Next Meeting Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - Giveaway Extravaganza - Fuze Movie, Boris XML Transfer & Sorenson Squeeze 6
For our March meeting, longtime TOFCPUG exec member Kevin McAuliffe will give us a real editor's perspective on 3 great tools: Fuze Movie, Boris XML Transfer & Sorenson Squeeze 6. Kevin P McAuliffe is a senior level Final Cut Pro and Media Composer editor working in the Toronto and surrounding area. When he is not editing, he's producing online tutorials for companies like Boris FX and Digital Juice, teaching at the Toronto Film and Media College and writing for online publications like Digital Media Net and Pro Video Coalition.
This meeting may also break the record for the most giveaways in one night, so break your raffle ticket piggy bank and bring your lucky charms with you for an exciting evening.
***Please note we will be in a different room - lecture hall V204***
Fuze Movie is an innovative, QuickTime-based media player that plugs into Skype, the free Voice-over Internet Protocol conferencing software that has gained huge popularity around the world. Simply download Skype (available for both Microsoft® Windows® and Mac®), create your free account, and you’re good to go. Fuze Movie even adopts your Skype buddy list as its own, allowing you to collaborate with anyone on the Skype network. See a live demo with the developers in San Francisco live at the TOFCPUG.com.
We will be giving away licenses of Fuze Movie at the meeting
Boris XML Transfer is an Adobe After Effects plug-in designed for seamless transfer of Apple Final Cut Pro program sequences to Adobe After Effects. Boris XML Transfer preserves all aspects of a Final Cut Pro project including effects, audio, media clips, transitions, and geometric transformations.
We will be giving away 4 licenses of XML transfer at the meeting
Free yourself from mundane tasks and your desk. With Squeeze 6, your workflow just got easy: Set it and forget it! Leave your desk and get back to what matters most, your editing, your business, your life.
We will be giving away 3 licenses for Squeeze 6.
9:00 Open floor Final Cut Q&A
As usual we meet in the Rogers Communication Centre Room, Ryerson University, 80 Gould Street, Toronto but will be in lecture hall V204 for this meeting. All are welcome and feel free to bring a friend.
Btw, if you are on Facebook you can join us on our group there TOFCPUG's Facebook page. Follow our streaming video from this link: rtsp://spiritlive.net/TOFCPUG.sdp
The next TOFCPUG Meeting is this Tuesday, February 16th, 6:30pm at Rogers Communication Centre Room, Ryerson University, 80 Gould Street.
There will be a presentation by Oceana Digital re: Autodesk's SMOKE and demonstrating the strengths of teaming FCP and SMOKE. Also complimentary pizza ("You look nice today", said the pizza... okay bad joke.) Check out the event on Facebook for all of the details.
AETO be kicking the presentation with Steve Roberts showing Imagineer's Mocha. Then, Tom Green will talk about "the rise of Flash video to today's ubiquity of the technology".
Join AETO at 156 Augusta Ave., Toronto, ON Jan 20, 2010 Time: Doors open 6:15 pm. First presentation starts 6:45.
January Meeting Announced -- January 21 Middlesex Community College - Chapman Hall Multipurpose Room (3rd Floor)100 Training Hill Road - Middletown, CT 06457
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm (doors open at 6 pm for food and networking) $10 advance purchase (gets you two free raffle tickets and 3D glasses) $12 at door (gets you two free raffle tickets and 3D glasses) Students eligible for 50% discount by emailing us an inquiry (valid ID required)
"3D Video Production on a Dime" Stereoscopic production is all the rage lately. Yes, it can be quite the investment and how many clients have a need for it? How can anyone justify the cost? Well, Dan Nocera is going to sit down and show us how to do some really good 3D video on the cheapand we'll even make a video right on site and screen it! Please register as early as possible so we can order enough 3D glasses for everyone attending.
"The DSLR Revolution & Workflow" Everyone is abuzz about the new Canon DSLR cameras that happen tocapture an amazing moving image. Matt Bradbury will be in house withhis Canon EOS 7D to show us some of his experiences with the cameraand discuss the unique workflow it presents in Final Cut Pro. Bring your questions for Matt.
The evening will also have a few words from Jay Ignaszewski of AJA Video Systems and of course, the "Michael Vitti Big Prize Raffle" immediately following our presentations.
See Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm showing Boris Continuum Complete 6 FxPlug in Apple Final Cut Pro as well as a walk through of Boris's new XML Transfer plug-in.
When: Thursday, November 19th at 6:30pm
Where: Apple Store SoHo 103 Prince Street New York City, NY 10012
SMPTE New England is holding their next meeting tomorrow night, Wednesday, October 27th at WCVB-TV Channel 5 in Needham, MA, and the BOSFCPUG will be there with a table!
