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

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.

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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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.

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.

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

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/03wounded.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&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

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

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

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

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.

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, April 30, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM - at the Gallery Theater in East Hollywood, CA.

Scheduled to present will be Apple’s Luke Tristram who will debut the recently released Final Cut Server. Also Adobe will show how to create and burn a Blu-ray DVD using Encore. Philip Hodgetts will debut what may be the scariest "editing" tool you will ever see, The Assistant Editor. Plus, 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 details and directions to the Gallery theater, visit the lafcpug web site.

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

The next meeting of the LA Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, May 21, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM - till we drop at the Gallery Theatre.

It will be "Encoding Night."

Join us as we welcome Bill Harris from Telestream who will show us the new and improved "Pipeline" hardware encoder. Also Josh Mellicker of DVCreators will show us their latest software encoder, dvcCast.

Andreas Wacker, who developed the digital workflow for David Fincher's "Zodiac" returns to lafcpug to talk about how to "Encode for the Web" including choosing the right codec and container etc.

Compressor Guru Brian Gary and Ray Wallick of Omni Cinema Craft will debut the brand new Cinema Craft Encoder MP Plug-In for Compressor 3. Plus, Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and of course, World Famous Raffle with this months prizes worth well over $4000.00.

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 information including complete details on the agenda as well as directions to the Gallery Theatre, visit the lafcpug web site:

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

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, June, 18, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, California. It will be “Happy 8th Birthday lafcpug Night.”


Join us as we celebrate the eighth anniversary of the lafcpug. It was just eight years ago that lafcpug held its first meeting in a small post production room in Burbank, CA. with Approximatly 30 people attended that watershed event. Now, with a membership of over 5000 people worldwide, lafcpug has grown into the single largest and most infulential Final Cut Pro User Group in the world. To help us celebrate will be veteran film editor and Associate Professor and Head of the Editing Track at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Norman Hollyn. Norman will speak on the “craft” of editing.

In addition to Norman Hollyn, Matt Stoneking will debut the brand new soon to be shipping Video Recorder/D.264 encoder from BlackMagic Design. Plus, the brand new Focus FS-5 Portable DTE Recorder from Focus Enhancements will wow all of you who hate tape. Not enough? FCS Guru Larry Jordan returns to lafcpug with this months FCP Tip/Trick of the Month. Plus we will have our monthly editions of 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 details and directions to the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, please visit the lafcpug web site.

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

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, June, 18, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, California. It will be “Happy 8th Birthday lafcpug Night.”


Join us as we celebrate the eighth anniversary of the lafcpug. It was just eight years ago that lafcpug held its first meeting in a small post production room in Burbank, CA. with Approximatly 30 people attended that watershed event. Now, with a membership of over 5000 people worldwide, lafcpug has grown into the single largest and most infulential Final Cut Pro User Group in the world. To help us celebrate will be veteran film editor and Associate Professor and Head of the Editing Track at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Norman Hollyn. Norman will speak on the “craft” of editing.

In addition to Norman Hollyn, Matt Stoneking will debut the brand new soon to be shipping Video Recorder/D.264 encoder from BlackMagic Design. Plus, the brand new Focus FS-5 Portable DTE Recorder from Focus Enhancements will wow all of you who hate tape. Not enough? FCS Guru Larry Jordan returns to lafcpug with this months FCP Tip/Trick of the Month. Plus we will have our monthly editions of 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 details and directions to the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, please visit the lafcpug web site.

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

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, July 23 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in E. Hollywood California.

It will be a jam packed show on this hot July night and you will not want to miss it. Something for everyone this time. Plus food!

Join us as we welcome back DVD guru Bruce Nazarian who will demonstrate a simple Mac FCP/FCS-to-Blu-ray workflow for both blu-ray media and red-laser media. Also Steve Martin of Ripple Training returns to lafcpug to show off and talk about the one Pro App in the Final Cut Studio suite that no one seems to understand, but should, Soundtrack Pro 2.

Also the students from SFETT will make their annual pilgrimage to lafcpug to show and tell all about their upcoming iCan 9 Film Festival in San Fernando, CA. Also editor Derek Mok will take us into the 'Process of Editing' by comparing before and after clips from a narrative film he cut and the "what and why" decisions that went into achieving the "final cut." Plus 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 details including directions to the Gallery Theater go to the lafcpug web site.

