Making DVDs Night at lafcpug, Aug 23
 

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will present “Making DVDs Night”, Wednesday, August 23 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood. Scheduled to present will be DVD Guy Bruce Nazarian will show how to make HD DVDs. Plus Wes Plate of Automatic Duck will be down showing off the Duck's latest features. Plus, director/editor Tara Veneruso will give a primer on DVD 101 and Editor’s demo reels. Plus FCS Guru Larry Jordan will show how to create DVD Motion menus using LiveType. And if that is not enough there will be a 3D show and tell by Les Perkins, Stump the Gurus with Andrew Balis, Noah Kadner, Tara Veneruso and KD Gulko, and of course, World Famous Raffle. And more.

This meeting is open to public.

A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

For complete agenda and directions to the Gallery Theatre, go to the lafcpug web site

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

lafcpug to present "How did you do that?" night, Sept 27
 

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, September 27 at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, Ca. beginning at 6:45PM. It will be “How did you do that?” night.

It will be an evening of creative artists showing us clips of their work and giving us an opportunity to learn from it. No product selling, just tips, tricks, and techniques. We will show everything from animation to DVCPRO HD. We will show tips and techniques you can use with all Apple’s Pro-Apps plus, Combustion, After Effects, Photoshop, Poser, Studio Artist and more. Going to be a great night and one you should not miss if you live in the So Cal area.

Plus we will have another round of Stump the Gurus, Show and Tells, and of course World Famous Raffle, with this month prizes totaling over $2,000.00.

This meeting is open to the public. Seating is first come, first seated and doors open at 6:00PM

For complete agenda and directions to the Gallery Theatre, click on over to the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

FCP users to gather at DV Expo, Nov 15
 

Final Cut Users and Gurus from around the country will gather in Los Angeles, November 15 at the LA Convention Center, beginning at 7:00PM as part of the annual “DV Expo.” This event is hosted by the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group. (lafcpug)

Scheduled to appear on the agenda will be producer/director Brian J. Terwilliger who will show clips from his documentary film, "One Six Right" and discuss the workflow.

Also scheduled to appear will be FCP Product manager Steve Bayes who will take questions and listen to FCP feature requests and feedback.

Ted Shilowitz from the Red Digital Cinema team will provide everyone with the latest information on the “Red Camcorder” and take any and all questions.

Ben Aein from Red Lightning Software will demo the brand new “DV Monitor,” which is looking more and more like "DV Rack for the Mac."

Finally, filmmaker Mike Goubeaux who will show his award winning music video, "Trains."

A raffle with prizes totaling over $14,000 will wrap up the evening.

You must register for DV Expo to attend this event.

For further information including where to register and directions to the LA Convention Center, go to the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/phorum/list.php?1

OT: Tickets on sale for FCP SuperMeet at Macworld
 

Tickets are available for the Sixth Annual MWSF FCPUG Network Supermeet. This January 10th event takes place during the MacWorld Conference and Expo 2007 in San Francisco, CA. This much-anticipated event is hosted by Final Cut Pro User Groups from Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Mexico, United Kingdom and more.

Hollywood filmmakers will share their stories and discuss their tapeless Final Cut Pro workflow. Scheduled to appear is Associate Editor Sean Cullen, who is currently working with legendary film editor Walter Murch on Francis Coppola's new film, "Youth Without Youth." Edited with Apple's Final Cut Pro and shot using the Sony HDC F950 HD Cam, this film marks the first time that Murch and Coppola are going "filmless." Sean will share details of their tapeless Final Cut Pro workflow with attendees. Also on the agenda is Angus Wall, who just completed editing "Zodiac" for director David Fincher. Edited using Final Cut Pro, this film was shot using the Grass Valley Viper Film Stream camera. Angus and tech consultant Andreas Wacker will discuss their all-tapeless workflow. In addition, San Francisco's own Alex Lindsay from the Pixel Corps will briefly discuss the production of Macbreak and other podcasts including distributing, editing and compositing around the world. Rounding out the evening is an assortment of product demos, a special appearance by Apple personnel and World Famous Raffle valued at over $39,000.