SMPTE New England presents "A Taste of Tapeless Technology" DATE: Wednesday, October 28th TIME: Refreshments 6:30 pm / Presentation 7:00 pm WHERE: WCVB-TV, Studio B, 5 TV Place, Needham, Massachusetts 02494 (Directions)
** As always, SMPTE New England meetings are free to nonmembers and members! **
And, joining us for "a taste of tapeless technology":
GARY ADCOCK, Digerati and Principal at Studio 37, along with JAY IGNASZEWSKI, Northeast Region Territory Manager for AJA, will join us for a presentation and discussion on the technology behind the AJA KiPro. The KiPro is a tapeless recording device that creates professional quality recordings in full raster 10-bit Apple ProRes 422 and Apple ProRes 422 (HQ).
NOTE: Our good friend Jay will also be with us at our Thursday, Nov. 19th BOSFCPUG workflow mixer, "codec-confusion: Resolution," to be held at the N.E. Institute of Art. Complete details on our November mixer in our regular newsletter later this week and on the BOSFCPUG website.
Gary and Jay's presentation will also include:
An overview of the internal hardware-based conversion capabilities of the KiPro, allowing it to function in 1080i, 720P, or SD environments.
Utilization of industry standard removable storage media.
Integration into live or post production environments.
Apple Final Cut Studio workflow.
See you all tomorrow night (WED. Oct. 28th) at the SMPTE NE meeting in Studio B at WCVB-TV in Needham!
The Portland After Effects User Group is kicking things off Thursday November 12, 2009, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Pop Art, 718 SW Alder Street, Suite 300, Portland, Oregon.
First meeting Agenda:
1st Hour:
Food & drink
Build our contact list
Discover what aspects surrounding AfterEffects and motion graphics people are most interested in learning about and sharing.
Provide access to our working Portland Directory of individuals, firms , and resources surrounding the motion graphics industry.
Got this from Dan Berube of the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group:
Calling all Digital Filmmakers, Producers and Avid & Final Cut Studio Editors!
CDIA at Boston University & the BOSFCPUG present: "AVID and Final Cut Studio Integration Workflow"
Join us for a special networking event geared towards understanding the integration of Avid and Final Cut Studio.
Get out of your edit suites and production offices for a break! This event is free to all in our community who wish to improve upon their editing skills and network with others editing HD projects with both Avid and Final Cut Studio.
BOSFCPUG & CDIABU present: "AVID and Final Cut Studio Integration Workflow" WHEN: Thursday, October 1st TIME: 7pm - 9pm WHERE: CDIABU - Waltham STUDIO H, 274 Moody Street, Waltham, MA 02451 COST: FREE! REGISTER NOW: Please RSVP for this Free event: Email Urvi Modh at urvi@cdiabu.com or call the CDIABU now at 800-808-CDIA.
Welcome to the future of HD digital post production workflow. A seminar on integrating AVID and Final Cut Studio into one solid system. Join us on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1st, from 7 -9 pm for an evening of HD workflow where we will present the process of edit, design, color correct, mix and delivery as overviews of the new Apple and AVID workshops @ CDIA.
Final Cut Pro Editors! Join us to learn how Avid's industry standard workflows, unparalleled media management, and unsurpassed stability can be put to work for you, quickly and easily, using Automatic Duck with Pro Import FCP.
Avid Editors! Join us to come to know the range and flexibility of including elements of Final Cut Studio to your post-production tool set. Add incredible flexibility with advanced software-based Color Correction, including full primary and secondary corrections, with Apple's Color. Add impressive 3D Motion Graphics with Apple's Motion. Use Music creation tools such as Soundtrack Pro to open amazing possibilities for post production workflows.
Learn how Color, Motion and Soundtrack Pro can increase your post production capabilities and open doors to new and stronger workflows to become a more powerful editor and increase your desirability to clients.
Our Speakers are: Ernie Schaeffer Ernie Schaeffer has been involved in media production for over 15 years as technical specialist, editor, compositor, composer, colorist and producer in various aspects of audio, video, web, DVD and development of high-level software applications. He has worked as technical director and consultant on DVD's for world recognized artists like Mana. Ernie has worked in production teams on projects with Televisa, bringing rich experience and new media technologies. Ernie has been training and consulting creating production workflow processes for high level production clients like Channel 4 television of Guanajuato, Mexico. Ernie recently was the Post Production Supervisor for Sony Entertainment Television "Sessions with Alejandro Franco" which airs throughout all Latin America and Spain every Saturday prime time. Ernie is the author of Final Cut Studio HD Workflow Volume 1, a workflow training seriespublished by All4dvd inc. where he is Head of Training and has recently teamed up with The Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University (CDIABU) as Consulting Director for the Apple Certified master program.
