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MovieEditor Conference 2005 Los Angeles Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005 8:30am to 4pm The MovieEditor Conference is an all-day event on computer-based filmmaking. Speakers from Disney, DreamWorks, Pixar, and the South Park TV show. Also Maya, SoftImage, Houdini, Shake, NUKE, and more. At the elegant 5-star The Palm Restaurant one block from the Los Angeles Convention Center. All-day event includes seminars, panels, breakfast and lunch at the incredibly low price of $59. On Wednesday, August 3rd, from 8:30am to 4pm. Sign up online at www.MovieEditor.com. Who Should Attend Motion picture technologists Linux and Macintosh enthusiasts Enterprise IT specialists Filmmakers Agenda and Speakers 8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:45 Robin Rowe - LinuxMovies.org - opening remarks 9:00 Disney Technology Manager Jeff Rochlin - Mickey's LAIR Disney animation uses an internally developed system called LAIR to manage LINUX distributions across the entire enterprise. One of the customizations they deploy is a Linux 32-bit kernel patched for 4GB RAM access instead of the typical 3GB x86 limit. 9:45 DreamWorks Animation Senior Technologist Skottie Miller - Managing Renderfarms DreamWorks has one of the world's largest animation renderfarms with more than 3,500 processors spread across multiple sites. 10:30 SOUTH PARK Technology Supervisor JJ Franzen - Mac desktops with Linux servers for television and HDTV SOUTH PARK has a Linux renderfarm and recently converted from Windows to Mac desktops. Although Linux is common in feature animation, SOUTH PARK is one of the few to use it for television. Many have suggested that BSD-based Mac OS X will play a larger role in studios because of its compatibility with Linux, and SOUTH PARK is leading the way. SOUTH PARK continues to innovate as they convert to HDTV production. 11:15 Library of Congress Motion Picture Conservation Center Lab Supervisor Frank Wylie - Film Restoration The Library of Congress has the largest motion picture collection in the world, including more than 100 million feet of nitrate film. A new scanner technology is enabling the Library of Congress to digitally recover film that was previously considered too deteriorated to save. 12:00 Served plate lunch 1:00 Adobe Systems Color Technology Manager and ICC Digital Motion Picture Working Group Chairman Lars Borg - Color Management Color management in digital motion picture production based on International Color Consortium standards is a technical approach to setting and holding consistent color fidelity. Most studios today grade color by eye to try to correct problems afterwards because the tools to hold color consistent throughout the production pipeline are just emerging. 1:30 Pixar Vice President of Technology Greg Brandeau - Standard Linux Motion picture studios are collaborating on big projects more than ever before as the scale of productions continues increasing while schedules get shorter. Historically, transferring work on film worked smoothly because of a standard of 35mm. The many varieties of Linux present challenges to working together in the digital film age. 2:00 Linux 3d Filmmaking Panel - Invited Toolmakers Alias Maya - General Manager of Maya Engineering Kevin Tureski NVIDIA Gelato - NVIDIA Digital Film Support Philip Nemec mental images mental ray - Director of Training and Special Projects Bart Gawboy Pixar RenderMan - Director of Computer Operations Greg Brandeau SoftImage SoftImage|XSI - Special Projects Senior Consultant Javier von der Pahlen Side Effects Software Houdini - CTO Dr. Paul Salvini 2:50 Afternoon Snack 3:00 Linux Compositing Panel - Invited Toolmakers Apple Shake - Shake Product Designer Ron Brinkman D2 Nuke - VFX Supervisor Jonathan Egstad Discreet Flint and Smoke - Director of Product Management Bill Roberts IFX Piranha - President Tom Benoist Imagineer Systems Monet - Managing Director Allan Jaenicke The Pixil Farm - Head of Research Simon Gibson UCLA Image Processing R&D - Dean Tony Chan 4:00 Closing remarks *Note: there will be five minutes between sessions.

Location The Palm is a 5-star restaurant one block away from the Los Angeles Convention Center. Park in one of the nearby surface lots - about $10. The Palm 1100 South Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 Corporate Sponsors Adobe Systems Intel Corporation BlueArc NetApp Rincon Technology SpectSoft RaveHD Promotional Sponsors Highend2d.com Highend3d.com  Highend Networks Inc. Editors Guild Magazine  fxguide  Inside Mac Radio  Digital Production Buzz  Creative Cow  LinuxMovies.org  LAFCPUG IndieClub MGLA Digital Cinema Society Breakfast and Lunch Included Continental Breakfast Muffins, Scones, Croissants and Fruit Coffee, Tea, Orange or Apple Juice Lunch Sliced Tenderloin with Blue Cheese & Onion Straws or Chicken Piccata or Penne Marinara Green Beans Mashed Potatoes Coffee, Tea or Soft Drink Afternoon Snack Mini Biscotti, Cookies and Brownie Bites Coffee, Tea or Soft Drink Organizer Robin Rowe, chair MovieEditor.com 140 South Elm Dr., Ste. 6 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310-278-4012 All terms subject to change and availability. Questions to rower@movieeditor.com Created April 25, 2005. Updated August 2, 2005.