Tickets are only $10.00 per person and include two raffle tickets. Food and a cash bar will be available throughout the evening. This event always sells out, so buy your tickets now. You can purchase tickets online at:

http://www.lafcpug.org/macworld_07.html.

Raffle prizes now total over $39,000! Among the highlights, Silverado Systems will provide a 7-day free rental of a RED Digital Cinema Camera ($14k value); AJA will give away a Kona LH or LHe capture card ($1790 value); Blackmagic Design provided two new Intensity HD HDMI capture cards; G-tech donated three G-Raid Minis ($1450 value); Lowel contributed a DV Creators light kit ($1800 value); Matrox will give away a MXO HD converter ($1000 value); and Focus Enhancements provided a FireStore DTE Recorder (value $1400). Additional prizes are listed at http://www.lafcpug.org/macworld_07.html.

For updated information including directions to the Mezzanine Club as well as a link to buy tickets, click the 6TH Annual MWSF FCPUG Network Supermeet link at: www.lafcpug.org/macworld_07.html.

Michael Horton
lafcpug
http://www.lafcpug.org
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lafcpug to host "Zodiac" workflow, Jan 24
 

Next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro user Group (lafcpug)will be Wednesday, January 24 , 2007 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in East Hollywood, CA.

Join us for a very special evening dedicated to the "Future of Post workflow." Scheduled to appear will be film editor Angus Wall who just completed Zodiac for David Fincher. Angus will discuss the all tapeless workflow they developed for Zodiac. The film was shot using the Grass Valley Viper Film Stream camera and Angus will be joined on stage by tech consultant, Andreas Wacker and assistant editors from the movie. Also scheduled to appear will be Brad Wright, author of DVDxDV who will show us the world premiere of “VeeScopeLive, the first application of its kind to provide live chroma keying, high and low video brightness Zebra patterns all being performed on your graphics card of your computer. Also we will have another round of Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and World Famous Raffle.

This meeting is open to public.
A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

For complete agenda as well as directions to the Gallery theater, please visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

HDV and XDCAM HD at lafcpug, Feb 28
 

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, February 28 , 2007 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in East Hollywood.

Director/cameraman Jody Eldred will bring in the Sony F350 XDCAM HD camera, show footage and along with FCP Guru Larry Jordan, show what you need to know about its 1080i, 24P-capable optical disk recording and file transfer software.

Also on the agenda is filmmaker John Putch who will show clips and behind the scenes footage from his award winning feature film, "Mojave Phone Booth." This movie was shot using the Sony Z1 HDV camera. If you are planning to use HDV in your next project or are not sure about HDV at all, then you will want to hear and see what John has to say and show.

Also on the agenda will be Eric Ocean from Ampede, makers of the very cool plug-ins for FCP and Motion, LayerLink for Motion and PDFLink 2 for FCP. Eric will show his brand new plug-in, "WebLink" for Safari and Motion."

Rounding out the evening will be another round of Stump The Gurus, FCP Tip/trick of the Month, and World Famous Raffle.
This meeting is open to public.
A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

For complete details including directions on how to get to the Gallery Theatre, visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

Apple to hold special event at NAB. Register NOW!
 

If you have not heard Apple will hold a special event at the Venetian Hotel, Sunday at 11:00AM, April 15 as part of the NAB festivities. You MUST register to attend this event and you must get there early if you actually want a seat.

So go here and sign up and see you all there.

*http://www.apple.com/go/nab/register/

PS: Dont forget to buy your tickets to the FCPUG NAB SuperMeet, April 18. Tickets are going fast and this show will be HUGE.

http://www.lafcpug.org/nab_2007.html

Walter Murch to appear at FCPUG SuperMeet at NAB
 

Legendary film and sound editor Walter Murch will appear as a guest at the 6th Annual FCPUG NAB SuperMeet at NAB, April 18 at the Venetian Hotel.

Tickets are going fast, so if you are going, buy them now.