Howard Phillips: Associate Director of CDIA Digital Film Program Howard has been involved in film and video work for over 20 years. His first venture was a business specializing in corporate and music video productions, earning a slot on MTV's Basement Tapes with his production of Fools for Fashion by The Talk. In 1988, after working as a freelance cameraperson in the US and in Europe, he moved to Boston and founded The Edit House, Avid's first dedicated 24fps beta site which provided film editorial and post-production services to over 80 feature films. Over an eight-year period, Howard made significant contributions to Avid's Film Composer quality assurance team and was invited to share in Avid's second Technical Oscar (SciTech Award) in 1998. Howard currently teaches and provides testing/ consulting services to companies such as Aaton, Arriflex, Avid and Panasonic. He studied film and television at Montana State University and is fluent in French. Recent projects include assistant editing, camera and translation for the Jon Fauer ASC's Cinematographer Style, and post production manager on independent and CDIA film and digital video projects.
Charlotte Animation Visual Effects + Motion Design aka CAVEMODE has their next meeting on October 20 at Limerick Studios in Charlotte, NC. Toolfarm and Digieffects are both sponsors of the group, as well as Focal Press and many other companies.
CAVEMODE “Demo Reel” presentation
Guest speaker: John Lemmon, John Lemmon Films
Project Breakdown: Zach Chambers & Eric Hurtgen, Art Directors, Creative Services at INSP
Studio Spotlight: Limerick Studios
Door prizes by Toolfarm, Digieffects, Focal Press, Artbeats, Peachpit and Boxx
If you're in the area, check them out and do a little networking. Hopefully you'll win a door prize!
Nick Campbell of Grayscale Gorilla will be presenting. The meeting is only 45 minutes from the time of this posting but if you're in Toronto, hopefully you'll get a chance to go. I went to the meeting a couple of months ago and everyone was so welcoming and cool. I had a great time.
Our next meeting is at: 156 Augusta Ave. Sept 23, 2009 Time: Doors open 6:15 pm. First presentation starts 7:00. Presenter: Nick Campbell
Collaborative .pdf magazine features over 170 pages of tutorials, tips, techniques and feature articles for today's digital filmmaker
The Final Cut Pro User Group Network (FCPUG Network) announces the immediate availability of issue three of the FCPUG "SuperMag" magazine, a free online .pdf download via registration on the FCPUG Network website. Issue three of SuperMag consists of over 170 pages of tutorials, tips, techniques and feature articles for today's digital filmmaker. It is being released in conjunction with the upcoming Second Annual Amsterdam FCPUG SuperMeet which takes place on Sunday, 13 September at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The SuperMag is a collaborative, user-authored digital magazine written by some of the world's leading creative professionals in the editing and digital filmmaking community. This SuperMag was originally released as part of a DVD collection of Final Cut Studio resources to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Final Cut Pro at the Eighth Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet in Las Vegas this past April 2009.
"The contributors to SuperMag have been very generous in sharing their experiences and solutions with us," states Daniel Berube, Editor-In-Chief of the SuperMag and Co-Producer of the FCPUG Network SuperMeets along with Michael Horton of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group. "What makes this issue of SuperMag valuable reading is the sense of welcome and membership in a user-driven community derived from like-minded working creative professionals from around the country and abroad. This is indeed a global effort and with the SuperMag, we wish to motivate and inspire today's digital filmmaker to action."
"Issue three of the SuperMag features tutorials ranging from 'Making Home Movies' all the way to Final Cut Server/FCP workflows. There is something in the SuperMag for everyone," adds Horton. "The entire magazine is all about hands-on solutions and proven workflow methods that are sure to help every production and post-production person in the industry. The SuperMag's 33 contributing authors and editors combined have done a brilliant job in this respect and it is only right that we mention them as they all deserve a lot of credit."
Contributors to issue three of the SuperMag are: Phil Ashby, Aidria Astravas, Daniel Berube, Rob Birnholz, Katie Freeden, Jeff Greenberg, Larry Jordan, Stephen Kanter, Jamie Hitchings, Phil Hodgetts, Michael Horton, Jim Kanter, Stephen Kanter, Ben King, Noah Kadner, Dalischa de Kok, Keith Larsen, Tina Lung, Loren Miller, Bruce Nazarian, Christopher Phrommayon, Mónica Reina-Kadner, Merethe Rosvold, Jeff Rothberg, David Saraceno, Jem Schofield, Abba Shapiro, Steve Sherrick, Jennifer A. Smith, Alexander Snelling, Ned Soltz, Karl Soule and Rick Young.
"It's great being part of the the third issue of FCPUG SuperMag which celebrates the 10th anniversary of Final Cut Pro. Imagine sitting in a coffee shop with some of the top FCP experts and getting personal training...well, you supply the coffee and the SuperMag does the rest," states Apple ProApps mentor trainer Abba Shapiro, author of 'Final Cut Pro 7 Essential Training' (http://Lynda.com) and co-author of 'Final Cut Pro On the Spot' (Focal Press). "Geared toward the professional editor, the SuperMag brings together the digital filmmaking community, giving insight and techniques that will help raise your work to the next level."
