LAST YEARS MEDIAMOTION BALL (2007)
The 10th Annual MediaMotion Ball was held at our new venue "The Sahara Hotel" on Monday April 16th 2007. The event was brought to you by the International Media Users Group (IMUG) and the AE-List - totally independent, non-profit and volunteer organizations. In 2007 AJA video systems were our Platinum partner and were just one of the many sponsors to give away prizes on the night.
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Brian Maffitt hosted the 10th MediaMotion Ball. Here is his presentation at the start of the evening and an amusing look back at the last decade of our industry:
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The MMB, now a tradition at NAB, is for media professionals who work in post production, 3D and motion graphics. Everyone is welcome. Ticket price includes a multi-course buffet, entry in the prize draw and the opportunity to mix with your peers.
Each year our generous sponsors help make the MMB possible and provide one of the biggest prize pools on offer. Look below at the huge array of prizes given away in 2007.
Our good friends at RE:VisionFX donated three great software plug-ins.
RE:Fill - This plug-in mends holes in images by intelligently filling user-specified regions - value $99.95
RE:Map - You get professional quality mapping and distortion tools - value $149.95
Shade/Shape - Automatically turns your 2D artwork into 3D rendered imagery! - value $89.95
From Jim Tierney and Digital Anarchy:
Plasma FX - The PlasmaFX filter suite is a collection of cool effects built with Apple's
new Core Image technology. PlasmaFX has 26 plugins that cover a wide range of image processing and synthesis - value $129
Data Animator - Is a set of eight plugins that allow After Effects and Final Cut Pro users to quickly generate animated charts and graphs - value $495
Vol 1 & 2 of Chaos Stock HD Motion Backgrounds + Text Anarchy plugins Chaos Stock is a new idea in stock imagery. On each DVD, you get pre-rendered stock footage to use royalty-free. You get over 40 customizable backgrounds, most of which have HD versions as well as SD. And you get the Text Anarchy plugins - value $659
Chaos Stock - San Francisco HD Time Lapse footage. A beautiful new volume of 20 time-lapse HD clips taken around San Francisco, California - value $599
From Frank Capria and our friends at XProve:
Three great prizes!
Winners walked away with a 6 month standard subscription to XProve!
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Xprove is review and approve. Xprove does one thing, and does it well. Xprove is about getting your work in front of your client as quickly as possible, so the creative process keeps moving forward. Xprove uploads your clips, alerts clients material is ready, then passes their comments to you. It also gives you a convenient place exchange all those project-related files like scripts and logos.
The SynthEyes 3-D camera tracker offers outstanding performance and a wealth of features at an affordable $399 price. The new 2007 1/2 version adds a powerful image stabilization system, which takes advantage of 3-D tracking for high accuracy, while permitting the user to "direct" the result. In its fourth year on the market, recent SynthEyes credits include Pan's Labyrinth, Pursuit of Happyness, Apocalypto, Zodiac, Casino Royale, plus ongoing series such as Lost and Battlestar Galactica.
From Blackmagic Design we had a DecklinkHD Extreme and 2 Intensity cards as prizes. The guys at Blackmagic Design had a huge presence at NAB in the South Hall. Thanks to Blackmagic Design for these superb prizes.
RedGiant had a huge prize pool from their superb range of plugins.
Magic Bullet Editors $399, Magic Bullet Suite $799
Knoll Light Factory Pro $399
Instant HD $99
Primatte Keyer Pro $699
Trapcode Suite $749 |
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From AJA Video Systems we've gave away a Kona LHe card as a prize for one winner at the MMB. They were our Platinum Partner sponsor for the 2007 MediaMotion Ball. They're really showing their commitment to the user community and returning as Platinum sponsor for 2008. KONA LHe offers a full ride to HD with no-compromise, 10-bit uncompressed video, 2-channel AES and 8-channel embedded audio, analog composite/component video I/O, 2-channel analog audio I/O, broadcast-quality hardware downconversion and TBC on analog inputs.
Angie Taylor and Focal Press gave away 2 copies of the book Creative After Effects!
Zax is bax at the MMB - a long time supporter he has something new up his sleeve at NAB and he'll be giving 2 of them away at the MMB - there's more! 2 copies of Layertools as well. Thanks Zax and Zaxwerks.
From SmartSound a copy of Sonicfire Pro 4 with mood mapping was a prize at the 2007 MMB. Amazing software that you can see demoed on the showfloor at booth SL3710. Thanks to Stephanie Joyce from SmartSound and say 'hi' when you see her at the stand.
From Promax we've got not one, but TWO FIREMAX 500GB Firewire/USB drives.
These drives are valued at $399 each! Thanks Ethan and Promax for their long time support of the MMB, and don't forget the Promax Digital Cafe at the Empire Room on the Tuesday evening at NAB.
From Intelligent Assistance we have 2 copies each of PRACTICAL Color Correction; Killer Titles and Mastering Clips and Media. Intelligent Assistance products provide expert coaching right on your desktop when you need it.Thanks to Philip Hodgetts (and Gregory Clarke) and Intelligent Assistance for their continuing support of the MMB (10 years now).
From Pixel Corps - a six months membership to this thriving community. Not sure what the Pixel Corps is all about? The Pixel Corps is conducted almost entirely online so that anyone, anywhere can participate. The Pixel Corps has exhaustive video training, a vibrant community, software discounts, unprecedented access to professional computer graphics software and more.Thanks to Alex Lindsay and the team at Pixel Corps.
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From Adobe 1 x Creative Suite 3 Production Premium. This package includes After Effects. Premiere Pro, Photoshop Extended, Flash Professional, Illustrator, Soundbooth, Encore Onlocation and Ultra. Winner can choose Windows or Mac version.This amazing package from Adobe is expected to ship by July.
