elaine montoya

Quote of the Day: 02.05.12

the motion team — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:16:43 +0000

Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love.

– Leo Tolstoy

Quote of the Day: 01.22.12

the motion team — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:19:47 +0000

Art is the Fusion of Passion & Practice

– Brian Schmoya cirrusepix.com

Minimalism. A New Approach for Adobe.

elaine — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:56:48 +0000

I’m an avid fan of Adobe software applications. I love the way Adobe products easily integrate with one another and facilitate efficient workflow. I have been a long time user of After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash – in fact, most of the applications in the Adobe Master Collection. Over the past few years, I’ve [...]

speaking at motion 2011

elaine — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:15:06 +0000

I’ll be speaking at motion, October 9-11, 2011 in ABQ. NM. motion is a mind-bending two day ride – what we refer to as the “TED talks” of our industry. motion speakers are the top creative thinkers and innovators in motion graphics, animation, and vfx. A concept borrowed from TED, each speaker is on stage [...]

speaking at The Adobe Post Show

elaine — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:00:35 +0000

I’ll be speaking at The Adobe Post Show, October 12-14, 2011 in ABQ. NM. The Adobe Post Show takes place immediately after motion. It’s 2.5 days of Adobe Production Premium workflow sessions designed specifically for pros in the film, broadcast and game industries. I’ll be presenting Putting it all Together: My Strong Suite, and a mini-lab: You’ve [...]

featured speaker at Adobe MAX 2011

elaine — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:55:09 +0000

This year at Adobe MAX, I will be presenting a two-part Hands-On Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Lab, as one of Adobe’s Featured Speakers. Adobe MAX takes place October 3-5, in Los Angeles … yes, just before motion and The Adobe Post Show! Definitely is going to be a busy week The two-part series is called Hands On [...]

Cool Concept. Great VFX: Reunion X

elaine — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:29:41 +0000

My friend Mathias, a VFX artist, recently emailed to let me know about a project he’s been working on: Reunion X. It’s a cool concept. Their intention is to create a web-series – and eventually a television series that speaks to people on multiple levels. By creating an epic story of love and adventure, adding [...]

Daylite – The Little CRM That Could

elaine — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:24:55 +0000

I’ve tried a wide range of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions. From ‘cloud’ based applications, like Elements CRM, to the old tried and true like SugarCRM. Each of them had things I liked…as well as things that I didn’t like. For example, Elements CRM has a great user interface – one that is very inviting. [...]

Audition: Made for Video {part three}

elaine — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:32:11 +0000

In Part Three – the final segment of Audition: Made for Video we take an in-depth, step-by-step look at the process of integrating Adobe Audition and Premiere Pro and what the pitfalls are in the current release. Additionally, we ask the questions that need to be asked, and I provide insight as to why the issues [...]

Audition: Made for Video {part two}

elaine — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:31:53 +0000

In Part Two of Audition: Made for Video we take a look at some of the features in Adobe Audition that we use on a regular basis when producing motion+connect. I cover the Amplitude Statistics panel, Noise Reduction and Restoration features, Spectral Editing, Volume Matching and the Effects Rack. As a bonus, I also demonstrate how [...]