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| Hi all, The MediaMotion Ball is just two days away. We've sold out again this year and we're very excited for the this, the premier event for the production + post community. We have over 73k in prizes to give away to lucky attendees, and everyone in attendance will get at least one prize, even before the drawings begin! First, do not forget that the doors open at 5:30pm at the East Ballrooms in the Monte Carlo Hotel on this Monday, April 16th The first 100 people through the door will receive a bonus prize "Greenscreen Made Easy", a book by Michele Yamazaki, courtesy of Toolfarm. A little extra motivation to get there early to enjoy the largest mingling and networking portion of the evening (pre-dinner). In addition, we've got more prizes to tell you about. From Video2Brain, We've got FIVE one-year Platinum subscriptions to their training available! (each is worth $299). In particular, check out training from our community's own Angie Taylor and Todd Kopriva, among others. From BorisFX Continuum Complete! We have a copy of Continuum Complete 8 to give away! $595-$1595 depending on which version the winner chooses. BCC will work with Avid, Sony, Apple and Adobe systems. From Focal Press 10 great books on production topics. The VES Handbook Cinema 4D third editionDesign Essentials for the Motion Media Artist Digital Compositing for Film and Video 3e 3-DIY3D Motion Graphics for 2D Artists Plug-in to After Effects Creating Motion Graphics 5e From DigiEffects From Digieffects 3 Digisuites to be won! Thanks to the team at Digieffects for their generous donation of prizes. This package includes Digieffects three main plug-in suites: Buena Depth Cue v2.5, Damage v2.5, and Delirium v2.5 for only $499. From Cycore From Cycore 6 bundles of: CFX Path Tools Path Tools contains two powerful plug-ins, Rakka and Wiggle Stroke. These plug-ins are used to create animations based on mask paths. Both filters offer controls that allow for almost endless combinations, empowering you to create anything from very basic animations to sophisticated and unique effects. Supports After Effects 7.0 or greater on Mac OS X and Windows PLUS Sphere Utilities is a package containing four plug-ins that are essentially tools to be used to create, edit and animate spherical maps. These animations can then be used directly in After Effects with CC Sphere, or any other plug-in that supports spherical mapping, or in your favorite 3D application. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the MediaMotion Ball! Keep an eye on http://www.mediamotionball.com for late breaking details. See you soon! ALSO--I almost forgot...don't forget to meet up tomorrow (Sunday) night at Diablo's Cantina from about 8-11pm for a casual gathering to kick off what is sure to be a great week. Diablos is located in the Monte Carlo facing the strip. They're going to set aside some space for our group so when you get there just ask for me or mention IMUG and the hostess should know where we've congregated. Should be a great group. There's a group breaking away from here to play glow-in-the-dark mini golf from 10pm-12midnight as well, if you're so inclined. Here's the page on the Monte Carlo site: http://www.montecarlo.com/restaurants/diablos.aspx All the best, Carey |