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From AE experts Trish & Chris Meyer their new book "After Effects Apprentice". One copy of this new book will land in the hands of a winner at the MMB. It's also available for pre-order through Amazon.
This year, GridIron will be offering the latest and greatest!: Nucleo Pro 2!
Not just one copy either...but TWO copies! MSRP is $395 each.
Nucleo Pro 2 (due to ship in early summer 2007) will support After Effects CS3 Professional and all versions of After Effects 7. New features of Nucleo Pro 2 include the ability specify how nested compositions are rendered and run renders of users favorite 3D applications in the Nucleo Pro Background Render Queue.
Brian Maffit and the entire team at Total Training are looking forward to another great Media Motion Ball! Here are the details of their prizes...
One $500 gift certificate for any TT DVD purchase(s)
One $250 gift certificate for any TT DVD purchase(s)
One $100 gift certificate for any TT DVD purchase (s).
These certificates can be applied to any of Total Training's products, including anything that is still TBA! Check the website for the latest product info.
BorisFX and Media100 join our list of supporters at the MediaMotion Ball. Attend the MMB and meet the man himself - Boris Yamnitsky. Click here for details about the BorisFX user group meeting on Tuesday afternoon from 4pm-6pm - stand SL10520 at NAB... oh and the Boris prizes at the MMB? Media100 Producer and a Boris Continuum Complete plugin packages
Julie Hill, Lauren Hollifield, Marcee Hatton and the entire Artbeats team are looking forward to another great Media Motion Ball! We've just heard from Julie on the details of their prize...
Once again, Artbeats is proud to be a sponsor of the Media Motion Ball.
Artbeats will be giving away three royalty-free stock footage collections.
Three lucky winners will be able to choose an Artbeats product valued up to $699 from their ever-expanding library. You'll have a choice of over 450 broadcast quality footage collections including 10 brand new releases which will make their debut at NAB 2007.
Among these new titles, you'll find stunning timelapse and real time nature footage of storms, lightning, landscapes, flowers and plants. You can check out their upcoming releases and all of Artbeats footage at http://www.artbeats.com.
This is the 10th anniversary of the Media Motion Ball and we're proud to say that Maxon has NEVER missed a year in supporting this premier user event! Thank you MAXON!
Our friends Paul Babb and Josiah Hultgren of Maxon are delighted to be a part of this great user event again this year! Check out their mega-prizes! These are serious packages! Each of two winners will receive :
CINEMA 4D with MoGraph
Quick workflow, fast rendering and easy export to compositing applications have long established CINEMA 4D as a staple among motion graphics artists. With the MoGraph module motion graphics artists can feast upon a smorgasbord of powerful tools that make it easy to create everything from flying logos to abstract effects. Clone numerous objects and create extruded text with just a few simple clicks, or add effectors into the mix and put everything in motion and much more, often without a single keyframe! Of course, these tools have been perfectly integrated into CINEMA 4D. These compositing apps are currently supported by CINEMA 4D
* Adobe After Effects* (V5.0 and higher)
* Apple Final Cut Pro (V4.5 and higher)
* Apple Motion (V1.0 and higher)
* Apple Shake (V3.5 and higher)
* Autodesk Combustion* (V3.0 and higher)
* eyeon Fusion (V5.0 and higher)
Release 10 now Includes BodyPaint 3D!
CINEMA 4D Core is worth $895
MoGraph Module is worth $395
Total value for each prize winner = $1290
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Automatic Duck is pleased to offer to two lucky winners the Automatic Duck plug-in of their choice. You can choose our popular After Effects import plug-in for bringing FCP and Avid timelines into AE. You can choose our essential Final Cut export plug-in for sending sequences to Avid or ProTools, or our Final Cut import plug-in for bringing in sequences from Avid editing systems. Or you can choose our Combustion import plug-in, a plug-in that imports timelines from FCP, Premiere Pro and Avids. Or you could apply your credit to the purchase of one of our bundles. The value of each of these prizes is $495.
All the details on all of Automatic Duck's fine offerings can be found at Automatic Duck's website: Automaticduck.com
...and from our friends at Toolfarm a great prize:
Buena Fabuloso Gigante Bundle
This Toolfarm Exclusive bundle includes: Buena Au Naturel - gives you much more natural looking results when compositing, blurring, or correcting your footage. Depth Cue - add realistic depth effects to 3D layers. Buena Effect Essentials - 10 professional plugins for Adobe After Effects. This is a $399 Value - Details can be found at Toolfarm
We have prizes from our new sponsor Wondertouch - makers of ParticleIllusion. ParticleIllusion is a standalone application that allows you to quickly and easily create amazing effects: explosions, smoke, fire, sparkles, motion graphics backgrounds, space effects, creatures, and abstract artistic effects -- literally hundreds of different types of effects. Alan Lorence from Wondertouch will be at the MMB and will give away
2 prize bundles that will include:
- particleIllusion 3.0 for Windows or Mac
- Pro Emitters Complete 1-9 for particleIllusion 3.0
- 2 x Creative Cow DVDs: "The Apprentice Magician's Guide to particleIllusion"
- and "particleIllusion Fusion Vol.1 - the fusion of After Effects & particleIllusion "
Thanks Alan! Look out for the Wondertouch stand at NAB at the "Plugin Pavilion" booth SL3827B in the South Hall.
Genarts are back at the MMB with another great prize. One lucky winner will walk away with one out of the four Sapphire box sets. Heres's what's been said about these amazing plugins:
"The ultimate professional suite of visual effects... The best plug-ins money can buy."
Computer Arts Magazine
"They really are one of the most amazing visual effect tools available today and we rely heavily on them for our day to day work. They make the finishing of our movie trailers so much easier!"
Markus Wernig, Senior Editor, MOJO, West Hollywood
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