For complete details on the where, why, when, and how, visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/nab_2007.html

That's very cool--Murch has been leading the way, with his famous book (In the Blink of an Eye), his pioneering ways (early Hollywood adopter of Avid, Final Cut Pro) and more. He's a teacher and a professional editor, so he's one of my biggest heroes.

I hope I can make this.

heath

In addition to Murch, Apple's Paul Saconne and Richard Townhill will be there. Also the latest from JVC, BlackMagic Design and SmartSound. Plus over 25 vendors will be there showing off their toys, many of whom will not be on the show floor. And then thre is the World Famous Raffle with a gazillion prizes to give away, including a Sony V1U.

Going to be a heck of a show.

Sounds pretty great. You guys at FCPUG know how to throw a shindig!

heath

Premiere Pro at lafcpug, March 28
 

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will welcome Adobe to its next meeting, Wednesday, March 28 at the Gallery Theatre in E. Hollywood beginning at 6:45PM. Sr. Product Manager for Premiere Pro, Giles Baker will show us everything we need to know about the brand new Creative Suite Production Studio which includes Premiere Pro, Encore, Audition, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator all in one box.

Also on the agenda will be Kevin Louden and Barbara Dehart from Telestream, who will show off Episode Pro as well as the brand new hardware encoder, Pipeline.

Rounding out the evening will be another round of Stump the Gurus, the FCP tip/trick of the month, and “World Famous Raffle.”

Meeting is open to public and doors open at 6:00PM. A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

For complete details as well as directions to the Gallery theatre, visit the lafcpug web site

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

Does anyone know if this will be a Keynote Presentation like Macworld and WWDC have been as of late?

Yes it will be. You can view live updates here:
http://www.macrumorslive.com/

All you want to know about FCS2 at lafcpug, April 25
 

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will bring a little bit of NAB ot its next meeting, Wednesday, April 25 at the Gallery Theatre in E. Hollywood beginning at 6:45PM.

Scheduled to appear will be Martin Baker of Digital Heaven, Christoph Vornhein of CHV Plug-ins and Dan May of Blackmagic Design. Plus “Everything you want to know about Final Cut Studio 2 with FCP Gurus, Larry Jordan, Steve Martin, Martin Baker and Philip Hodgetts. In addition we will have another round of Stump The Gurus, and World Famous Raffle, where we will be giving away 2 Decklink HD Extreme Cards, and 2 Intensity cards as well as many other valuable prizes.

Doors will open at 6:00PM and we expect a full house so get there early if you want a good seat. For more details on the agenda as well as directions to the Gallery Theatre, please visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

Soundtrack Pro 2 at lafcpug, May 23
 

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, May 23 , 2007 beginning at 6:45PM - at the Gallery Theatre in E Hollywood, CA.

Join us as we welcome Ripple Training's Steve Martin and Apple’s Doug Cunningham who will take us deep inside Soundtrack Pro 2. Plus Marco Solorio of Cinesoft who will show off the brand new Media Batch, Shane Ross of Little Frog in High def, will show us how to get Organized in FCP. Plus another round of Stump the Gurus and World Famous Raffle and Show and Tells from Christine Steele and Tony Mark.

For complete details on agenda as well as directions to the Gallery Theatre, visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

Doors will open at 6:00PM and a $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

FCP 6 Night at lafcpug, June 27
 

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will celebrate its 7th birthday, Wednesday June 27 at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, CA. beginning at 6:45PM It will be "FCP 6 Night."

Scheduled to present will be Ripple Training's Steve Martin who will show off "Working with Motion Templates in FCP 6." Apple's director of Pro Video Product Management, Richard Townhill will discuss Apple's new codec, ProRes 422 and also something "super secret.". Larry Jordan will demo the new filter, Smoothcam from FCP 6. And, very special guest, FCP Product Designer, Brian Meaney will make an appearance.

Not enough? Author and editor Lisa Brenneis will show off her latest documentary, "Eat at Bill's: Life in the Monterey Market." Plus there will be another round of Stump The Gurus, and World Famous Raffle.