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

Going to IBC? Live in the Netherlands or in Europe and have nothing to do Sept 14? Read on.

The agenda has been announced for the 1st Annual IBC FCPUG SuperMeet to be held Sunday, 14 September, 2008 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands at the Culture Park Westergasfabriek, Gashouder as part of the giant trade show, IBC 2008.

This event is expected to be the largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and digital filmmakers on the planet during IBC week.

Scheduled to appear, and this is subject to change, are:

From Apple in Cupertino CA., Paul Saccone, Director of Technical Marketing in Apple's Applications Marketing group, will provide the latest news on Final Cut Studio.

Darius Fisher, who co-edited and co-produced “Fields of Fuel,” a documentary that won the Audience award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival will show clips from the doc and show how Final Cut Studio was used to make this complex and important documentary work.

“Traitor” is a film set to be released August 27, 2008 and is written and directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff (screenwriter of The Day After Tomorrow) and edited by award winning Film Editor, Billy Fox (Hustle and Flow, Black Snake Moan.) It stars Academy Award nominee Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Crash) and Guy Pearce. (Memento, L.A. Confidential)
Jeffrey Nachmanoff (subject to availability) and editor Billy Fox will discuss how Final Cut Studio helped bring this taut international thriller to life.

From Spain, Director of Photography, Miguel de Olaso AKA Macgregor will show clips from his work utilizing the Red Digital Cinema Camera and talk briefly on workflow with Final Cut Pro.

Adobe’s Simon Hayhurst and Jason Levine will show how Adobe Production Premium’s suite of applications can compliment the Final Cut Pro workflow.

Final Cut Pro Guru and filmmaker Rick Young, who is editor of Macvideo.tv and founder of the UK FCP User Group will share his "Top Ten FCP Tips and Tricks."

Grass Valley/Thomson’s Director of Marketing Scott Sheehan will show a short video of high quality JPEG 2000 shot on the Infinity Camcorder and edited with Final Cut Pro. The video will be followed by a short demonstration of the file-based workflow between the Infinity and FCP. This includes a full 10-bit, 4:2:2, JPEG 2000 workflow that uses the recently released I-J2K Suite from CineForm as well as MPEG-2 HD workflow using the Telestream Flip4Mac solution.

Finally, and throughout the evening, there will be presentations from Independent Filmmakers and digital video artists from throughout Europe.

In addition to the above agenda there will be twenty vendors from all around Europe showing off their wares. Many of these companies will not be on the show floor at IBC. The SuperMeet will be the only place you will see them.

There will be food and cash bars and rounding out the evening will be a raffle with prizes totaling into the tens of thousands of dollars.

Doors will open at 5PM (17:00) and the show will begin at 7PM. (19:00) Tickets are on sale online only for Euro 10.00 each and this event is expected to sell out.

Complete details, including daily updates on the agenda as well as a link to where to buy tickets can be found on the lafcpug web site.

IBC FCPUG SuperMeet (http://www.lafcpug.org/ibc_2008)

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, September 24, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood California.

Join us as welcome Mark Altekruse who will show off the the music making capabilities of Abaltat. Also, Film Editor Billy Fox will show us how he used ALL of the apps in the Final Cut Studio suite to bring the recently released film, "Traitor" to life. MediaSilo is the affordable video content management and collaboration platform that puts an end to expensive overnight deliveries and time consuming client review meetings. Dan Green will show it to us. Ron Diamond will demo a brand new super secret utility that will make its world debut at lafcpug. Logic Keyboards are among the best editing keyboards for FCP users. Stephen Moore will show us why. Plus 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 details including directions to the Gallery Theater, go to the lafcpug web site.

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

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

Scheduled to appear will be Kevin Wyatt from Baseline Studio Systems to talk about the Baseline Studio System, the entertainment industry's most powerful film and television credit resource.

Also scheduled to appear will be Josh Mellicker from DVCreators.net. Josh will show off the brand new "revolutionary, integrated application for encoding, uploading and publishing web video," DV Kitchen.

