ProTrack Podcasting Speaker Nominated for 4 Awards

Marcelo will be presenting Corporate Podcasting and Monetizing Your Content at MCA-I ProTrack 2008 next week.

Four of his podcasts at Pixel Heads Network have been nominated for the People’s Choice Podcast Awards!

The shows nominated are:

• Digital Media Quick Tips (Best Education)
• EXPOzed (Best Science / Technology)
• Mac 411 (Best Video Podcast)
• Meet The Experts (Best Business)

Marcelo also interviewed the 2008 President of the MCA-I organization, Lee Vogel on Meet The Experts. Listen to that show here.

Pixel Heads Network is dedicated to providing the best shows for digital media creators to entertain you, inform you and teach you in the areas of web, video, digital photography, podcasting, blogging and
eMarketing.

20% Discount on HD Expo

MCA-I members and ProTrack attendees (You HAVE registered for ProTrack, right?) receive a 20% discount on all workshops at HD Expo Los Angeles – just before MCA-I ProTrack 2008!

HD Expo Workshops include:

• P2 Camp
• Lighting, Filters & Gels for HD
• VariCamp
• ColorCamp

Find out more or register for HD Expo today.

Every HD Expo workshop has been developed by and for professionals. Just like MCA-I ProTrack, HD Expo thinks that the best people to teach professionals ARE professionals. People who speak and teach with knowledge from experience.

To Do List

• Register for ProTrack
• Register for HD Expo
• Eat my Vegatables

So Does Personal and Professional Networking Work?

You betcha!

Here’s some excerpts of a letter from MCA-I member Steve Panayioto, On-Line Productions, in Atlanta.

…I have a success story that really benefited me from my attendance at conferences in times past. It also relates to being an international member of MCA-I. I had a recent out-of-town production experience that married both my local contacts with my national contacts.

A long time local client of my company, On-Line Productions, likes the way we work. I was asked if I could deliver the same level of skills and services for them in DC. But there was a catch. As they would only pay my expenses, could I put a competitive bid together using people local to DC?

Naturally I turned to my MCA-I network for assistance. Nothing new about this, happens all the time. And yes, my clients were very happy with the way things went, again to be expected.

But there was an unexpected bonus that I realized. Because thanks to my networking at previous MCA-I conferences, my first DC hire and I recognized each other from a previous ProTrack Conference! Suddenly, it was like old home week! It made for a familiar work environment, just as if my usual team was in place.

And my clients took note and told me that our relaxed, smooth and professional approach really helped the dynamics for their people!

LUV that MCA-I. See you at conference!

Steven Panayioto – DP/Field Producer
On-Line Productions
Atlanta, GA

Lee Vogel on Personal Networking and Learning

So what does MCA-I ProTrack 20008 and a podcast interview with Lee Vogel have to do with each other? And who is Lee Vogel anyway? Lee is the current President of the MCA-I (Media Communications Association International). He spoke with Marcelo Lewin from Pixel Heads Networks about how MCA-I offers media professionals education, networking, user forums, get-togethers, plus much more at an event like ProTrack 2008 and throughout the year.

Rare Hands on DVD Studio Master Class with Bruce Nazarian

Well-known DVD Trainer Bruce Nazarian, “The Digital Guy” will be presenting a rare DVD

Master Class for DVD Studio Pro on Friday, October 30, from 9 AM to 5:00 PM

as part of MCA-I’s Pro Track 2008 Conference in Anaheim.

This class will cover both DVD authoring and simple Blu-ray authoring for Macintosh,

using DVD Studio Pro, and Adobe Encore CS3/4.

Topics to be covered will include:

1 – “Quick DVD”  – the fastest way to author a DVD from DVDSP

2 – General Workflow tips for getting from Final Cut to DVDSP

3 – Normal Authoring – using the Advanced interface

4 – Adding Slideshows with/without music; slideshow effects

5 – Using Chapters intelligently (includes setting Chapters in FCP)

also includes tips on how to be sure the Chapters get exported from FCP!

6 – Quickie Encoding… proper settings; simple pitfalls to avoid

7 – Using the Menu and Title buttons… avoiding menu “oops”

8 – Buttons, Buttons, Buttons – linking made easy…

creating unique highlights using Overlay Files

9 – Layered Menus – how to make them and understand their differences

10 – Burning to DVD Disc – single layer, double layer,

11 – Duplication vs replication – issues for each;

12 – Multi-Output workflow… output thru Compressor to multiple formats…

and

13 – The Simple basics of Blu-ray  (using Adobe Encore CS 3 or 4)