Several of SuperMag's tutorials contain accompanying video tutorials that are linked from the digital magazine to the FCPUG Network website as a bonus to SuperMag subscribers. These video tutorials are available in Flash, QuickTime and iPhone video formats.
"Moving forward with the SuperMag, we plan to implement more interactive features of Adobe Acrobat," states Berube. ""We've started in issue three via web urls, email and links to video tutorials that are available on the FCPUG Network website. In future issues of SuperMag we will continue to enhance and add new interactivity such as embedded flash video content and more."
Issue Three of the SuperMag can be downloaded for free by linking to the FCPUG Network website at:
Those who register will receive an email with links to download the SuperMag. The Adobe Acrobat .pdf is 38mb in size and is best viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader 9, which can be download at:
About the SuperMeets SuperMeets are 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. SuperMeets are held annually in four metropolitan cities: in San Francisco, Las Vegas, London and in Amsterdam presently scheduled for Sunday, 13th September at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. The agenda usually includes appearances by Apple, demos of new products, digital video tips and tricks, and filmmaker show and tells, including an FCP Showcase with vendors and small developers who will be showing off their solutions for digital filmmakers. More information on the Second Annual Amsterdam FCPUG SuperMeet can be found at http://www.fcpugnetwork.org.
About the Final Cut Pro User Group Network The Final Cut Pro User Group Network (FCPUG Network) is a worldwide community of Final Cut Pro and Digital Video User Groups officially recognized by Apple. The FCPUG Network's mission is to build connections between Final Cut Pro users, filmmakers and professionals who wish to lead the digital filmmaking revolution. The FCPUG Network provides both advocacy and education about Digital Video on the Macintosh and membership opportunities for learning and growth in Digital Storytelling.
Join AE NY at their next meeting this Thursday, August 27, from 6:45pm - 9:00pm.
Location: P.S. 41, 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Get ready to be inspired by some incredible animation. The Mix Tape Club & Florian Witzel will be sharing their amazing work.
Thanks to our sponsors, the meeting is FREE. Great door prizes from the following sponsors, including Toolfarm, Video Copilot, Digital Film Tools, Red Giant, Imagineer, Artbeats, GridIron, Digieffects, pond5 and more!
The next SF Cutters meeting will actually take place in San Bruno at the SFO Airport Business Center to take a look at the NEW Final Cut Studio 3. SF Cutter Ted Langdell: 'How-to' Use a waveform monitor and vector scope in conjunction with FCP and Color.
Greg Kupiec (The Ether) and Andrew Kramer (VideoCopilot.net) will show you some of their AE chops. Toolfarm's good friend Harry Frank will present the awesomeness that is Trapcode's Particular V2. This is a meeting you definitely do NOT want to miss if you're in the vicinity of Hollywood.
Come on out to AENY's meeting tomorrow Thursday, July 30, 2009, 6:45p-9:00p at P.S. 41 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to our sponsors, the meeting is FREE. Visit AENY for more information.
Guests include freelance animator/artist Eric Epstein. He'll break down how he created this truly gorgeous experimental video using Trapcode particular 2 & PF Hoe 3D for camera matching.
Want to give Particular 2 a try? Download a free trial here!
Also presenting at the meeting is The Molecule, who provide all sorts of digital media. Their top shelf clients include ABC, FX, The History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, and others.
Severyal companies are throwing in door prizes, including Video Copilot, Red Giant, Digieffects and yes, of course, Toolfarm!
We're very excited to announce that Toolfarm's own Michele Yamazaki will be coming up to our next user group meeting. (http://www.aeto.ca)
Place: 156 Augusta Ave., Toronto, Ontario (Map) Date: July 22, 2009 Time: Doors open 6:15 pm. First presentation starts 6:45. Presenter: Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm will be giving a demo on Keying & Compositing in After Effects
Toolfarm has given us 3 prizes. One on AE Expressions featuring Harry Frank, Keylight Training and Trapcode 3S Training, both featuring Angie Mistretta.
Imagineer has given us the very excellent companion to AE. Mocha V2 and the Mocha shape plug-in.
...and a whole lot more!
Hope to see you there.
Our second meeting is now online @ http://aeto.blip.tv/ (Flash/AE integration and using Scripts in AE)
The next After Effects New York meeting is Thursday, June 25, 2009, 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM at P.S. 41, 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to our sponsors, the meeting is FREE.
Our Lineup Includes:
Aharon Rabinowitz (Red Giant TV, Creative Cow After Effects Podcast), will share some cool AE Techniques, and give you a sneak peak at Trapcode Particular 2. Also he'll show a top-secret project that he's been working on. Might be a plug-in. Might be a breakfast cereal. Might be something else entirely...
