SMPTE 2015 Conference & Exhibition

Duration : 4 Days

The biennial SMPTE Conference and Exhibition is the pre-eminent event for suppliers, technologists and content creators in the motion-imaging, sound and broadcast industries. Digistor will exhibit to present the latest integrated solutions and provide opportunities for customers to meet with international vendor guests and staff.

Chaos Australian Visual Day

Duration : 4 Hours

Join us for a day dedicated to the latest in design visualization workflows.

Autodesk’s Samuel Macalister will present the latest in 3ds Max 2016. Simeon Balabanov of Chaos Group, will share tips and tricks for getting the most out of V-Ray. The Foundry’s Mariana Acuna will reveal details about the NUKE and MODO technology. There is no charge for attendance.

Chaos V-Ray Arch-Viz Workshop

Duration : 3 Hours

CG Specialist Simeon Balabanov will explain best practices for setting up an architectural scene with V-Ray. He will go through the process of building a scene and how best to deal with the challenges of lighting, realistic materials and textures, heavy geometry management, and color corrections. Simeon’s unique tips and tricks will help you to achieve fast rendering and accurate results. There is no charge for attendance.

Autodesk Creative Finishing from NAB 2015

Duration : 2 Hours

Straight from NAB in Las Vegas, introducing the new 2016 Flame Family. The new Flame Family 2016 release is the best release ever, giving you more of the tools you need to help you complete finishing jobs faster. The all-new Flame Family offers complete, flexible workflows for finishing, 3D visual effects and real-time colour-grading in a unified creative environment, even at 4K. David Wood from Autodesk will be demonstrating the latest workflow and creative advancements in the Flame Family, running on the all new, powerful HP z840 platform.

Shotgun Software - 101 Webinar

Duration : 1 Hour

Shotgun Software makes project management and pipeline tools that help creative studios track, schedule, review, collaborate, and manage their digital assets. In this webinar you’ll learn how Shotgun Software can effectively manage and track your studio production pipeline, make it easily to collaborate with your team and to review your work seamlessly all in the same application hosted in the cloud.

Up Your Awesomeness with Autodesk Shotgun

Duration : 3 Hours

Want to learn how getting the entire team connected can maximize creative time and make life easier for everyone? Come see what hundreds of studios have discovered – that an efficient pipeline can empower the team to be even more awesome.

AEAF Awards Screening 2015

Duration : Evening from 6:30pm

AEAF Awards Screening is your chance to view the finalists and winners in each category at an evening with the artists. Cocktail Reception 6:30 - 7:15 pm followed by the screening.

Digistor is a proud sponsor of the Australian Effects & Animation Festival

AGDA New Frontiers / VFX, Motion and Sound

Duration : 6:30pm

Design is constantly evolving into new directions, always pushing the boundaries and changing the very nature of the role of a designer. New Frontiers, is a series of talks that will attempt to shed some light on these lateral shifts and evolutions. We aim to bring innovators, designers, and creative thinkersworking at the cutting-edge of design, to share insights, experiences, and ideas. Hear from Tim Clapham, Director at LUXX and Robert Stock at AIRBAG, along with Tone Aston and Johnny Green from Rumble Studios. An AGDA event presented in partnership with the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.

Melbourne AE+C4D Meetup

Benjamin Ducroz

Working with found objects and visual abstraction, Benjamin blends stop motion with computer graphics. His work has been exhibited in galleries and festivals across the world.

Attendees can win Cineveristy trials and a prize for a full subscription to this essential learning resource for Cinema 4D.

3ds Max in Game Development with Edward Blanch

In this webinar, Edward Blanch will give you a breakdown on the information that is transferred from your modelling program to your game engine and outline the elements used and where they can be found. Introduction by David Zwierzchaczewski, Autodesk Animation Tech Specialist.

Melbourne DLFDrinks

Digital Labourers' Federation (DLF) monthly drinks meetup. Sponsored by Digistor.

Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP)

Duration : 2 Days

Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP), sponsored by Digistor, is Australia’s premier game development conference, focusing specifically on skills development, addressing industry trends and international business matching. GCAP delivers thought provoking, creative and innovative sessions covering programming, art, design, management and more, from leaders in the local and international game development industry.

