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WEBINAR

VFX PLUG-INS ESSENTIALS: GenArts Sapphire™ Edition

"Using GenArts Sapphire™ Plug-ins To Take Your Ordinary Footage To New Levels"


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PURCHASE OPTIONS

ON-DEMAND - ONLY $25
Includes an HD version of the webinar, the baseball project source files (to practice along with Rob) and an audio podcast with Rob Birnholz answering questions not answered during the webinar. Yours to keep forever (but not to share with others).


DESCRIPTION

When you’re entrusted with a big job from a major corporate client, you don’t always get the footage that you need to make it stand out. This challenge is all too familiar for Rob Birnholz, owner and Senior Editor and Designer of Absolute Motion Graphics, who is tasked every day with taking conventional, ordinary footage to new levels.

Join Rob, as he demonstrates tips and tricks on how he uses Adobe After Effects with GenArts Sapphire™ to bring, otherwise dull footage, to life for nationally recognized corporations. Rob will walk through the importance of using plug-ins and other tools to exceed his clients’ expectations while setting himself apart from other small shops.

Although this demonstration is done on After Effects, the same tips and techniques can be applied on other platforms such as Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid, plus others.


AGENDA

  • Optimize image quality
  • Restore color from faded clips
  • Resize low resolution material
  • Make the “unusable” usable
  • Save time
  • Improve the overall look of your work


DURATION

90 Minutes


WHO SHOULD ATTEND

VFX artists, Compositors, 3D Animators, VFX Producers, VFX Supervisors, Production Managers, VFX Pipeline Developers, Video Editors, Motion Graphics Artists, FInal Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid users and anyone else interested in taking their videos to the next level.


PREREQUISITE

A hunger for knowledge. A need to take your projects to the next level.


PRESENTER

Rob Birnholz
Rob Birnholz has spent 30 years in television and film production, first as a Director/Cameraman, then later in postproduction as owner of Absolute Motion Graphics, Inc. near Orlando. It wasn't long before he bought one of the earliest copies of After Effects -- which led to a complete career change focused entirely on postproduction and motion graphics.

In 1995 he incorporated as Absolute Motion Graphics, Inc. His recent work includes projects for T-Mobile, Walt Disney World, Kodak, General Motors, Long John Silvers, KFC, SUBWAY®, The Palm Springs International Film Festival and A&W Root Beer.

An experienced editor and animator, Rob is a popular speaker at user groups, trade shows and conferences demoing After Effects plugins and Final Cut Pro editing tips.

He is the author of Toolfarm's "Pro Training for the After Effects Camera" as well as numerous After Effects tutorials on the web. His specialties include multiscreen production, trade shows, theme parks, corporate communications, large scale events and other special venues.

MODERATOR

Marcelo Lewin
Marcelo Lewin is the CEO and founder of NewMediaWebinars.com, which creates webinars for and by digital media creators. Previously, he founded and was the CEO of Pixel Heads Network, a company that produced audio and video podcast shows focused on digital media creators. Pixel Heads Network was acquired by ProMAX Systems in 2008. In 1999, he created My Internet Desktop, an "OS on the web" company, way ahead of its time, it was acquired by Internet Appliance Network in 2000.

He is also the host of The Digital Scene, a web show where he interviews digital media creators and industry insiders in various expos, meet-ups and events.

Having also worked for a variety of companies, from Walt Disney Imagineering to NBC to Toyota, he is always on the forefront of interactive media, digital filmmaking and new media projects.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

"I got some good ideas from the webinar today! Thank you!" - Bjorn


"@NewMediaDude @rbirnholz - Great Job Guys! - I Might Have To Convert To The Sapphire Cult." - @joetombarello via Twitter


"FABULOUS seminar on @GenArtsInc Sapphire Plug-ins by @rbirnholz Recommend everyone check out NewMediaWebinars and AbsoluteMotionGraphics!" - @sue_I via Twitter


"Great Genarts Sapphire Plug-ins webinar by @rbirnholz today" - @white_noize via Twitter


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