Also, Something interesting and cool... We're just confirming...Plus other cool stuff TBA. Tons of sponsors and door prizes as well.
The Minnesota AE User Group will have their second meeting this Saturday the May 30th @ 4:30pm at the Minneapolis Art Institute at 15 S 9th St, Minneapolis, MN.
Speakers: Scott, Israel "Izzy" Long, Brian Michael
Ko Maruyama had some nice photos from the DMA\LA meeting this week featuring Shine. Shine did the titles for Kung Fu Panda, Traitor, Mad Money, and Gray Gardens and a hundred other titles. My friend Dru Nget is the guy with the black shirt on that has Shine in big letters in the photo. I interviewed Michael Riley from Shine about the Kung Fu Panda titles last year. Read the interview here.
Check out the Colorado Pro Video Association's meeting tonight! RSVP here. The group is out of Denver.
6:00pm - Networiking & Dinner 6:30pm - Meeting Begins 7:00pm - Grass Valley Edius Presentation - Mike Downey has been a Canopus/Grass Valley user for over 10 years, having used the EDIUS NLE since the very first version.
He has traveled around the world consulting and training groups of individual videographers and broadcast affiliates for NBC, ABC, FOX, CBS, and the WB. Mike now works for Grass Valley as an EDIUS demo artist and trainer.
Many consider him one of the best trainers in the industry, but if you ask him, he is just a former high school teacher that enjoys teaching. When he is not training, his favorite hobby is listening to Jimmy Buffett while eating an Original Tommy's cheeseburger!
7:45 - Editing Round Tables featureing FCP - Edius - Premiere & Vegas (Want to learn some new tricks? Having a burning question about how they did that? Don't miss this meeting! All the major editing platforms will be in one room. You can take advantage of the combined skills of the entire COPVA and get those answers and more.) 8:30pm COPVA Brown Bag - Bring a peice of your work to show on the screen 9:00pm Meeting Ends
Charlotte Animation Visual Effects & Motion Design (CAVEMODE) is a local trade group for professionals and those looking to network in these areas. The purpose of CAVEMODE is to encourage collaboration of ideas and processes within the communities of Visual Effects, Motion Design, and Animation. And, to provide a forum to encourage networking and socializing within these fields.
CAVEMODE will hold informative and educational meetings quarterly. The meetings will feature elements such as project breakdowns, instructional material, guest speakers, and round table discussions. The goal of CAVEMODE is to tailor the content towards the working professional in this region. Students, hobbyists, and educators are encouraged to attend and participate as well.
Please visit CAVEMODE's website for more information about the group and future meetings. The website will host a forum, news, and information about past and upcoming meetings. Please take a moment to sign up for the mailing list to receive information about the kickoff meeting and other communications.
On Artbeats.com: Grayscale Shootout - Alternate paths to better monochrome results. Chris and Trish Meyer's blog, CMG Keyframes, has an interesting pdf on Artbeats.com about their favorite techniques for making pleasant grayscale images from video. Download the pdf
Aspect Ratio Calculator from Digital Rebellion. Very useful. Did you know that HDTV 1080 has an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 (16:9) and has 2,073,600 pixels? Hey, I wasn't going to count them all!
There's a new After Effects Toronto User Group called After Effects Toronto (AETO). They're next meeting is May 20. Check 'em out if you're in or around Toronto.
Layers Magazine has the Fourth Annual Layers 100 Wicked Tips, including 10 tips each for Premiere Pro, After Effects and Photoshop CS4. Good stuff! (via Todd Kopriva)
Join AENY on Thursday, March 26, 2009 from 6:45 PM - 9:00 PM at P.S. 41 at 116 West 11th St., NYC (corner of 11th Street and 6th Ave.)
Thanks to their lovely sponsors, the meeting is FREE.
Videocopilot.net's Andrew Kramer will be joining AENY. It's going to be a good meeting. Andrew is practically a rock star in the world of After Effects, so this is a must-not-miss meeting. I wish I could be there.
Plus other cool stuff TBA. Loads of door prizes. Visit the AENY site for the list of door prizes and more info.
Bob Zelin and Randy Ubillos will be at the LAFCPUG Meeting March 25 at Gallery Theater in Hollywood, CA. starting at 6:45PM. From Michael Horton:
Join us as we welcome video engineer Bob Zelin who will show us the very inexpensive shared storage solution for Final Cut Pro users, Final Share from Maxx Digital. Plus, it's time Final Cut Pro users take a serious look at iMovie, so we have invited iMovie creator Randy Ubillos back to lafcpug for a peak into iMovie 09. Randy also created Final Cut Pro as well as Adobe Premiere and Apple Aperture. There are features in iMovie 09 that you really need to see. Plus filmmakers Brian Gary and Wendy Berman will show clips and discuss workflow from their recent years in the making documentary "Jefferson Davis," which was just awarded Documentary of the Year from the PCA/ACA. Plus Stump the Gurus, Show and tells, and of course World Famous Raffle. And more.