Doors will open at 6:00PM and a $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

For complete details as well as directions to the Gallery theatre, please visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

Apple Color, Boris BCC, CHV at lafcpug, July 25
 

It will be “Apple Color, Boris BCC, CHV and SFETT” at the next Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) meeting to be held Wednesday, July 25 at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, beginning at 6:45PM.

Scheduled to appear will be LA Post House Hollywood-DI who did the world's first movie color corrected on Apple Color. Managing Director Neil Smith, senior colorist Yasu Tsuji and DI supervisor, Aaron Peak will show us all you need to know to get started with Color.

Also set will be Eric Gardner from Boris who will show off Boris Continuum Complete 5.0 FXPlug.

CHV Electronic's Christoph Vonrhein will show off his new suite of particle emitters for FCP 6 and Motion.

Also on hand will be the students from SFETT http://www.sfett.com/ who will make their annual pilgrimage to lafcpug to tell us all about this years iCan Festival de Cine.

FCP Guru Andrew Balis will show us some of the cool functionality of Apple’s Color.

Rounding out the evening will be another round of Stump The Gurus and of course, World Famous raffle. All in one night. Whew!

For complete details on the agenda plus directions to the Gallery Theatre, please visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door.

Compression Night at lafcpug, Aug 22
 

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, Aug 22 at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood beginning at 6:45PM. It will be Compression Night.

Join us as we welcome Compressor Guru and author Brian Gary and Apple's Brian Hoffman as they take us on a "How2" tour of Compressor 3. Also scheduled to demo will be John Diel and Coby Rich who will show us Sorenson Squeeze 4.5.

Brian Dalton will show us clips and talk about his hugely popular video podcast, Mr. Deity and how he does it.

Not enough? Red Giant Software will show off Magic Bullet Looks, Primatte Keyer for FCP and Trapcode for FCP and Motion.

Plus another round of Stump The Gurus and of course, World Famous raffle, where this month we are giving away thousands of dollars worth of prizes.

For complete details on the agenda including directions to the Gallery theatre, visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

“Motion 3 and FX Night” at lafcpug, Sept. 26
 

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be held Wednesday, September 26 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, CA.

It will be “Motion 3 and FX Night” where you will learn all you need to know about getting started in Motion 3, and how to create FX using Apple Color.

Scheduled to appear will be Steve Martin of Ripple Training who will pull a Motion 3 Tip/Trick out of his hat. Also, Motion Guru and author of the “Motion 3 Fast Forward” training DVD from Ripple Training, Mark Spencer, will be down to give us a tour of getting started with Motion 3.

Neil Smith, Yasu Tsuji, Aaron Peak from Hollywood DI, return, this time to show us how to create FX using Color.

Plus another round of Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and of course, World Famous Raffle.
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For directions to the Gallery Theatre and all the details on the agenda go to the Next Meeting page at lafcpug.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door.

Doors open 6:00PM. Meeting is open to the public.

Randy Ubillos at lafcpug, Oct 24
 

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, October 24, 2007 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood Ca

It will be “Legends of the Digital Video Revolution Night.”

Join us as Final Cut Pro creator Randy Ubillos returns to lafcpug after a long absence to show off his latest creation, iMovie 08. Despite what you have read about it, let's have a look at it and then decide. It deserves attention. And who better to show it off then the creator himself. Also scheduled to appear will be Christoph Vonrhein from CHV plug-ins who will show you how to create your own plug-ins for FCP and Motion within a matter of minutes. Also Philip Hodgetts of the Digital Production Buzz will talk briefly about "Preparing for Online Distribution."

Plus a FCP Tip/trick of the Month from Josh Mellicker of DVCreators.net, another round of Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells, World Famous raffle and MORE.
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A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door. Meeting is open to public. First come, best seat.

For more information on the agenda including directions to the Gallery Theater, visit the lafcpug web site:

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

Red at lafcpug, Nov 28
 

Join us as we devote the most of the night to the Red Digital Cinema Camera and FCP workflow. Scheduled to appear will be Curtis Harris from ProMax who will discuss the latest and greatest RED to FCP workflow techniques and file management. Also scheduled to appear will be "Red Ninjas," Evin Grant, Brook Willard and Blair Paulsen, who will show footage and talk about using the Red as well as share the latest updates on the camera.