FCS Guru Andrew Balis will show the ins and outs of multi-format timelines in Final Cut Pro, and what's happening behind the scenes when you mix different formats together. Also, if time allows, show how to deal with SD anamorphic footage correctly.

Neil Smith and Aaron Peak of Hollywood DI, one of the leading Post Houses in Los Angeles, will show us and tell us all we need to know about everything we need to do before we deliver our movie to a post house for finishing.

Brad Wright, creator of DVDxDV and Veescope Live will debut his latest creation, Veescope Signals. Veescope Signals is a plug-in for Final Cut Pro that makes the job of color correcting, shot matching, and proofing your video easier than ever before. Veescope Signals displays the brightness, flesh tones, white points in the video in a series of specialized scopes that are overlaid directly on top of the image. Using these scopes a user can quickly identify the problem areas in the video and correct them.

The rest of the eveing will consist of “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 details including directions to the Gallery Theatre, visit the lafcpug website.

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will once again stage it’s unique brand of infotainment and education Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 7PM inside the LA Convention Center as part of the 2008 DV Expo.

This event is for digital video content creators who use Apple’s Final Cut Studio or want to learn Final Cut Studio.

Scheduled to appear on the agenda will be FCS Guru Larry Jordan who will show several FCP Tips and tricks you need to know.

Philip Hodgetts will debut another “really scary” tool as part of his recently released “First Cuts for FCP.”

DP Jody Eldred will show recent footage he shot with the new Sony PDW 700 XDCAM HD, 4:2:2, 2/3" camera, speak briefly about its capabilities, future capabilities (such as 24P), and workflow. Then Jody will show Sony's new XDCAM EX3 camera, explain some of its capabilities and features, then show some recent footage shot with it in 24P. Finally, if time allows, he will do a short demonstration using his MacBook Pro as to the EX3 workflow: from shooting to transferring files, then importing them into FCP and editing on a timeline.

The boys from LA Post House, DigitalFilm Tree will show how they online the hit Showtime series, "Weeds" using FCP, including color correcting with Color and doing the titles with Livetype.

Filmmaker Michael Addis will show clips and talk about his recently released and critically acclaimed documentary, HECKLER starring Jamie Kennedy. Michael will talk about how he went from easily obtainable and inexpensive digital camera gear, cut 400 hours of footage down to 78 minutes on an affordable Mac, then delivered on HD a finished movie that played in theaters and was just recently lauded by Jimmy Kimmel on ABC.

Rounding out the evening will be lafcpug’s “World famous raffle with prizes totaling over $15,000.00

This meeting is open to the public and it is first come, best seat.

You must register for DV Expo to attend this event. To register, go to the lafcpug web site and download the FREE EXPO pass and bring the pass with you to the show. It is expected the lafcpug event will fill up fast so plan to get to the Convention Center early.

More information including a current list of raffle prizes and a FREE pass to DV Expo can be found on the lafcpug web site

lafcpug at DVExpo 2008 (http://www.lafcpug.org/dvexpo2008)

Announcing the 8th Annual Macworld FCPUG SuperMeet, Jan 7, 2009.

Tickets are now on sale for the 8th Annual Macworld FCPUG "SuperMeet" to be held January, 7, 2009 from 5:000PM - 11:00PM at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA. This event promises to be the single largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and Gurus in the world.

Gallery: Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF, San Francisco, CA (http://www.ahl-missionbay.com/gallery/index.cfm)

Tickets are only $10.00 per person and include 2 raffle tickets.

The SuperMeet will begin at 7PM with doors opening at 5PM for our “FCP Trade Show” featuring over 20 vendors, most of whom will not be on the show floor at the Macworld Expo.

As of this writing we can't make any official announcement on the agenda. We expect to do that sometime in December. But we can tell you this: There will be very special presentations by Apple, JVC, Blackmagic Design and MUCH more.

So if you are planning to go to Macworld or live in the Bay Area, you know this event is one you do not want to miss.

SuperMeets always sell out so don’t be left out.

* Where? - Robertson Auditorium, Mission Bay Conference Center - UCSF

* When? Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 7:00PM - 10:00PM (Doors open 5:00PM)

* How Much? - $10.00 per person plus 99 cent ticket fee. $15.00 at the door. Ticket will include 2 raffle tickets.