Meetings are open to public. Come one come all. Doors open at 6:00PM.
Editors in the Chicagoland area, don't miss the CHIFCPUG meeting on Wednesday, March 25. Toolfarm is donating Professional Keying with Keylight for the raffle. Hopefully they'll have the CHIFCPUG website updated today with info on the meeting.
Please join the BOSFCPUG (Boston Final Cut Pro User Group) for our January meeting as we invite you to join SMPTE New England for a presentation on Streaming Media. Bring your questions and have them answered by our friends and contacts from SMPTE NE and from representatives from HB Communications.
BOSFCPUG at SMPTE NE Jan. 21st Meeting Wednesday, January, 21, 2009 (Refreshments at 6:00pm; Presentation at 6:30pm) Suffolk Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108
Suffolk University is downtown, near Park St. and Government Center T stops. Get directions here
SMPTE New England is devoting the January session to the presentation and discussion of the evolution of Streaming Media. Streaming Media has grown from being a selective and specialized technology to becoming both a mainstream and a widely used process to address many video related applications within broadcast facilities, production environments, educational institutions, corporations, medical facilities, and government, just to name a few examples. This session is a great opportunity to come and learn about the latest in streaming technologies, as we plan to have a wide variety of discussions and technology demonstrations. More info here
This month's discussion will feature some of AE's built in Effects. Topics include CC Page Turn - There are times when it seems the standard effects that ship with AE aren't worth much. I’m going to take a look at finding ways to make effects seem more useful in the "Real World."
Beam - This is another one of those effects that might seem practical for only a Sci-Fi film. We'll look at some ways to make it work for everyday projects.
We are also proud to have the continued support of some great sponsors that are providing door prize giveaways!
Digieffects is back again and giving away a copy of their excellent plug-in Simulate: Camera. This pack of effects features archival looks, destabilize camera shake and overexpose for cool flickering looks.
And a new sponsor to the DFW AEUG... Wondertouch has come on board as our newest sponsor, agreeing to provide a copy of their particle effects generator ParticleIllusion 3.0! An incredibly powerful and deep system with hundreds of stock presets that are updated monthly!
The San Diego LightWave Users Group will have two exciting presentations this Saturday. The meeting will feature presenters Stephen Burns and Roger Cotton who will dedicate their presentations to the new features in Photoshop CS4 for the LightWave 3D artist.
One of the most significant upgrades in CS4 is its 3D engine. Come and see how the new 3D features will revolutionize your workflow when it comes to integrating your 3D LightWave object into Photoshop CS4 3D layers.
Furthermore, we will focus on creating and editing UV maps in LightWave by Roger Cotton. Come and discover the importance of using UV maps and how to effectively create them in LightWave to control the texturing of your model. Finally, Stephen Burns will present how effective Photoshop CS4 will utilize LightWave UV maps and allow you to edit them with all of Photoshop's traditional painting tools.
This is a not to miss meeting. Details on the location and time are as follows:
Date: Saturday November 15, 2008 Time: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Adobe After Effects New York (AENY) is an association for professionals and enthusiasts using Adobe After Effects and related software to create imagery for video, film, and other media. Formed in January 2007, AENY’s goals are to foster a community of After Effects users who wish to discuss industry experiences, share ideas, get advice, and keep up with the latest AE news and technology.
The group is co-run by Jim Geduldick, Dennis Radeke and Aharon Rabinowitz. John Kerr, Support Manager from Red Giant Software will present a new product that ties into After Effects CS4. Beth Manning, Corporate Sales Manager from Red Giant Software will also be in attendance. The night will feature a variety of users showing off their amazing work. Hope you can join us on October 23, 2008 in New York. For more information and location details, visit: AE NY User Group.
Tomorrow in Grand Rapids, MI, is the WMAEUG (West Michigan Animation and Effects User Group) meeting at 1pm at Kendall College, room 423. Michele Yamazaki from Toolfarm will be showing Magic Bullet Looks and talking about IBC. Matt Schirado will be showing Cinema 4D. It's free to attend. More here.
If you're in San Diego, come on out for SD Lightwave Users. The next meeting includes Modeling, UV Mapping and Photoshop Texturing. "Our next meeting will be this Saturday, September 20th from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm at Crywolf Computers. Please bring demo reels as well as personal projects for a members share after the presentation. Also, plan to spend lunch with the members after the meeting at Applebee's off of Balboa Ave. This is free to attend and everyone is welcome." Map
That's right, free pizza, sponsored by your good friends at Toolfarm!
This Wednesday, June 18th 6:30pm at Adobe in San Francisco. Pre-register here. It's free but you need a badge to get into Adobe.
Adobe 601 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (map) 415.832.2000 Entrance on Townsend Street. Reception is on the 1st floor.
