Conference Calendar

Break: 12:30pm - 2pm
12:30pm - 1pm: Pre-Keynote Prize Giveaway with Cow Founders, Ron & Kathlyn Lindeboom

1pm - 2pm: Conference Keynote featuring Steve Wright & Cow Founders, Ron & Kathlyn Lindeboom
Keynote Topic: "HDTV VFX for Film and Video"
Steve Wright (left), Technical Director, Cinesite, film effects division of Kodak
author of the Focal Press book "Digital Compositing for Film & Video"
HDTV is rapidly becoming a very important player in visual effects for both broadcast television and feature films. While most of what we see broadcast on TV is still "Standard Definition," behind the scenes, most shows being delivered to the networks today are HD -- which are then downconverted for broadcast. This way, they will be HD-compliant when their shows later hit syndication -- a time when HD is expected to be the main broadcast format. Beyond the famous example of Star Wars II, some feature films are using HD for all or part of their films for theatrical release. Unfortunately, this often includes the effects shots. There are also issues of multi-format compatibility as well as the recent realization of the importance of the 24P master. Working in HD for visual effects introduces a host of issues that the informed digital effects artist and producer will want to be aware of.

Expo Hall opens @ 1pm

	Tuesday, February 18, 2003 Conference Schedule Creative Cow West Conference Sessions: Day One Registration opens at 7:30am
V.A.S.S.T* Tour Vegas Video & More!	Adobe After Effects	Apple Final Cut Pro	Alias\|Wavefront MAYA
Douglas Spotted Eagle's Sundance Media Group and Sonic Foundry present the V.A.S.S.T. Tour, an all-day power training event focused on SoFo's new professional video, audio and DVD production studio, Vegas+DVD 4.0. 9am - 10:30am Audio Editing and Surround Encoding Douglas Spotted Eagle	9am - 9:45am AE KEYNOTE: Brian Maffitt 10 - 11:15am Creative Applications of AE's 3D ability Zax Dow	9am - 9:45am Meet the FCP Gurus Panel Discussion: Jerry Hofmann Philip Hodgetts Tom Wolsky Marco Solorio Michael Horton Justin Allen 10 - 11:15am Final Cut Pro Troubleshooting: Hardware /Software Troubleshooting Jerry Hofmann Justin Allen	9am - 9:30am MAYA KEYNOTE: Mark Sylvester 9:30am - 10:45 am Planning Your Modeling and Animation Joaquin 'Kino' Gil
Break: 10:30am -- 11:00am	Break: 11:15am -- 11:30am	Break: 11:15am -- 11:30am	Break: 10:45am -- 11:00am
11:00am - 12:30pm Chromakeying and Advanced Compositing, Douglas Spotted Eagle	11:30am - 12:30pm Motion Typography Effects in AE Jayse Hansen	11:30am - 12:30pm Speed Logging and First Cut in Final Cut Pro Philip Hodgetts	11:00am - 12:30pm Animation for Special Effects Joaquin 'Kino' Gil
Break: 12:30pm - 2pm 12:30pm - 1pm: Pre-Keynote Prize Giveaway with Cow Founders, Ron & Kathlyn Lindeboom 1pm - 2pm: Conference Keynote featuring Steve Wright & Cow Founders, Ron & Kathlyn Lindeboom Keynote Topic: "HDTV VFX for Film and Video" Steve Wright (left), Technical Director, Cinesite, film effects division of Kodak author of the Focal Press book "Digital Compositing for Film & Video" HDTV is rapidly becoming a very important player in visual effects for both broadcast television and feature films. While most of what we see broadcast on TV is still "Standard Definition," behind the scenes, most shows being delivered to the networks today are HD -- which are then downconverted for broadcast. This way, they will be HD-compliant when their shows later hit syndication -- a time when HD is expected to be the main broadcast format. Beyond the famous example of Star Wars II, some feature films are using HD for all or part of their films for theatrical release. Unfortunately, this often includes the effects shots. There are also issues of multi-format compatibility as well as the recent realization of the importance of the 24P master. Working in HD for visual effects introduces a host of issues that the informed digital effects artist and producer will want to be aware of. Expo Hall opens @ 1pm
2pm - 3:30pm Advanced Streaming Tools, Rule 508 Compliant Douglas Spotted Eagle	2pm - 3:30pm Mixing Media or Pixel Aspect Ratios, Formats, Frame Rates Demystified Rick Gerard	2pm - 3:30pm Integrating Adobe Photoshop with Final Cut Pro Tom Wolsky	2pm - 3:30pm Paint FX & Scene Dressing Techniques Joaquin 'Kino' Gil
Break: 3:30 - 4pm	Break: 3:30 - 4pm	Break: 3:30 - 4pm	Break: 3:30 - 4pm
4pm - 5:30pm DVD Authoring Douglas Spotted Eagle	4pm - 5:30pm 3D Effects Brian Maffitt	4pm - 5:30pm OfflineRT in Final Cut, The Offline/Online Process/ Media Management Justin Allen Jerry Hofmann	4pm - 5:30pm Color & Light: Making Your Effects Illusions Become Real Joaquin 'Kino' Gil
5:30pm - 7:30pm: Meet & Greet the EXPO Partners, Cow Leaders, Members, etc., in the Expo Hall. Refreshments provided. Open to all conference and free expo attendees. COW PARTY IN THE EXPO HALL!

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 Conference Schedule Creative Cow West Conference Sessions: Day Two Registration opens at 8:00am
Newtek LightWave	Adobe After Effects	Apple Final Cut Pro	Discreet Combustion
9am - 10:30am Power Modeling In LightWave Customizing LightWave Lee Stranahan	9am - 10:30am The Path to Perfection - or Who Was That Masked Man? Rick Gerard	9am - 10:30am Titles & Compositing in Final Cut Pro Philip Hodgetts	9am - 10:30am Combustion 2.1 for non-linear-editors Lee Roderick
Break: 10:30am -- 11:00am	Break: 10:30am -- 11:00am	Break: 10:30am -- 11:00am	Break: 10:30am -- 11:00am
11am - 12:30pm Power Plug-Ins For LightWave 3D Expressions & Scripting In LightWave Lee Stranahan	11am - 12:30pm Colorgrading Barend Onneweer	11am - 12:30pm Editing Esthetics Jerry Hofmann	11am - 12:30pm Adding combustion 2.1 to your After Effects workflow Marshall Fontaine
Lunch: 12:30pm -- 2:00pm	Lunch: 12:30pm -- 2:00pm	Lunch: 12:30pm -- 2:00pm	Lunch: 12:30pm -- 2:00pm
2pm - 3:30pm Creating Short Spots And Graphics With The Video Toaster 2 Visual FX With LightWave, Video Toaster And Digital Fusion Lee Stranahan	2pm - 3:30pm Synthetic Effects Brian Maffitt	2pm - 3:30pm Hardware and Software Integration with Final Cut Pro/ Capture Cards Marco Solorio	2pm - 3:30pm Advanced color-correction and keying in combustion 2.1 Ken LaRue
Break: 3:30pm -- 4:00pm	Break: 3:30pm -- 4:00pm	Break: 3:30pm -- 4:00pm	Break: 3:30pm -- 4:00pm
4pm - 5:30pm Logo Creation And Motion Graphics With LightWave, Video Toaster And Digital Fusion TV & Film Spotlight Lee Stranahan	4pm - 5:30pm Natural Effects Jim Tierney	4pm - 5:30pm Color Theory and Final Cut Pro Philip Hodgetts	4pm - 5:30pm Introduction to combustion 2.1 Sebastian Carrillo
7pm - 10pm -- Special User Group Meeting: Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group with host, Michael Horton

	Thursday, February 20, 2003 Conference Schedule Creative Cow West Conference Sessions: Day Three Registration opens at 8:00am
eMedia Presents: DVD Power Session	Adobe After Effects	Adobe Premiere	Discreet Combustion
Special Session: Conference within a conference produced by the editors of eMedia Magazine 9am - 10:30am From DV to DVD: The Roadmap and the Roadblocks Speaker:TBA	9am - 10:30am Chromakeying and Compositing Barend Onneweer	9am - 10:30am Editing & Production with Premiere 6.5: Tips, tricks and real world experience. Jacob Rosenberg	9am - 10:30am Integrating 3D animations in a compositing environment with combustion 2.1 Scott Jenkins
Break: 10:30am -- 11:00am	Break: 10:30am -- 11:00am	Break: 10:30am -- 11:00am	Break: 10:30am -- 11:00am
11am - 12:30pm Bits, Budgets, and Other Variables: Variable Bit-Rate Encoding and DVD Speaker: TBA	11am - 12:30pm Audio/Music editing: Tips on using AE's Audio tools Chris Meyer	11am - 12:30pm Premiere's Color Correction Tools, White Balace, Gamma & Broadcast Legal Signal Bob Currier	11am - 12:30pm Advanced vector-paint and rotoscoping with combustion 2.1 Marshall Fontaine
Lunch: 12:30pm -- 2:00pm	Lunch: 12:30pm -- 2:00pm	Lunch: 12:30pm -- 2:00pm	Lunch: 12:30pm -- 2:00pm
2pm - 3:30pm Crossing Over: Non-Linear Editing and DVD Authoring Speaker: TBA	2pm - 3:30pm Integrating 3D applications with AE Chris Meyer	2pm - 3:30pm Premiere's Titler and Effects/Keying Tim Kolb	2pm - 3:30pm Advanced motion graphics in combustion 2.1 Lee Roderick
Break: 3:30pm -- 4:00pm	Break: 3:30pm -- 4:00pm	Break: 3:30pm -- 4:00pm	Break: 3:30pm -- 4:00pm
4pm - 5:30pm The Practice: Turning your DV Expertise into a DVD Business Speaker: TBA	4pm - 5:30pm Complex Animation Made Easy: Nesting, Precomposing, Parenting & Expressions Trish Meyer	4pm - 5:30pm Multimedia: Using Premiere to Front-End DVD, Video CD and Web Streaming Projects Mike Velte	4pm - 5:30pm Great titles – Quick! Ken LaRue