* Any raffle prizes? - Of course. $2.00 per raffle ticket or 3 for $5.00

* First 300 people through the door will be handed a Eco Friendly “Super Bag” stuffed with over $250.00 worth of useful stuff.

* Food and Drink? - Food (free) and Cash Bar will be available.

For complete details as well as a link to where to buy tickets, go to the lafcpug web site. There will be updates posted almost daily.

Macworld 09 FCPUG SuperMeet (http://www.lafcpug.org/macworld09.html)

Purchase your tickets now. There are only 600 tickets available online and when they are gone, well - they are gone.

Special thanks to BlackMagic Design, Apple, JVC and to the dozens of generous sponsors of this event.

Hope to see you all at the SuperMeet.

Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid at lafcpug, Nov 19

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, November 19, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in E. Hollywood, CA. It will be the “other NLEs Night.”

Every so often lafcpug brings in "other" NLE applications and systems so you can see what else is out there. It's time to do it again.

Join us as we welcome Giles Baker, Adobe Premiere Pro Product manager, to show off the just shipping Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. Also scheduled to appear will be Michael Krulik from Avid who will show off Avid Media Composer v3. Plus film editor Michael Alberts will show off Digital Heaven's brand new must have app, "Loader." All that and still time for 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 details and a directions to the Gallery Theatre, visit the lafcpug web site

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

The agenda has now been set for the 8th Annual FCPUG "SuperMeet" to be held Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, CA. Doors open at 4:30pm and presentations begin at 7pm and continue until 10PM. This SuperMeet promises to be the single largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and Gurus during Macworld Conference and Expo SF.

The economy might be struggling, but this year's SuperMeet will be the largest in our history with twenty four companies showing off their wares. That says something about this community.

Scheduled to appear on stage, (subject to change) will be:

- Apple:
The latest on Final Cut Studio
- JVC:
Craig Yanagi of JVC will announce the world's first acquisition product developed especially for Final Cut post production. Come and be a part of this historic event.
- BlackMagic Design presents M. Dot Strange:
Filmmaker M.Dot Strange will bring his magic to the SuperMeet.
- Bruce Nazarian:
Blu-Ray on the Cheap. How to build a compatible Blu-Ray Disk and burn it on DVD-R media without a Blu-Ray burner.
- Christine Steele:
FCP Tips and Tricks
- Eric Escobar:
"Plug-Ins Won't Save You"
A plug-in package alone won't create the "look" of your movie. A "look" is a combination of preproduction, design, performance, camera work and post wizardry. Eric will show us how to deconstruct a "look" from a TV show or movie, and reconstruct it on-the-cheap.
- Yun Suh:
Clips from the documentary film "City of Borders" (Show and Tell)

Rounding out the evening will be the always raucous "World Famous Raffle" with over $40,000.00 worth of prizes to be handed out to several lucky winners.
300 "SuperBag" Goodie Bags filled with over $200.00 worth of learning resources will be handed to the first 300 people through the door. Food (snacks) and drinks will be available throughout the evening.

Tickets are now on sale and it is expected this SuperMeet will sell out. At this writing over 50% of the tickets are gone. Historically every SuperMeet sells out.

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

I'll be there with bells on.

Looking forward to it.

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, January 28, 2009 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood Ca.

Get out of the house and into lafcpug for the first meet of 2009.

Join us as we welcome the "portable, affordable complete I/O" for the Mac, the Matrox MXO2. Plus Philip Hodgetts will show off the brand new Sync-N-Link tool which automatically synchronizes dual-system sound (separate audio records from the camera recording) containing matching timecode. Plus Larry Jordan returns for the FCP Tip/Trick of the month. Plus "How did you do that" show and tells from James Salkind, Jack Gulick, Kamili Minter and Kenn Michael. Plus Stump the Gurus, and of course, World Famous Raffle. All in one night.

lafcpug is the only place you need to be, Wednesday, Jan. 28 if you want to learn, network, get inspired and then go home and create.

For complete details including directions to the Gallery Theater, visit the lafcpug web site.

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

The next meting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, Febuary 25, 2009 beginning at 6:45PM - till we drop at the Gallery Theatre.

Get out of the house and into lafcpug.