FEATURED GUESTS
Brian Diecks A 16 year veteran of branding, strategic marketing + creative for the entertainment, lifestyle and the sports industries, Brian Diecks is an award-winning broadcast designer and creative director of television branding, motion graphics, promotion campaigns, main title design, show packaging, print collateral, packaging and interactive projects. www.diecksgroup.com
Patrick Siemer Former Directing Animator at the esteemed H-Gun Labs, and long time Pixar AE Animator Patrick Siemer walks us through his After Effects process in the creation of the Pixar short "Your Friend the Rat" www.tapeandglue.com
The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be Wednesday, June, 18, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, California. Join them as they celebrate the eighth anniversary of the lafcpug.
Scheduled to appear will be veteran film editor and Associate Professor and Head of the Editing Track at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Norman Hollyn. Plus, the brand new soon to be shipping Video Recorder/D.264 encoder from BlackMagic Design will make it's LA debut. Plus, the brand new Focus FS-5 Portable DTE Recorder from Focus Enhancements will wow all of you who hate tape. Plus the FCP Tip/Trick of the Month, Stump The Gurus, Show and Tells and, if budget allows, Balloons, Circus Clowns and Pony Rides. 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.
Come meet me at the Motion Picture Collective NYC's meeting this Thursday, June 12. I'll be presenting Boris Continuum Complete and possibly Boris Final Effects Complete at Pratt Manhattan, 2nd floor.
Thursday, 12 June 2008, 6:00-8:30pm at Pratt Manhattan, 2nd floor. Google Map
Seating is limited to first come, first serve, but the meeting is open to members, subscribers and their friends, so please join us.
Guests include Robert Sharp, President of Digieffects; Michael Horton, founder of the LA FCP User Group; and Carey Dissmore & Steve Griffiths of IMUG and the Media Motion Ball 2008 in Las Vegas at NAB.
Philip Hodgetts, President, Open Television Network discusses Avid's new customer outreach strategy and what he's cooking up himself for NAB.
Michele Yamazki, VP Marketing/Web Develpment Czarina at Toolfarm.com talks about the latest Toolfarm news and other happenings.
Robert Sharp, President of Digieffects discusses his acquisiton of DigiEffects and why it's "not your father's Digieffects"
Michael Horton, Founder, Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group talks to Plugged-in. You might know him as Grady Fletcher, Lt. Daniels, or even Rick Jones, but we know him as the 'Godfather' of User Groups and Michael is here to tell us about the FCPUGNetwork NAB Supermeet 7.
Carey Dissmore & Steve Griffiths, Founders,iMug Online & Co-Chair, Media Motion Ball 2008, stop by and talk about the classiest dinner event at NAB now in its 11th year.
The next San Diego LightWave Users group meeting will be this Saturday, March 15, from 11am-2pm at Crywolf Computers (7634 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. San Diego, CA 92111) [map]. Phone: (858) 277-9653
Presentation 1: The Power Of IK Booster by Mark Dunakin Mark Dunakin will present the basics of IK Booster and progress toward the practical application of using IKB (IK Booster) with goaling to another object. He will be using the default Chic Rigged (default tutorial rig in LightWave) IKB scene to show how to get started setting up IKB for animating any character in LightWave 9.2 and up.
Presentation 2: Squash & Stretch Basics for Animation by Roger Cotton Roger Cotton will continue his teachings on Animation Basics through understanding the Squash & Stretch concept of a bouncing ball. Last month he shared this concept by using Maya as an example. This month he will show how to apply this concept in LightWave.
Guests Matt Plec, Product Manager for Nuke from The Foundry and Dan Berube of the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group. The usual suspects, Phillip Hodgetts and Michele Yamazaki talk to hosts Alan and Keith about all sorts of fun stuff. Sponsored by Adobe, Digital Production Buzz and the Digital CONNtent Creators.
Matt Plec has enjoyed a variety of roles in the post production industry. He got his start doing 3D animation, compositing, and tool development for a variety of studios including Atomix, D-Rez, and Rhythm & Hues before joining Nothing Real’s Shake team. Following the acquisition of Nothing Real, Matt went on to ESC Entertainment, taking responsibility for the 2D pipeline. After ESC’s closure, he signed on at Sony Pictures Imageworks as Senior Technical Director and was quickly tasked with developing compositing features of the company’s next generation lighting and compositing package. In 2007, Matt joined The Foundry as Team Leader on the Nuke development team.
Hopefully we'll have a bio for Dan Berube up soon, too.
The South Florida Final Cut Pro Users Group will have its next meeting on Thursday Sept. 27th. Our featured speaker is Kevin Loudon of Telestream, and he will demo Episode Pro, Flip4Mac and Pipeline.
Details and RSVP link are on the user group site. The group meets on the last Thursday of the month.
