The Moving Pictures Collective Announces the Vitti Fund

The Vitti Fund
A tax-deductible contribution to The Vitti Fund is a contribution to the art and craft of digital filmmaking
“In 1996, with freshly wetted filmmaking feet, I pursued editing as a method to become a better shooter, but I was sidetracked with the enjoyment of assembling the story, telling it with others, adding audio and motion graphics and experiencing the richness of the delivery…”

- Michael Vitti, February 28, 2009

An Educational Grant devoted to advancing the craft and careers of digital filmmakers in memory of Michael Vitti; community leader, educator, friend.

Purpose
The Vitti Fund is an educational tax-deductible grant program. We support digital filmmakers who advance their career through continuing education. We provide monetary grants for certification programs, seminars, workshops, distance learning, 2-year and 4-year programs.

Eligibility
The Vitti Fund targets filmmakers who reside in the Greater New York Tri-State area.

This includes: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. Grant sizes vary based on a variety of criteria, including the amount of grant money available for distribution at any given time.

Apply for a Grant
At this time The Vitti Fund is raising funds to establish The Fund. Please sign up for our mailing list to be informed of all Vitti Fund activities, including the initial application period for grants.

About Michael Vitti
Michael Vitti (1963 - 2009) was the founder of The Moving Pictures Collective of NYC. Schooled as a Marine Biologist, Michael switched careers to become a Still Photographer and then moved into Videography, editing, and color correction.  From wedding videos to music videos to documentaries, Michael always moved his career forward through constant learning.

Michael Vitti was also a larger-than-life personality. It’s been said you could bring Michael to party and within two hours not only would he know all your friends, he’d know all your friend’s friends… and their parents! He easily moved between many different circles of friends in varied professions and social strata.

In 2002 Michael re-formed the defunct New York City Final Cut User Group. In 2005 he incorporated the organization with the purpose of re-branding it into an Educational 501(c)3. In 2006 New York State awarded the NYCFCUG non-profit status. In 2007 he renamed the group to The Moving Pictures Collective of NYC. The name change reflected Michael’s desire to move the group past a Final Cut - centric purpose and move into the broader purpose of supporting Digital Storytellers. All through this time Michael went beyond organizing monthly meetings and offered seminars and workshops hosted by some of New York City’s most talented and enthusiastic filmmakers.

After Michael’s death in April 2009 there was a tremendous outpouring of love and support by those whom we call The Tribe of Mike. The one thing everyone in his Tribe agreed upon was Michael’s unwavering dedication to continuing education. A group of friends and family got together and decided we needed to keep Michael’s spirit alive; and the best way to do that is through an educational grant. The Vitti Fund was established.

For more information: http://www.mopictive.org/thevittifund/

RE:Vision Effects announces upcoming support for Adobe® After Effects® CS5 and major optimizations

RE:Vision Effects, acclaimed effects plug-in industry leader and makers of Academy Award winning software, announces that it will demo its next generation of plug-ins for Adobe® After Effects® at NAB 2010, in booth SL4130. The new versions will contain 64-bit support for the soon-to-be-released Adobe After Effects CS5. The products will also have major optimizations for After Effects 7.0 and later, and other supported After Effects-compatible host applications, so users who will not be using Adobe After Effects CS5 will have a good reason to upgrade.

Customers who purchase an After Effects-compatible product today will received the new upgraded version for free when it is released. This offer will be good from today until the new versions are released. Upgrade pricing will be announced when the products are released.

Features of the upcoming new versions:
Major optimizations have been performed across the entire After Effects-compatible product line.
64-bit support for Adobe After Effects CS5

RE:Vision Effects After Effects-compatible product line includes:
DE:Noise - Reduces noise using smart spatial and time-based (optical flow) methods.
Effections - Our specially-priced bundled collections.
FieldsKit - Provides smarter deinterlacing and more workflow options for interlacing and pulldown.
PV Feather - Provides per-vertex feather control for After Effects.
RE:Fill - Replaces or fills in missing or “bad” pixels.
RE:Flex - Creates visually stunning morphs and warps with an easy-to-use interface.
RE:Map - Provides professional quality mapping and distortion tools.
ReelSmart Motion Blur - Automatically tracks every pixel in a sequence and blurs based on calculated motion!
Shade/Shape - Automatically turns 2D artwork into 3D rendered imagery!
SmoothKit - The ultimate blurring filter set that combines user-directed controls and feature-sensitive methods.
Twixtor - Intelligently slows down or speeds up image sequences!
Video Gogh - Turns pictures and videos into painted works of art!

To learn more about our products visit RE:Vision Effects website: http://www.revisionfx.com .

RE:Vision Effects is an acclaimed industry leader of visual effects plug-ins for Adobe After Effects, Eyeon Fusion, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Final Cut Express, The Foundry’s Nuke, Adobe Premiere Pro, Autodesk 3ds Max/Maya Composite, Avid editing systems, Autodesk Systems (Sparks), Autodesk SoftImage, Apple Shake, Quantel genQ and others.

