Welcome to Keen Live
Welcome to Keen Live. We're a digital media design and technology firm specializing in business presentations, working on everything from status reports to sales pitches and training.
When you need to get your message across effectively on-screen—whether at a live event with PowerPoint, on digital signage, on DVD, or over the Internet—we can help you and your clients with the design, implementation, and operation of your presentation.
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KEEN LIVE GOES HI-DEF
A picture used to be worth a thousand words, but the
value is increasing now that high-definition is on the
scene. In January 2007, Keen Live oversaw final
post-production of Wildflower, a new music video by
Rachael Sage.
Director Thomas Moore performed the offline
edit, then brought it to Keen Live to finalize in HD.
After creating some visual effects and running a basic
color correction pass, Keen Live principal Walter
Soyka designed and authored promotional DVDs and
compressed the video for the Web.
The all-digital workflow started in-camera with the
Panasonic AG-HVX200, ran through Wildchild Post in New York City and
Moore's studio in Beacon, NY, and ended in the Keen
Live studio. "There were some challenges moving all
the media around," Soyka said. "Developing the
workflow upfront really streamlined the process,
though, and allowed us all to collaborate on the piece
even though we were spread out geographically."
Keen Live also made heavy use of online approvals,
allowing the director and the artist to weigh in on the
edit without traveling to the studio. "It streams nicely,
with no glitches," said Moore. "We got the video on the
net so quickly—amazing."
The video is now playing online at www.rachaelsage.com.
KEEN LIVE GOES WIDESCREEN
Bigger just may be better. Last May, Somers and Associates, Inc. produced the general sessions for the Defense Information Systems Agency's annual partnerships conference and staged them at the Las Vegas Hilton in front of a giant 60' wide screen.Keen Live designed the high definition backgrounds, speaker title animations, walk-in loops, and a mood-setting session opening montage for projection, and also provided on-site graphics operation for the event.
Using the widescreen format presented some unique design challenges.
"Our design was dictated by preexisting elements provided by the end client," says Walter Soyka, principal and digital media designer at Keen Live. "We had to repurpose existing designs to exploit the very wide 3:1 aspect ratio. Also, when working with a 60' wide screen in a relatively small venue, you have to be sure to keep your animations subtle so they don't overwhelm the audience and distract them from the presenters."
Apple G5 systems running Keynote 3 were used to play out the high definition backgrounds and animations, which were fed into a Spyder, outputting to blended high definition projectors.
"The graphics looked great," Soyka said. "Big, bright, and thanks to the HD, very sharp."