We will take a 20 minute break from the Red Camera and allow Todd Prives to show off the just released and brand new Sapphire Plug-ins 2.0 for FCP. High End plug-ins for high end footage.

If that is not enough we still intend to have our world famous raffle and this month the prizes are huge.

Plus more "Red" guests to be announced soon.

A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door. Meeting is open to public.

A link to where to register will be found on the lafcpug web site at exactly 11AM, Thursday Nov 8.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

And no we do not have a 4K projector. We will be showing ProRes on a 20ft screen and it is stunning.

The Sony XDCAM EX will be there too, courtesy of ProMax. It is doubtful though we will show footage from it.

Not to be outdone...
 

The Dallas FCPUG will also be showcasing RED at the monthly meeting which is TONIGHT(11-8) at AMS Productions on the North Dallas Tollway. Camera provided courtesy of local rental house MPE.

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Sony XDCAM EX at lafcpug, Dec 12
 

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, Dec 12 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, CA.

The 1st annual lafcpug Holiday "Toys" Party
Join us for the first ever lafcpug holiday Toys party featuring all the toys you want under your tree but were afraid to ask your spouse or parents for. Show will feature all you need to know about the Sony XDCAM EX (Cameraman Doug Jensen will show footage and show you how to edit XDCAM in FCP).

Shane Ross will show us the Matrox MXO. Bogen Imaging will be showing off lots of cool toys for your camcorder. Plus Show and Tells, Stump the Gurus , Larry Jordan on What's new in 6.0.2, and of course, World Famous Raffle where we will be giving away a MXO and something super secret from Sony as well as many other prizes. The party of the year for gearheads!. Dec 12 at the Gallery Theatre.

Complete agenda and directions to the Gallery Theatre can be found on the lafcpug web site

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

A $5.00 donation will be respectfully requested at the door. Meeting is open to public. No prior registration necessary. Just show up.

The 7th annual FCPUG Macworld SuperMeet
 

Tickets are now on sale for the seventh annual FCPUG "SuperMeet" to be held January, 16, 2008 from 5:000PM - 10:00PM at the Mission Bay Conference Center, as part of the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, CA. This event promises to be the single largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and Gurus in the world.

The Mission Bay Conference Center is the largest venue we have ever had for one of these Macworld SuperMeets. It is a brand new state of the art facility and the interior space is magnificent and spacious. We have room to seat 600 people, and for the first time ever, students under 21 will be able to attend. Plus there will be 22 vendors out front showing off their products, and many of these companies will not be on the Macworld Expo show floor. This will be a sort of a Mini Macworld devoted entirely to Digital Video filmmakers and FCS users.

The agenda includes presentations from Apple, Adobe, Blackmagic Design and Sony, as well as “show and tells” from Bay Area filmmakers, FCS tips and techniques and of course, our world famous Raffle with prizes totaling over $35,000.

Tickets are only $10.00 per person and includes 2 raffle tickets. Tickets are on sale online only and it is expected this event will sell out. Food and cash bar will be available throughout the evening and there will be plenty of time to network, party and get your problems solved. Doors open at 5:00PM and this event is open to anyone who wishes to learn more about Apple's Final Cut Studio, Digital Video or meet people who know more than you do.

For more information as well as a link to where to buy tickets, visit the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/macworld_08.html

And once again I'll be there, hanging on to the bar with absolutely no idea what's going on.

See you then, Michael!

And once again I'll be with Chris holding him up.

Thanks. That'll make it easier to chat with the blonde.

Speaking of twins, will Dan and Don be there again?

Of course. Dan is my producing partner on this show as all other SuperMeets.

JVC at lafcpug, Jan 23
 

Next lafcpug meeting will be Wednesday, January 23, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM - till we drop at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood CA.

