Logik Live Episode #22: Using Shotgun with Flame
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Logik Live Episode #22: Using Shotgun with Flame

My guests this week are Alan Latteri and Jesse Morrow of Instinctual in LA. They're going to show how they use Shotgun in production with Flame. Shotgun is an amazing diverse tool and capable of so much more than just shot and task management. Check out how Alan and Jesse leverage it to maximize the efficiency of their workflow! Alex Arce from Autodesk will be with us to answer any questions you may have about using Shotgun with flame!

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Logik Live Episode #21: Building Your Flame Business at Home Part 2, with Randy McEntee
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Logik Live Episode #21: Building Your Flame Business at Home Part 2, with Randy McEntee

It's Part 2 of Building Your Flame Business at Home. As a follow up to Renee Tymn's fab presentation last week, Randy is going to cover the tech side of the at-home Flame business: What machine to buy, how to keep it up and running and everything in between. Randy will dive deep into Mac vs. Linux, SSD vs NVME vs HDD storage, backup and archiving options, client presentation options...and more! He gets specific with numbers and stats - but all framed under the most important question: What type of Flame business are you looking to run.

Logik Live is sponsored by CineSys-Oceana. To find out more about their remote workflow solutions visit https://cinesys.io

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Logik Live Episode #20: Building Your Flame Business at Home, Part 1 with Renee Tymn
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Logik Live Episode #20: Building Your Flame Business at Home, Part 1 with Renee Tymn

I can't believe we're up to 20 episodes of Logik Live! This one is going to be very special. Please join me and my guest Renee Tymn for the first in a two-part series on Building your Flame Business at home. In this episode, Renee is going to go over the business end of things: How to set up your company, handle your billing, how to find work...and keep it, and so much more. In the next episode, Randy McEntee is going to go over the technical: How to spec out your Flame system and what other things you need to know to keep it up and running smoothly.

This episode of Logik Live is proudly sponsored by CineSys-Oceana. Find out more about their remote workflow solutions at cinesys.io.

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Logik Live Episode #19: Naveen Srivastava
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Logik Live Episode #19: Naveen Srivastava

Our guest this week is Flame Artist Naveen Srivastava from The Vanity in Toronto. Naveen and his fellow flame artists are known for doing amazing motion graphics work with Flame, and he takes us through two of those spots today.

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Logik Live Episode #18: Andy Davis
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Logik Live Episode #18: Andy Davis

Our guest this week is LA-based Flame Artist Andy Davis. Andy's going to demonstrate how he is expanding his VFX toolset through the use of game engine tech.

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Logik Live Episode #17: Brian Higgins
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Logik Live Episode #17: Brian Higgins

Our guest this week is Chicago's own Brian Higgins - Flame Artist, Colorist and Creative Director at Flavor. Brian takes us through a few amazing shots he did for a recent commercial.

Logik Live is sponsored by:

CineSys-Oceana. Find out more about their remote workflow solutions at cinesys.io.

AJA Video Systems. AJA develops an extensive range of solutions for the professional video and audio market, from conversion devices to I/O solutions, digital recorders, cameras and more. www.aja.com

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Logik Live Episode#16: Interview with Autodesk’s Stephane Labrie
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Logik Live Episode#16: Interview with Autodesk’s Stephane Labrie

Join us for an in-depth conversation with Product Owner Stephane Labrie. Stephane is the caretaker for the parts of Flame that we interact with every day: Project Management, Conforming, Archiving, Caching and 3rd Party Integration, to name a few. He's a brilliant and extremely funny guy who's passion for Flame and its users are at the core of what he does.

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Logik Live Episode #15: Joel Osis
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Logik Live Episode #15: Joel Osis

The man, the myth, the legend - Joel Osis on Logik Live! Joel does a break down of three amazing shots from two recent spots he worked on. Crowd comping, projections, cleanup, and a transition you won't believe! Be sure to check out all of Joel's amazing tutorials and demos at www.joelosis.com. Logik Live is proudly sponsored by Cinesys-Oceana. For more information about their remote workflow solutions, visit www.cinesys.io.

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Logik Live Episode #14: Advanced Flame Techniques with Mihran Stepanyan
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Logik Live Episode #14: Advanced Flame Techniques with Mihran Stepanyan

Flame Award recipient, fxPHD instructor and One Man Studio owner Mihran Stepanyan is joining us to cover: Rendering of an Action 3D scene in Arnold using Maya, Maya and Flame bridge, Some clean up techniques using the BorisFX Silhouette plugin in Flame and high end chroma keying techniques. Mihran has always pushed the boundaries of what's possible with Flame. Should be a fantastic session!

Thanks to CineSys-Oceana for supporting Logik Live. Learn more about their remote workflow solutions at www.cinesys.io

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Logik Live Episode #13: Resolve for Flame Artists with David Jahns
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Logik Live Episode #13: Resolve for Flame Artists with David Jahns

David Jahns takes us through the basics of Resolve, but from a Flame Artist’s perspective. He’ll cover project creation, organization, color grading techniques, I/O, and round-tripping from Flame. Plus things like XML cleaning and a bunch of tips and tricks to get you up to speed fast! Be sure to check out David's 20 minute Resolve-Fusion/Flame/Nuke/AE Hack workflow video at https://vimeo.com/213588842. Thanks to Cinesys-Oceana for sponsoring Logik Live. Visit www.cinesys.io for all of your remote workflow needs. And check out www. Logik.tv for more great content!

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Logik Live Episode #11: Connected Conform with Bryan Bayley
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Logik Live Episode #11: Connected Conform with Bryan Bayley

Are you a Flame Artist? Have you ever had to change a "locked cut" or have to add a surprise :15 to your :30? What about the 'Lift' that isn't actually a lift, or the surprise 1x1, 9x16 or 4x5 social version that your client just added? If you can relate to any of these then you owe it to yourself to check out tomorrow's Logik Live! My guest will be Bryan Bayley from Treehouse in Dallas, TX. Bryan is going to show how he uses Flame's Connected Conform workflow to simplify the endless versioning.

Thanks to CineSys-Oceana for sponsoring Logik Live, and thanks to Autodesk for Zoom support.

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Logik Live Episode #10: Maya for Flame Artists with Iuri Tampolski
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Logik Live Episode #10: Maya for Flame Artists with Iuri Tampolski

Have you ever wanted to learn Maya but found it too overwhelming? Iuri Tampolski from Sao Paolo, Brazil, is going to explain Maya from a Flame Artist’s perspective. See how easily you can use Maya to take your Flame comps to a whole new level! Thanks to Cinesys Oceana for sponsoring Logik Live!

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Logik Live Episode #09 - Interview with Will Harris
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Logik Live Episode #09 - Interview with Will Harris

A fantastic interview with Will Harris, Flame Family Product Manager and Yann Laforest, Feedback project manager and senior QA Analyst. We took an in-depth look at how the Flame Development Team functions and discussed what trends they are looking at for the future.

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Logik Live Episode #05: Tech Talk with Jack Horrocks and Alan Latteri
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Logik Live Episode #05: Tech Talk with Jack Horrocks and Alan Latteri

What config should I buy for a home system? Should I get a Mac or a linux machine? What's the best way to keep my home flame running? How do I add a new drive to my system? What's the best way to share files remotely? How about working remotely?

Got a tech question? Jack Horrocks and Alan Latteri will be on hand to answer your questions...LIVE! We're also going to announce a bunch of new Live sessions. We'd like to thank our new sponsor, CineSys Oceana and thanks as always to Autodesk for their zoom support.

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