Reference to 3D Render in Maya: A hard surface modeller's journey

In this webinar, Tom Revill will take you on a journey from reference image to the final render. Showing you what Maya and Mudbox can do with some insight into workflows, methods and techniques. Tom's talk will give you key tips, tricks and a better understanding of the new tools in Maya.

Architectural Visualization with Cinema 4D Webinar

Duration : 1 hour

Discover the benefits of using Cinema 4D for a variety of tasks including landscape design, modeling and rendering using a variety of general purpose 3D tools.

• Learn about the new SketchUp connection
• Use motion graphic techniques for semi-automatic landscaping, texturing, and modeling.
• Enhance your renderings with a few clicks using Radiosity Maps.
• Produce your reflective surface materials with the new reflectance channel.
• Transform 2D into 3D and composite buildings into photographs.

Shared Storage for Adobe CC Collaborative Workflows

Duration : 1 hour

Join Studio Network Solutions as they present a live Adobe Creative Cloud workflow demo using the EVO Shared Storage Server with ShareBrowser.

You will see:

• How workflow defined shared storage can increase productivity
• How to overcome the unique challenges of the Adobe Creative Cloud workflow
• How intuitive project locking features enhance your team's collaboration
• The value of powerful and easy to use media asset management
• How EVO provides an end-to-end workflow from ingest to delivery

Media Asset Management & Data Lifecycle - Professional Workshop

Duration : 2 hours

Informative, expert presentations plus live demonstrations of integrated workflow solutions for asset and data management. Utilising state-of-the-art technology and software, you'll see the tools and technology in action and have the opportunity to interact with presenters and demonstrators.

VFXJam Character & Animation Masterclass

Duration : 3 Days

Chris Sasaki (Pixar Production designer) focuses on character design and explores all areas from inspiration to the practicalities of production. Andrew Gordon (Pixar Directing Animator) brings his wealth of knowledge and experience for a day of lectures and practical exercises. Day three is your opportunity to get feedback. You will have the chance to share a 2 min reel with Andrew, Chris and your fellow animators.

Enter here for a chance to win a free ticket for all 3 days.

Fast Collaborative Media Production with Avid MediaCentral

Duration : 2 hours

Join Digistor and Avid for a presentation plus live demonstration of Avid’s groundbreaking MediaCentral | UX platform and how it delivers the ultimate in media production flexibility, enabling you to work how, when, and where you want.

AJA 4K and UltraHD Workflows

Duration : 3 Hours

Join AJA Video Systems for this not-to-be-missed event to see how best to make the move to 4K and UltraHD complete and enable smooth 4K and Ultra HD pipelines. See the new 4K/UltraHD production and post-production technologies from AJA in action in live real-world workflows.

Experience Autodesk Flame "Unleashed"

Duration : 2.5 Hours

These one-off sessions provide hands-on experience with Flame in a class led by renowned Visual Effects & Finishing Artist, David Wood. Unleash your creativity and register Now.

Autodesk Flame "Unleashed" Melbourne Launch

Duration : 2 Hours

This one-off event exclusive to Melbourne provides a presentation and demonstration of the new Flame led by renowned visual effects and finishing artist, David Wood. Unleash your creativity and register Now.

Leveraging Advanced IP Workflows & The Cloud

Duration : 2 Hours

This exclusive, small-group breakfast briefing will help you develop the strategies to exploit the latest developments in advanced workflows for the creation, distribution, re-purposing, and archiving of media assets.

Melbourne Motion

Method Studios compositor Mike Gibson will be untangling the node graph and explaining Nuke to those that may have never dared to use it. This will be a real ‘101 course’ with detailed explanations and practical examples. If you have ever been curious about Nuke, this session is for you.

AEAF Awards & Speaker Program 2016

Digistor is a proud sponsor of AEAF, an international competition and screening and speaker program, now in its 19th year with entries from around the world.

AEAF Awards Screening is your chance to view the finalists and winners in each category at an evening with the artists. Cocktail Reception 6:30 - 7:15 pm followed by the screening.