Join us as we welcome the Dan Montgomery of Imagine Products who will show off ProxyMill, the P2 converter and ShotPut, the automated P2 offloader. Plus editor Norman Hollyn, author of the brand new book "The Lean Forward Moment" returns to lafcpug to speak on the craft of editing. Plus the FCP Tip/Trick of the month. Also Editor Stephen Kanter has developed an interesting workflow in Final Cut Studio that emulates Avid Unity style project sharing. You GOT to see this. Plus show and tells, Stump the Gurus, and of course, World Famous Raffle. And food!! Maybe!

Meetings are open to public. Come one come all. Doors open at 6:00PM

A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door.

Complete agenda plus directions to Gallery Theatre can be found at lafcpug

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, April 29, 2009 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, CA. Join us as we present Co-director and editor Jonathan Walls who will show clips from the documentary, "Playing For Change: Peace through Music." There will be plenty of time for Q and A.

Plus Patrick Sheffield of Sheffield Softworks will join us to show off his cool plugins for FCP. Editor and videographer, Rick Young will show us 10 fxs you can do using only FCP. Plus Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and of course, World Famous raffle.

Meetings are open to public. Come one come all. A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door.

Doors open at 6:00PM. For more details as well as directions to the Gallery Theater, visit the lafcpug web site

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

I wanted to let all digital filmmakers and FCP users who live in the UK and EU know that the first annual FCPUG SuperMeet is coming to London, England on 25 June, 2009.

We have booked the Great Hall at the Kensington Conference and Event Centre and are currently in the process of raising the necessary funds to put on this event.

For those of you who do not know, nor ever heard of a SuperMeet, they are essentially gatherings of Final Cut Pro editors, gurus and Mac-based digital filmmakers from throughout the world who use or want to learn to use Apple’s Final Cut Studio suite of applications, most importantly Final Cut Pro. The FCP UG Network’s mission is to build connections between Final Cut Pro users, filmmakers and professionals who wish to lead the digital filmmaking revolution. This event is a great opportunity to network and hang out with like minded folks, many of whom might be able to help you.

SuperMeets are held annually along side large trade shows such as Macworld in San Francisco, NAB in Las Vegas and IBC in Amsterdam. The agenda usually includes demos of new products, digital video tips and tricks, and filmmaker show and tells. In addition there are over two dozen vendors showing off their wares as part of what the organizers call the FCP Trade Show. In addition we give away thousands of dollars worth of "raffle" prizes as part of our "World Famous Raffle."

This is our first time in London and the first time we will not hold this event along side a trade show. We want to see if we can stand on our own 2 feet. We are confident we can.

Agenda will be announced in early June, but we hope we can count on many of you to get the word out as our marketing budget is pretty limited. Meaning we don't have a lot of money. We prefer to put out money into the event rather than about the event.

We have put up a web site and are updating it daily so please check in every so often to see where we are at.

FCPUG UK 2009 SuperMeet (http://www.lafcpug.org/UK_2009)

Tickets will go on sale on 18, May 2009 for only £10.99 each. It is important to us that we keep costs affordable for everyone including sponsors.

Thanks for any help you can give us and we are very excited to be coming to London. It's gong to be a great show and we hope many of you will attend.

Michael Horton
co-producer
Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug)
Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (http://www.lafcpug.org)

Sounds good, hopefully there may be some interesting things to talk about!

Tickets are on sale now and selling very well. If you live in the UK, but them soon for only £10.50 each. After June 1 the cost goes up to £15,00

FCPUG UK 2009 SuperMeet (http://www.lafcpug.org/UK_2009)

ummmm.... flys to UK are cheapest than ever...

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, May 27, 2009 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood CA.

Get out of the house and into lafcpug.
Join us as we welcome Shane Ross who will demo the very cool color correction tool from Red Giant Software, Magic Bullet Colorista. Also Patrick Woodward from DigitalFilm Tree will show off FCP workflow and footage with the Canon EOS 5D. Michael Weis and Sam Crutsinger will be reviewing the RED workflow they used shooting the indie road feature "Carried Away." The duo will bring Confidence Bay, their mobile HD edit bay, for tours in the parking lot. Plus Stump the Gurus, Show and Tells and World Famous Raffle.