DE:Noise, Effections,FieldsKit, PV Feather, RE:Fill, RE:Flex, RE:Map, ReelSmart Motion Blur, Shade/Shape, SmoothKit, Twixtor and Video Gogh are trademarks of RE:Vision Effects, Inc. All other trademarks, company names and products are the property of their respective holders. Features, pricing and availability are subject to change without notice.

NAB SHOW PRESENTS ALL-STAR CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST SUPER SESSION ON FUTURE OF STORYTELLING

WASHINGTON—The NAB Show, the annual conference and expo for professionals who create, manage and distribute entertainment across all platforms, will present a Super Session titled “All-Star Session: Next Generation Storytelling” featuring cutting-edge demonstrations and a special 3D screening. The session takes place Tuesday, April 13 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

The “All-Star Session” is hosted by Phil McKinney, vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) of the Personal Systems Group at HP. Featured panelists are Ed Leonard, CTO of DreamWorks Animation; Kevin Lynch, CTO of Adobe; and Scott Dadich, Conde Nast creative director for WIRED.

These leading chief technologists and digital creatives in the entertainment, application and publishing industries will discuss the future of content creation, delivery and consumption as technology advancements rapidly change the possibilities for delivering news, information and entertainment.

Ed Leonard of DreamWorks will discuss the future of 3D movies, highlighting the session with a special advanced screening. Adobe’s Kevin Lynch will offer details of the future of storytelling across a wide range of tools and devices. Scott Dadich will unveil a breakthrough example of the traditional magazine transformed for a new, all-digital and converged experience.

“Fueled by a technology and content revolution, storytelling is undergoing a complete transformation,” McKinney said. “We’ll explore what the next generation of content creation, delivery and consumption will look like across many forms of media and devices.”

“We look forward to hearing from leaders in the craft of digital storytelling and experiencing some of today’s most cutting-edge content during this dynamic NAB Show Super Session,” said Chris Brown, NAB executive vice president, Conventions and Business Operations.

The session will also feature on-stage demonstrations of new technologies destined to impact media and entertainment, while discussions shed light on important changes to the existing production process.

About the 2010 NAB Show
The NAB Show will take place 10-15 April, 2010 in Las Vegas (exhibits open 12 April). It is the world’s largest electronic media show covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. Complete details are available at http://www.nabshow.com.

News media registration is now available online. Click here to register as press for the NAB Show.

About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America’s broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at http://www.nab.org.

Tools On Air Introduces a TV Station on a Mac

just: is the first Quicktime-based solution designed for the fast-paced needs of broadcast video professionals.  just: is an integrated suite of technologies designed to create a complete high-performance TV production facility using the proven, robust Apple platform and standard, low-cost, off-the-shelf hardware components.
just: gives you a multi-camera ingest solution with edit-while-recording capability. Edit and cue video while still recording.
just: delivers full integration of video, audio and graphics, with powerful automation, asset management, and true multi-file format capability - all based on an intuitive timeline-based interface.
 
Acquire
 
just:in is a QuickTime-based ingest solution that enables capture of multiple simultaneous video streams in MXF format. Using affordable, off-the-shelf hardware from Matrox, AJA, Blackmagic and others, up to eight channels of HD video can be simultaneously recorded to a single Mac Pro, and immedately available for editing even while still recording.
just:in offers high resolution crash recording, batch digitizing, VTR control and scheduled automated recording, and is fully compatible with Final Cut Server, Apple’s media asset management system.
Manage
 
Live Cut is a powerful workflow tool designed to get the most out of today’s multi-camera production environment. Live Cut brings together ingest, metadata, live logging, media management and Final Cut Pro integration, centralizing all your resources into a single, easy-to-use interface for fast and efficient post production.

just: Broadcast Suite seamlessly integrates with Final Cut Server, allowing you to easily organize your content, even interfacing with Windows-based files.
Files recorded with just:in are immediately available via Final Cut Server, allowing them to be edited, reviewed and placed into the just:play or just:live playout timeline, all the while being continuously updated during recording.
 
Deliver
Whether it’s 24/7 broadcast or live-on-location reporting, ToolsOnAir gives you the tools you need to bring it to air.

just:play provides fully stable video automation playout with an intuitive timeline-based GUI. With its integrated scheduling and automation capabilities, playlists can be generated integrating video with high-quality RSS-based real-time graphics to create tickers, station IDs, lower thirds and more.
just:live merges the power of the just:play interface with the immediacy of real-time control. Designed to meet the fast-paced demands of news, sports and other live event production, just:play delivers powerful single-interface control of video and real-time graphics playout.
ToolsOnAir’s Mac OS-based technology easily integrates into your existing broadcast TV environment. No exotic hardware, no expensive proprietary systems.
For more information, just: visit ToolsOnAir at NAB Booth SL1516, or at http://www.toolsonair.com

SmartJog releases new cloud storage features to manage community-based workflows at NAB 2010

SmartJog, the global leader in managed digital delivery, announced today that it will be showcasing its re-designed cloud storage solutions at NAB (Booth: SU6509). The new features are aimed at creating community-based workflows with easy-to-use access tools.

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