Join us as we welcome JVC to lafcpug for a look at the 200 series of Camcorders and HD Monitors and FCP workflow. Also on the agenda will be a demo of the very cool lights from "Litepanels." Also Steve Martin will show us how to use 3D in Motion. Also FCP tips and tricks, show and tells, Stump The Gurus and World Famous Raffle.

A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door and lafcpug meetings are open to the public. Get there early if you want a good seat.

For more info including directions to the Gallery Theatre visit the lafcpug web site

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

lafcpug welcomes the Marines, Feb 27
 

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, February 27 at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood CA. beginning at 6:45PM.

19 Marines and their instructors from the Wounded Marine Careers Foundation in San Diego http://www.woundedmarinecareers.org/ will bus up to lafcpug to show clips of their work and talk about what they've learned in the 10 week film and media production school which trains wounded Marines for a career in media, filmmaking, sound design, editing, graphics and photojournalism. This is the inaugural class. You can read about this school and the Marines, in this recent NY Times article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/us...in&oref=slogin

Also on the agenda will be Ricardo Silva, developer of Sugarfx who will wow our eyes with his suite of motion graphic templates and effects for FCS 2.

Marcelo Lewin (The Digital Media Dude) will show us a bunch of useful FCP Tips and tricks we should know.

Plus, Show and Tells, Stump The Gurus and of course, World Famous Raffle. And more!

A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door. Doors open at 6PM. lafcpug meetings are open to the public. First come, best seat.

For more details as well as directions to the Gallery Theatre, visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

7th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet, April 16
 

Going to NAB? Then plan your schedule around the 7th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet, to be held at the MGM Grand Hotel, Wednesday April 16 beginning at 7PM. (doors open at 5PM)

Tickets are only $15.00 per person and include 3 raffle tickets and are on sale now.

This year we’ve booked the Grand Ballroom at the MGM Grand Hotel that will seat over 1000 people. In addition there will be 30 vendors outside the theatre doors showing off their “toys.” Some of these vendors will not be on the NAB show floor. The SuperMeet will be the only place you will see them. Our World Famous Raffle has over $25,000.00 worth of prizes so far and we haven’t even started.

This will be the biggest party in town during NAB week. Apple may not be on the trade show floor at NAB, but they WILL BE at the SuperMeet. In a BIG way.

So join us and the largest gathering of FCP Users and Gurus on the planet at the MGM Grand Hotel, Wednesday, April 16 from 7PM to 10PM (doors open at 5PM). There will be plenty to eat and drink, plenty to see, plenty to learn and tens of thousands of dollars worth of raffle prizes. We will have presentations by Apple, JVC, Blackmagic, Adobe and many special guests. This is the only place you need to be during NAB week.

Tickets are on sale NOW for only $15.00 each (includes 3 raffle tickets) and this event will sell out. SuperMeets always sell out. So don’t wait until last minute to buy tickets. There won’t be any.

For complete details on the SuperMeet including directions, current list of raffle prizes and a link to where to buy tickets, visit the lafcpug web site:

http://www.lafcpug.org/nab_2008

Hi
 

As a member of lafcpug...I will try to make the meeting and connect with you and the group members...see ya.

Aperture 2.0, Promise, XMiL and HDV at lafcpug, March 26
 

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, March 26, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood CA.

Join us as we welcome Promise Technology and Aperture 2.0 and the world debut of XMiL Sequencer to lafcpug.

Many of you have heard that Apple dropped their Xserve Raid and suddenly this company named Promise Technology and their VTrak E-Class RAID Subsystem shows up on the Apple site seemingly taking it's place. So who is this company? What is Vtrak? Does it have blinking blue lights? Paul McLeod, Senior Marketing Specialist from Promise will show and tell.

Aperture 2.0 just shipped and features over 100 new features for the still photographer. What you might not know is that Aperture should be in every Final Cut Pro editor's toolbox. Apple's Kirk Paulsen will show you why.

XMiL Sequencer. converts an XML file exported from a Final Cut Pro timeline and turns it into an Avid Log Exchange (ALE) file. This file can then be imported into an Avid nonlinear editing system, turning the segments used in the FCP timeline into Avid master clips. Editor and author Rainier Standke will demo. This will be the world premiere of Xmil Sequencer.

