Creating Motion Graphics

We have long been fans of Cinema 4D as a 3D package for motion graphics artists, both for its feature set (including the powerful MoGraph module) and its very tight integration with After Effects. We focused on this integration in Chapter 38 of Creating Motion Graphics 4th Edition (an excerpt from that chapter can be downloaded here ).

Last year Adobe and Maxon did a joint tour touting this integration. They had so much fun, they’’re doing it again this year. The first event was at the January 2008 DMA/LA meeting; the tour proper kicks off February 26 in San Francisco - see the full list of cities and dates below.

Paul Babb of MAXON Computer US filled us in on the flow over the four-hour event:

• Maxon and Adobe do a joint presentation covering elements directly related to incorporating 3D into an AE pipeline - flying logos, broadcast bumpers, multi-pass rendering into AE.
• The whole thing culminates in the production of a television newscast opening (designed by Rob Garrott of Bending Pixels. It includes using Adobe Premiere for a textual previz, exporting that timing to C4D, creating an animatic, build most of the 3D elements, using greenscreen news talent on billboards and in a virtual set, rendering it out with multi-pass layers to AE where Steve Whatley of Adobe does some AE magic (click here for Steve’s blog).
• They take a break in the middle and serve lots of good nosh and drinks.
• At the end they give away a bunch of great prizes (including copies of our book After Effects Apprentice).

Below is the official press release:

FREE Seminar - Over $60,000 in Door Prizes

Adobe and MAXON have joined forces to present an unrivaled 2D/3D workflow for motion design. Presenters from both Adobe and MAXON will cover an array of related topics culminating in the production of a stunning television newscast opening. Motion graphics artists will learn how to bring increased speed and efficiency to their production pipeline by combining the power of Adobe’s Production Studio and MAXON’s CINEMA 4D. This combination of robust applications has quickly become the proven choice for top motion design studios worldwide.

Adobe Highlights:

• See the new features of CS3 in action
• Get a glimpse of the Production Suite on the Mac
• Discover the capabilities of 3D integration

MAXON Highlights:

• Learn how to incorporate 3D into your 2D workflow
• See why CINEMA 4D is the fastest, easiest 3D solution for motion graphics
• Witness how easy it is to integrate into any pipeline

Tour Dates:

San Francisco, CA
February 26th 3:00 to 7:00pm
Adobe’s Offices in San Francisco

Vancouver, BC
February 28th 1:00 to 5:00pm
Cinemark Tinseltown

Seattle, WA
March 4th 1:00 to 5:00pm
Adobe’s Seattle Offices

Minneapolis, MN
March 20th 1:00 to 5:00pm
Theatre de la Jeune Lune

Boston, MA
March 25th 1:00 to 5:00pm
Regal Fenway 13

New York, NY
March 27th 1:00 to 5:00pm
Regal E-walk 13

Montreal, QC
April 1st 1:00 to 5:00pm AMC 22
Cinemas a la Forum

Toronto, ON
April 3rd 1:00 to 5:00pm
The Academy of Spherical Arts

For more information and to register visit, click here. Space is limited, so sign up today.

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