedia/2009/06/multicam_music_video_mastery_i.html