Plus we will have a mini trade show with CalDigit, G-Tech, JL Cooper, Veescope Live and the Confidence Bay mobile Edit bay showing off in the lobby and parking lot.

Meetings are open to public. Come one come all. Doors open at 6:00PM,

A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door.

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

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

Oscar™ and BAFTA award winning sound and film editor, Walter Murch will be the Keynote speaker at the 1st annual FCPUG SuperMeet to be held Thursday, June 25th in The Great Hall at the Kensington Conference and Event Centre in London, England. Walter will discuss his latest FCP editing workflow used on and show footage from Francis Ford Coppola's soon to be released film, "Tetro."

Tickets are on sale now for the "earlybird" price of £10.50 per person. After June 1 the cost goes up to £15.00 each.

Also scheduled to appear on the agenda will be Martin Baker from the UK's Digital Heaven who will share his top ten "Killer FCP Tips and Tricks"

Adobe’s Jason Levine will show off workflows between FCP and CS4 Production Premium.

And much more soon to be announced.

The world famous raffle is growing daly and currently has a value of over £10,000. Several lucky winners wil bring home a valuable prize.

Complete details on the SuperMeet inlcuding daily updates to agenda, current raffle prize list and a link to buy tickets can be found on the SuperMeet web page.

FCPUG UK 2009 SuperMeet (http://www.lafcpug.org/UK_2009.html)

Buy your tickets now for only £10.50 each becuase after June 1, 2009 the price goes up to £15.00 per person

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group, (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, June 17 at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, CA beginning at 7PM. This meeting will mark the 9th anniversary of lafcpug.

Scheduled on the agenda will be Owen Walker from Adobe who will walk us through RED/Adobe Premiere Pro 4.1 workflow. Owen will also show us some of the new features in Premiere Pro 4.1.

SmartSound's Stephanie Joyce will show the new Sonicfire Pro 5 Plug in for Final Cut Pro. The new Sonicfire Pro plug in provides Final Cut users with true round tripping via a seamless integration that reads and imports your FCP timeline markers.

Motion 3 Guru Andy Neil will demo Motion's graphical design capabilities and how to animate those graphics with behaviors. *He'll also show how simple but powerful tools like replicators can be used to recreate complicated special effects like the transporter from the new Star Trek film.

DVD Guru Bruce Nazarian will make a VERY special announcement on the world of Blu-ray.

Plus Stump the Gurus, Show and Tell, World Famous Raffle and a cake with candles.

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

For complete details and a directions to the Gallery Theater, visit the lafcpug web site.

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

The agenda is now set for the 1st Annual London FCPUG SuperMeet to be held Thursday, June 25, 2009 beginning at 4:30PM at the Kensington Conference and Event Centre in London England.

Oscar and BAFTA award winning film and sound editor Walter Murch will be the Keynote speaker. Mr. Murch will discuss his Final Cut Pro workflow and show clips from the just released film "Tetro," written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Also scheduled on the agenda and in order of appearance will be:

A demo of the JVC Pro HD GY-HM100U ProHD Camera, a revolutionary product which incorporates many aspects of major broadcast camcorders packaged into a lightweight, handheld camcorder. Edit immediately using native FCP format or native .MP4 (XDCAM-EX™) format. DP/ Director/ Editor, Philip Bloom will demo features and workflow with FCP.

Adobe’s Jason Levine will show off workflows between FCP and CS4 Production Premium.

Digital Heaven's Martin Baker will share his top ten favorite "Killer FCP Secret tips and tricks" you need to know, but probably don't.

Philip Bloom returns to the stage to explain how to get the best out of the Canon 5d Mark II and turn its H264 30p into cinema friendly Pro Res 24p.

Space Digital's Simon Blackledge and Gary Kelly will demonstrate the importance of choosing “the right tools for the job”. Space Digital have successfully combined technology and talent to become one of the UK's foremost facilities for visual effects production and more! Their immediately recognizable work for high profile television dramas, film and commercials is undertaken on a Mac platform with FCP at the centre of their workflow.

Rounding out the evening will be the always raucous “World Famous Raffle” where over £23,000 of valuable prizes will be handed out to dozens of lucky winners.