Hosts Keith and Alan talk to guests Michael Horton and Michael Vitti, and regulars Phillip Hodgetts and Michele Yamazaki. The show is filled with their knowledge and wit and a couple of cooking tips.
Michael Horton, the Kingpin of User Groups. The Dahlilama of community events, the Czar of all things information lending is on hand to tell us how he got the idea to form the biggest User Group of all time, the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (LAFCPUG) and how he has inspired hundreds of others to follow suit, what goes into an NAB Supermeet, and his roles on "Star Trek".
Michael Vitti, the Mayor of New York Citti, joins from the other coast to talk User Groups and film communities on the Eastern Seaboard. It's all things Michael and User Groups as "Mik" let's us know about the future for the former New York City Final Cut Pro User Group, now named the Moving Pictures Collective.
Marian Wertalka form SoFlaFCPUG sent me an email about their upcoming meeting:
The next meeting of the South Florida Final Cut pro Users Group (SoFlaFCPUG) is on Thursday August 30th. On the agenda are tutorials for LiveType, new features of iLife '08, Soundtrack Pro tips and tricks, and a lecture on various HD formats. For details visit www.soflafcpug.com. The group meets on the last Thursday of the month (except for December).
Keith Larsen and Alan Spaulding of the Toolfarm Plugged-In Podcast run Connecticut Final Cut Pro User Group. They've changed the name. They're changing the website. They're not changing our mission. Now entering our fifth year, the former Connecticut Final Cut Pro User Group, now called Digital CONNtent Creators is an organization that aims to build professional connections between creative editors and motion graphics artists, independent filmmakers, students, and video professionals who embrace the digital desktop media revolution. We currently have have over 450 members and growing!
DCC provides both evangelism and advocacy about the industry that encomasses all forms of digital media on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. The group's focus will feature a blend of professional technical development, as well as a strong focus on the aesthetic of creating digital content. DCC wishes to be a strong media User Group in the area of creativity and imagination.
DCC will work to share ideas, creativity, and user concerns related to the use of media related software. DCC will be a new resource for intermediate and beginner users to such programs. DCC will provide interactive forums for end distribution of digital content, be-it for broadcast, broadband, or DVD.
DCC will also strive to provide resources from associated partners. We will utilize the Apple Westfarms Store, local and international digital video vendors, national sponsors, and our friends at the BOSFCPUG and Moving Pictures Collective NYC to provide a fun and promising information sharing resource for all members. Get involved!
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. A $5 donation at the door gets you in.
They welcome Compressor Guru and author Brian Gary and Apple's Brian Hoffman as they give 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 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.
Just a reminder about the meeting tomorrow night. Maxon will be showing Cinema4D R10. We'll also be giving away a copy of the software. So if you aren't able to make the Adobe/Maxon Power Integration Tour event tomorrow afternoon, stop by Lab 601 tomorrow night at 6:30 for the evening session. You can get details and directions at the web site
Steve Audette, Senior Editor for the PBS public affairs series FRONTLINE, will discuss his recent work and workflow on the documentary ENDGAME.
As the United States begins one final effort to secure victory through a "surge" of troops, FRONTLINE investigates how strategic and tactical mistakes brought Iraq to civil war. The film recounts how the early mandate to create the conditions for a quick exit of the American military led to chaos, failure, and sectarian strife. Endgame traces why the president decided to risk what military planners once warned could be the worst way to fight in Iraq -- door-to-door -- and assesses the likelihood of its success. Top administration figures, military commanders, and journalists offer inside details about the new strategy.
ENDGAME is Mr. Audette's 39 credit as editor for FRONTLINE. His work has contributed to many Emmy award-winning documentaries, as well as numerous Peabody and Dupont award-winning programs. He has been recently nominated to join the esteemed members of America Cinema Editors.
CTFCPUG's next meeting will be held June 12.2007 at 6:00pm at Quinnipiac University, Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center. Admission is $5. Raffle Tickets: (1) Ticket free with admission, $1 ea, 10 for $5 and 25 for $10. Raffle value stands at $2,125 and growing.
Special Guest Gary Adcock, Founder of CHIFCPUG amongst other things, will be in the house. Gary will be showing the amazing AJA I/O HD for Final Cut Studio 2 along with discussion and review of the other products in the Kona and I/O line. Gary will also discuss the various HD choices and workflows we currently have available to us and the pros & cons of each. Come see Apple's new ProRes 422 in action! Gary is a world-renowned expert in HD production and his thoughts on the subject will be worth hearing. We'll also take a look at all of the great stuff released at NAB 2007 and the new direction of our industry for 2007 & 2008.
Adobe After Effects New York (AENY)first meeting is set for February 22. There is no fee for this event, thanks to sponsorship from Adobe and Pratt Manhattan. They are covering Maxon Cinema 4D 10 and After Effects Integration, as well as Mograph, