I specialize in design and technology for motion graphics, widescreen/multi-screen display, and high-impact presentations.
My studio, Keen Live, is built around the idea that design and engineering go hand-in-hand. We are proud to help our clients... [ more] I specialize in design and technology for motion graphics, widescreen/multi-screen display, and high-impact presentations.
My studio, Keen Live, is built around the idea that design and engineering go hand-in-hand. We are proud to help our clients convey their messaging with clear visuals, lots of pixels, and the coolest display technologies.
Beyond designing and producing graphics and multimedia, we also consult on production workflow and widescreen/multi-screen playback and display.
I married my high school sweetheart, and I spend most of my free time chasing my pre-school son around the yard. | | | | Member Since: March 29th 2008 | | | | |
Friends:  Aindreas Gallagher  Alan Okey  Allen joaquin  Andrea Di Berardino  Andrew Richards  Andy Mees  bart stevens  Bob Zelin  Brian Charles  Brooks Tomlinson  Charles Leisenring  Chris Harlan  Chris Wright  Cody Walters  Cory Petkovsek  Craig Seeman Craig Wall  Darby Edelen  Dave Johnson  Dave LaRonde  David Battistella  David Johnson  David Lawrence  David Roth Weiss  Dennis Radeke  Franz Bieberkopf  Gerardo Flores  Ike Hanson  Jeremy Garchow  jim bachalo  Joey Foreman  john lijo  Joseph W. Bourke  Marshall Colley Michael Sisko  Michael Szalapski  niccolo ungaro  Oliver Peters  Oscar Rosales Zarur Pat Ford  Rafael Amador  Ryan Holmes  Scott Sheriff  Sebastian Rivera  Shane Ross  Shawn Miller  Sohrab Sandhu  Todd Kopriva  Tom Daigon  Tom Sefton  Tudor "Ted" Jelescu  Vishesh Arora  William Chilcoat | | | | | | AFter Effects & Pro Res Footageby Dale Robinson 2 days agoI just got a new IMAC with the 3.4 GHz I7 processor with GeForce GTX 680 MX 24 GB of RAM. I am working on a project with Pro Res, h.264 and AVC Intra footage. I have found the system to be extremely s | Re: AFter Effects & Pro Res Footage
by Walter Soyka 19 hours ago
Ridley Walker "Premiere Pro uses the Mercury playback engine which deals these formats differently, it can use GPU acceleration, essentially transcoding the files on-the-fly. As of the current releas
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| | | |  | Animated Tile Heat Mapby Tim Smith 4 days agoFolks: I've been banging on this for a couple of days and finally need to beg for advice. I'm trying to create an animated "heat map" of sorts with a limited palette of colors that represent via tiles | Re: Animated Tile Heat Map
by Walter Soyka 2 days ago
Tim Smith "Sorry I'm being a bit vague. This is work for a client on a product I'm under NDA for. About all I can say is it is pre-visualization work for an update to an existing mobile app. So it's
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| | | |  | insane rendering times for macby vincent lee 4 days agoI have been trying to render a clip that is 720p in resolution size, and it's 1 minute long. There are only 3 layers, and one effects (Colorama). And it take days to render I have not had this problem+1 | Re: insane rendering times for mac
by Walter Soyka 2 days ago
vincent lee "I have been trying to render a clip that is 720p in resolution size, and it's 1 minute long. There are only 3 layers, and one effects (Colorama). And it take days to render I have not ha
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| | | | | glow movement in 3D space?by Clara Chan 4 days agoI'm trying to recreate this effect here using Particular. -- http: 25.media.tumblr.com 7af124eaae60ad3dc3a214dd3687b749 tumblr_mmra0pqgYl1s2s76zo1_500.gif I'm stumped on how to make the glow appear fr | Re: glow movement in 3D space?
by Walter Soyka 4 days ago
Create your Particular layer, then duplicate it. On the bottom layer, apply a glow and animate Particular's Visibility parameters together (Far Vanish, Far Start Fade, Near Start Fade, Near Vanish) to
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| | | | | Avid codec with After Effectsby Shane Caffrey 5 days agoHello, I have been asked to deliver files wrapped with the Avid codec and in 1080p. I am creating timelapse clips in After Effects and rendering out. My normal workflow is to use the Cineform codec an | Re: Avid codec with After Effects
by Walter Soyka 4 days ago
Shane Caffrey "The only thing I have changed in my workflow is to use the DNxHD codec and it is turning my files into interlaced. I have been using an Avid DNxHD codec when rendering quicktime files.
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| | | |  | The COW has messed itselfby John Kaley 6 days agoThe Creative Cow has become quite a mess. The "Debate" forums need to be unified under a single heading: "A Software Debate." The "A" has to be there to keep the listing in the "Adobe" "Apple" "Avid" | Re: The COW has messed itself
by Jeremy Garchow 5 days ago
Tim Wilson " he's been in the Premiere forum ONCE in the past year. Creative COW has been around for 12 years -- he's never posted in the After Effects forum a single time. " Apparently, you forgot a
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| | | |  | What about an Adobe App Store?by Greg Andonian 1 week agoAdobe has said that they are discontinuing perpetual licenses so they can put their focus squarely on their vision for the cloud. The cloud services they are offering sound really great, but do the ap+1 | Re: What about an Adobe App Store?
by Walter Soyka 1 week ago
David Lawrence "Greg, here's what I posted in another thread in response to Walter S..." For a little context, here's my stance, as succinctly as I can put it. If Creative Cloud is just a new way to
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| | | | | Adobe Creative Cloud Terms of Useby David Lawrence 2 weeks agoLloyd Chambers is pro photographer, Mac developer, and expert in high-end Macintosh performance optimization. I've been reading his blog for years and have learned much from his online guides. I was c+3 | Re: The Creative Cloud Divide
by Walter Soyka 1 week ago
David Lawrence "No doubt they're developing their next generation of connected tools. I can't wait to see what they come up with. But that's in the future, we're talking about now." At some point, yo
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| | | |  | quicktime color issue?by cody campbell 1 week agoI built this animation in c4d and then did some work in after effects and then rendered my clip out. In after effects my clip looks like it should and when played with windows media player it looks fi | Re: quicktime color issue?
by Angelo Lorenzo 1 week ago
This is not the Quicktime Gamma Bug. The gamma bug manifests itself as an actual change in brighness that you would see against the original in, say, After Effects once you re-imported the render. Thi
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| | | | | Creative Cloud Q&Aby Steve Forde 2 weeks agoGoing to put myself out there and answer questions as best I can here on the COW. No question is a bad one as my intent is to frankly get rid of some of the FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) that I ha | Re: Creative Cloud Q&A
by Steve Forde 1 week ago
Dave L - if you're interested in a 'discussion' I'm in. I'm happy to engage in a dialogue about any component and give my point of view. What I will not do is subscribe to idle speculation, fear monge
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| | | | | ShapeShifter AE - Gearsby Tudor "Ted" Jelescu 2 weeks agoShapeShifter AE V2 - really fast 3d in AE - I wanted to do a test that shows the complexity that can be achieved with SSAE. There's only one instance of the plugin used. http: www.youtube.com watch v=+2 | | | | |
| | | | | Peasants at the Gatesby Franz Bieberkopf 2 weeks agoApropos of current events, selections from Walter Murch, Oct 2011 (though one could speculate he had in mind landowners rather than peasants): part 2 I think what Final Cut has shown, forcibly, is tha+3 | Re: Peasants at the Gates
by Carsten Orlt 2 weeks ago
As much as I admire Mr Murch work as an editor I totally disagree :-) What's the difference to the old days when a letter to Moviola or Steenbeck had the same effect as a letter to Apple, Adobe or Avi
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| | | |  | Premiere Pro CC it is then?by Steve Connor 2 weeks agoBut is it all CC only Steve Connor There's nothing we can't argue about on the FCPX COW Forum | Re: Premiere Pro CC it is then?
by Bill Davis 2 weeks ago
Look, Adobe is a fine company that makes excellent products. If they've seen some internal data - or simply have a business vision that this course may be the only way they can attain their unique bus
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| | | |  | Car Commercial Legalitiesby Jake Anderson 2 weeks agohttp: www.youtube.com watch v=tXDCHoXPD8w My client has asked me to do a similar video for them like this. Does one need permission from such dealers such as honda to create this In the end it does pr | Re: Car Commercial Legalities
by Todd Terry 2 weeks ago
Jake Anderson "Does one need permission from such dealers such as honda... " Well first a little clarification. Honda isn't a dealer. Honda is a manufacturer. The local stores who sell them are the d
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| | | |  | Lights or Notby tony west 2 weeks agoThe other day I had to shoot some jerseys in the locker room. Didn't have much time to be in there so I couldn't light them. Just available light which I don't like (too flat) I was messing around wit | Re: Lights or Not
by Franz Bieberkopf 2 weeks ago
I have to say that I'm amazed at the low light stuff I've been working with off of Red Epic. Late dusk. Early dawn. And in slow motion ... Really astounding stuff with great detail and low noise that
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| | | | | Buying a new PC for Premiere CS6by Anhtu Vu 1 month agoI need to buy a new PC for Premiere and AE CS6. I will eventually use it for color grading too. Anyways, any suggestions as to custom built or go with the Z420 Z620 or Z820 I've used a Z800 for two ye | Re: Buying a new PC for Premiere CS6
by Walter Soyka 4 weeks ago
Anhtu Vu "I always thought AE is more picky about ram than processor." RAM and CPU usage go together with After Effects. Ae's multiprocessing feature works by launching a separate instance of the Ae
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| | | |  | Dynamic Link. Uh-huh!by Paul Neumann 4 weeks agoWake up this morning to an email from a client saying they love the cut, but could I just change this one little super So I open Photoshop, make the change, open Media Encoder and render the sequence | Re: Dynamic Link. Uh-huh!
by Walter Soyka 4 weeks ago
Alex Udell "one I use sometimes is to "create & set proxy" for dynamic link in AE, but do it at full res. that way I can manage where the files land, and there's no extra clutter in PPro.... i was so
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| | | | | QT File or QT Reference File. Lossless?by Adam Berch 1 month agoI have a project in Final Cut Pro. 1440 x 1080i that I want to export and bring into Premiere Pro CS 5.5, Add Chapter Markers, Encode in Media Encoder, and burn a Blu-Ray DVD in Encore. I want it to b | | | | |
| | | | | Fair use laws when using commercial video?by stan welks 1 month agoCan someone please provide some clarity regarding Fair Use laws with regard to ripping short clips from DVDs to be used in documentaries, movie reviews on blogs, etc. 1. Is there a length that you sho | | | | |
| | | | | Carrying Case/Hard Casesby Nathan Rice 1 month agoHello All! I am planning a trip overseas and have been asked to cover some events while in the Philippines. I have never taken my gear with me before and am wondering if anybody know of any good cases | Re: Carrying Case/Hard Cases
by Walter Soyka 1 month ago
I have a few Pelican cases -- very rugged. The upside is that they will protect your gear; the downside is that they let everyone else know there's gear worth protecting inside. If traveling abroad, m
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| | | | | Article: Larger Than 4K: Larger Than Life!by Walter Soyka 4 months ago Windows Hardware & Software Larger Than 4K: Larger Than Life! Keen Live's Walter Soyka regularly works with files twice the size of EPIC's 4.5K - and how about a 120-foot video wall at 14,700 x 1200 | Re: Larger Than 4K: Larger Than Life!
by Tom Daigon 3 months ago
Boy I sure can identity with your experience, Walter. As you know Im loving my HP Z820. It really is a quantum leap in speed from my 2008 Mac Pro, which is now relegated to email and internet use. CS6
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| | | | | Transferring big filesby Todd Terry 4 months agoThought I'd put out a shout to see how you guys transfer big files to clients when needed We usually just put them on our own server here in our building and give clients a link for download, which wo | Re: Transferring big files
by Walter Soyka 4 months ago
Stephen Smith "Last time (a long time ago) I used drop box you had to install their software to download file which I think stinks. I hope that has changed. I like YouSendIt. No adds and all the clie
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| | | |  | Article: A Cautionary Tale for the FCP Switcherby walter biscardi 12 months ago Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate A Cautionary Tale for the FCP Switcher Herein lies the cautionary tale of a long-time user of Final Cut Pro, penned for those who would consider switching NLEs. Are ther+4 | @Brian Cooney
by Walter Soyka 4 months ago
RAID 10 (really RAID 1+0, or a stripe of mirrors) is not necessarily safer than RAID 5 in a 4-disk configuration. A 4-disk RAID 10 is two sets of mirrored drives, striped together. A 4-disk RAID 10 ca
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| | | |  | Article: The Hobbit & The Dawn of High Frame Rate Cinemaby Debra Kaufman 5 months ago Cinematography The Hobbit & The Dawn of High Frame Rate Cinema The technology wizards of the film TV industry have been talking about High Frame Rate cinema for a long time; indeed, Douglas Trumbull' | Re: @Bryant Joseph
by Walter Soyka 4 months ago
Rob Brandreth-Gibbs "We two-eyed creatures receive two slightly different D images that the brain processes into a 3D image. Since a 3D film or video presents two very similar 2D images with similar
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| | | | | File: Advanced Odometerby Walter Soyka 4 months agoaep file Advanced Odometer AEP project. This is an advanced variation on the standard time-remapping odometer trick, which drives a set of animated transitioning digits from a single control. This ver | | | | |
| | | | | Todd Kopriva 4 months ago
Walter, do you know how we can flag a user for bad behavior on this forum? One user (and you know who I mean) has been posting a lot of noise lately. | | | | |
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