The doors will open at 4:30PM featuring 14 vendors and small developers who will be showing off their solutions for digital filmmakers. The SuperMeet will begin promptly at 7:00PM.

Tickets for the London SuperMeet are selling fast and are available for sale online for only £15.00 each. (Students with valid ID need only pay £10.50 each) Tickets may be available at the door for £20.00 each. Food and drink will be available.

For daily updates as well as directions to the Kensington Conference and Event Centre in London, details on the agenda and a current list of raffle prizes, visit the London SuperMeet web pages at:

FCPUG UK 2009 SuperMeet (http://www.lafcpug.org/UK_2009)

or

http://www.fcpugnetwork.org

MXO2, Mocha for FCP and Metadata at lafcpug, July 22

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, July 22, 2009 beginning at 6:45PM - till we drop at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood California.

Get out of the house and into lafcpug.

Join us as we demo the new plug-in from Imagineer systems, Mocha for Final Cut.

Also Shane Ross and Matrox's Gabriel Mitri will demonstrate the new Matrox MXO2 MAX. They will show off the flexible I/O capabilities within the FCP workflow, as well as the new Faster-Than-Real-Time H.264 encoder built right into the box. They will show you how you can drastically cut down H.264 encoding times for Blu-Ray, the web and mobile devices using Compressor. Matrox will also give away a MXO2 Mini Max as part of the World Famous Raffle.

Also Philip Hodgetts will debut new applications, Metadata Explorer and ExceLogger.
Metadata Explorer does two things: in the (free) demo form it let's you look at that hidden metadata and (optionally) save it out to an excel spreadsheet. Pay for the application and you can map the hidden metadata to editable FCP fields, so that it can be used inside FCP.
exceLogger let's you use the power of Microsoft Excel to log already captured clips. With exceLogger you export clips (as a Batch List) to Excel, and an XML file of your FCP project.
In Excel, add logging information and create new subclips until you're done.

Also filmmaker Steve Payne will show us clips and give us a primer on his brand new documentary, "Fresno."

Plus, Show and Tells, Stump the Gurus, World Famous Raffle and more. All in one night!

Meetings are open to public. Come one come all. Doors open at 6:00PM First come, best seat.

A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door.

For complete details on the agenda and directions to the Gallery Theater please visit the lafcpug web site.

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

The next meeting of the LA Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) meeting will be Wednesday, August 26, 2009 beginning at 6:45PM - till we drop at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood CA.

The NEW Final Cut Studio

NOTE: Due to high demand, you MUST register for this event. (for this meeting only)
Buy your ticket now for only $6.11

Less than 100 seats left as of this writing

Join us as we devote the night to the NEW Final Cut Studio

We have assembled an awesome team of experts to show off what is new in Final Cut Studio and answer as many questions and listen to as many concerns as you might have.

Join us as FCP co-creator Michael Wohl shows off what’s new in FCP 7

Andrew Balis will show of what's new in Color 1.5,

Brian Gary will show off what’s new in Compressor 3.5

Mark Spencer will show off what's new in Motion 4

We will leave Soundtrack Pro 3 for another night.

Plus a limited edition of Stump The Gurus and of course, World Famous Raffle. All in one night! We hope.

NOTE: Because the demand to attend this meeting will be so high it will become necessary to register online for a ticket in order to attend. Price will remain at $5.00 + ticket fee, but you MUST buy your ticket online in order to attend. No exceptions.

Meetings are open to public. Come one come all. Doors open at 6:00PM

Go here for more details, directions to the Gallery Theatre and link to buy a ticket.

LAFCPUG Next Meeting (http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html)

The idea behind this software looked to me very attractive.
And I bought Mocha for FCP to find out that it does not work with FCP 7. I guess company should upgrade Mocha to be up to date with latest development in major applications (FCP 7 in particular). Do you have different experience?
How about Boris Motion tracker (although as I understand it has no plane tracking capability)?

Any members here who are attending the FCPUG SuperMeeting in Amsterdam September 11th?

It would be nice to hook-up with other DVInfo forum members at the event.

Floris

Let me know if you get any replies to this and I will help make a DV Info gathering possible. In meantime dont be shy about meeting others. The SuperMeet is all about networking and meeting folks you dont know who may just change your life.