Chaos V-Ray Down Under Tour & Master Classes

Chaos Group tour of Australia to demonstrate the latest features and techniques for V-Ray. You’ll also have the chance to get hands-on with the software, and a rare opportunity to become a V-Ray certified professional.

Webinar: Revolutionise Your Workflow With True Cloud Editing

Duration : 1:15 Hour

Forscene and Digistor bring you this not-to-be-missed webinar introducing Forscene. Save time and money on your production with revolutionary cloud-based technology.

NODE Conference

Duration : 1 Day

NODE brings the best in Australian Motion Graphics and Animation together to share their work, industry insights and creative inspiration with peers and the industry.

Sydney Flame User Group

Calling Sydney Flame artists! Help celebrate the Logik community at Syd Flame User Group Thu Oct 20. Food and drink provided. RSVP howie.hill@gmail.com

Australian Screen Editors Guild Awards ("Ellies") 2016

Duration : 1 Night

Celebrate and recognise this year's outstanding screen editing achievements at the Australian Screen Editors Guild annual awards night. The ASE is proudly sponsored by Digistor.

The Future of Content Production Today

Duration : 2.5 Hours

Join Digistor, EditShare and key technology partners for a deeper look at the changing face of digital media production and management and the solutions that will guide the way through these workflow and business challenges.

V-Ray Down Under Tour 2017

Chaos Group will hit the road and visit the cities of Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney It’s a chance to find out about the cutting-edge new features in Chaos Group's products, achieve V-Ray certification, and meet fellow Antipodean V-Ray users.

AEAF 2017 Conference & Awards

Duration : 1 Day

The AEAF 2017 Conference & Awards represent the cream of Australian and international animation and effects specialists and their work.

Design Visualisation for Events and Live Entertainment

Duration : 1 Hour 15 mins

A unique opportunity to check out how Autodesk's 3ds Max sits comfortably within the traditional design process to provide for the reduced time frames and the geographically dispersed teams which typify today's live entertainment industry.

ASE Edit Royale 2017

Duration : 3 Hours

At the first Sydney Edit Royale event, five emerging editors will compete to show off their editing artistry and speed. Each will edit a one-minute music video in only two hours.

Digistor's Media Entertainment Technology Open Day

Duration : 1 Day

Join Digistor and key players in media content and entertainment technology for your choice of informative briefing sessions and live demonstrations. Meet the experts, get your questions answered and enjoy networking over food and drinks.

ABESHOW 2018

Duration : 3 Days

Digistor will be exhibiting at this year's ABE. Hear from industry experts on hot topics such as IP production and delivery, 4K, HDR, HEVC, OTT, cloud broadcasting and more.

Node Fest

Duration : 1 Day

NODE Fest is Australasia’s premier motion design and animation event focused on local talent. Returning this year in Melbourne after a sold-out show in 2017. Node Fest aims to shine a light on Australian and New Zealand motion design

ProMax

Duration : 2 Days

The Promax Broadcast Design Association Conference showcases excellence in marketing in broadcast media and is regarded as prestigious awards for creative endeavour. Digistor will be sponsoring this year's event in partnership with Autodesk.

AEAF 2018 Conference & Awards

Duration : 1 Day

The AEAF 2018 Conference & Awards represent the cream of Australian and international animation and effects specialists and their work.

ASE Edit Royale 2018 - Replay

Duration : 3 Hours

Following on from the success of last year's Edit Royale event, five emerging editors competed to show off their editing artistry and speed. Each edited a one-minute music video in only two hours. See the full event, final edits and winning music video.

Australian Screen Editors Awards ("Ellies") 2018

Duration : 1 Night

Celebrate and recognise this year's outstanding screen editing achievements at the Australian Screen Editors Guild annual awards night. The ASE is proudly sponsored by Digistor.

Chaos Group V-Ray Day

Duration : 1 Day

Chaos Group (Bulgaria) will be in Australia hosting panel discussions with local industry leaders. It's a chance to ask questions and gain valuable insights about technology, business, and opportunities for 3D in Australia. You can also find out how the incredible new features of V-Ray and Phoenix FD can boost workflows and deliver photorealistic imagery, and see how they work in the real world via guest presentations.