Plus, Converting HDV to ProRes 422 - and why you want to with Larry Jordan, Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and of course, World Famous Raffle.

A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door. Doors open at 6PM. lafcpug meetings are open to the public. First come, best seat.

For complete info and directions to the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood visit the lafcpug web site.

http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html

FCPUG SuperMeet Update
 

The agenda is nearly set for the 7th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet which will be held at the MGM Grand Hotel's Grand Ballroom, Wednesday, April 16 beginning at 7PM. (doors open at 5PM)

Tickets are only $15.00 per person and include 3 raffle tickets and are on sale now. Here are the particulars if you are gong to NAB

Where? MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Grand Ballroom
3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

When? Wednesday, April 16, 6:30M till 10:30PM (doors open 5:00PM)

Why? - Because you need to get out and learn something and then PARTY!!

What's on the Agenda?
- Apple - Richard Townhill - "Latest about Final Cut Studio"
- JVC - Craig Yanagi and Tim Dashwood - "What's new from JVC and Filming for a Music Video"
- Adobe - Steve Martin - "How CS3 Production Premium can compliment your FCP workflow"
- Blackmagic Design - M. Dot Strange - "We are the Strange"
- Red Digital Cinema - Ted Schilowitz and the Red Team - Footage from Red shooters from around the world will be shown
- Wounded Marines Careers Foundation - Inaugural Class
- Phantom High Speed Camera - Noah Kadner
- “The Scariest “Editing” Tool you will EVER see”- Philip Hodgetts
And MORE!

How much? Just $15.00 for online purchase (includes 3 raffle tickets). $20.00 at the door (includes one raffle ticket).

Any Raffle prizes? Over $65,000.00 worth! For current list of raffle prizes, visit the lafcpug web site.

- This event is open to the public. Seating is first come first serve.
- Free Food and Cash Bar will be available
- 30 Vendors showing off their "toys."
- Everyone gets a copy of the SuperMag, Magazine filled with 100 pages of feature articles and tutorials.
- 250 SuperBags will be handed to first 250 people through the door

Apple is supporting the User Group Network by co-sponsoring this event.

Tickets are on sale NOW for only $15.00 each (includes 3 raffle tickets) and this event is expected to sell out. "SuperMeets always sell out.

For complete details on the SuperMeet including directions, current list of raffle prizes and a link to where to buy tickets, visit the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) web site at:

http://www.lafcpug.org/nab_2008.

Hope to see all of you there. The SuperMeet will be the only place you need to be at NAB.

Michael Horton
lafcpug

Further update. Today, JVC has donated the following to the Raffle:

- GY-HD200UB 3-CCD ProHD CAMCORDER w/16:1 FUJINON LENS
PACKAGE
Includes: GY-HD200CHU Camcorder Head, 16:9 LCD Viewfinder,
Mic Holder, Microphone, SD Memory Card, Th17x5BRM Fujinon
Lens, KA551 Tripod Plate Adapter, ABTRIMPACPKG2 (battery, charger/adapter), DRHD100 100Gig hard drive, ABFSKIT3 mount - JVC - (Value $8,995)

This brings total value of prizes to be given away to more than $82,000.00

http://www.lafcpug.org/nab_2008

Yikes! It's friggen Christmas in April

SuperMeet further update

If Servers are in your dreams Apple's Richard Townhill will do the first public demo of Final Cut Server at the SuperMeet, April 16

http://www.lafcpug.org/nab_2008

only about 200 tickets left although there is 14 acres of standing room if the map of the room is correct.

Hi Michael,

I'm really looking forward to this! Especially since Apple won't be on the NAB show floor.

Are we going to be able to purchase additional raffle tickets when we get there?

>Are we going to be able to purchase additional raffle tickets when we get >there?

No. Chris Hurd bought them all.




Of course! Rules will be same as last year.

Limit 24 extra tickets per person and you can win only one prize.

Damn thing is I can't win any of these prizes.