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<\/a><\/p>\nHeadlining this one is David Jahns – we call him\u00a0The Finisher<\/strong>* – at Wieden+Kennedy’s Joint Editorial<\/a>.\u00a0 Long time editor turned colorist\/vfx artist, David’s discovered the “all under one roof” power of Autodesk Smoke<\/a> on a Mac and has successfully integrated it into the Joint <\/a>workflow.\u00a0 The extra effects muscle in tandem with the editing tools is just what the doctor ordered over there, and David will show his bread and butter workflow – doing conform, color, vfx and delivery – all from within Smoke.<\/p>\n Also joining us, in from LA, will be Deke Kincaid from The Foundry<\/a> with a concentrated dose of what’s new in Nuke 8<\/a>.\u00a0 Those of you who attended the inaugural VFX\/PDX meeting<\/a> a couple of years back know that Deke can bring it and as the regional Creative Specialist, he always takes care of us and maximizes signal to noise.\u00a0 He’ll be fresh of NAB and will have a few nicely honed demos to show off the new features in interesting ways.\u00a0 Nuke 8<\/a> was a great release and Deke will make sure we’re kept up to date on the latest tools and tech.<\/p>\n Last but not least, we have Mary Poplin flying in to show off Imagineer’s<\/a> Mocha Pro<\/a> and all of the acceleration it offers for planar tracking assisted roto, for which the Imagineer crew won a Sci-Tech Oscar in 2013.\u00a0 Anyone who’s successfully used Mocha<\/a> on a project knows what a huge time saver it can be.\u00a0 It just sticks!\u00a0 And when you’re talking about tracking software, that’s a very good thing!\u00a0 Like Deke, Mary is a vfx artist in addition to being the West Coast Product Specialist for Imagineer<\/a>.\u00a0 Her recent work includes The Last Airbender,<\/em> Gulliver’s Travels<\/em> and Jackass 3D<\/em>.<\/p>\n As this is our first meeting post-NAB, we’ll definitely open things up for discussion and block out a little time for shop talk about some of the new tech related to our industry.<\/p>\n One lucky winner will walk away with a license of Mocha Pro<\/a>, valued at $1495, courtesy of Imagineer Systems<\/a>.\u00a0 We also have a notable prize from sponsor Artbeats<\/a>:\u00a0 $500 stock footage certificates.<\/p>\n Our venue for this meeting is in close proximity to Joint Editorial to help with the gear factor.\u00a0 We’ll be in the Vestas Auditorium of the recently remodeled historic Meyer & Frank building<\/a> at 14th and Everett.\u00a0 Join us!<\/p>\n Thursday, April 17 After hours drinks to catch up – we plan to take over the newly minted Tilt<\/a>.\u00a0 Just down the street from the meeting at 1355 NW Everett St.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *actually I just made that up but I hope it sticks.\u00a0 Sticks like Mocha.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Great meeting coming up for April 17 – mark your calendars and block out a Thursday night for some “must-see CG.” Headlining this one is David Jahns – we call him\u00a0The Finisher* – at 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\n6:30-8:30pm
\nVestas’ Auditorium<\/a>
\n 1417 NW Everett St<\/a>
\nEnter at the corner of 14th & Everett<\/a> – the sign on the corner will read Vestas\/Urban Airship<\/p>\n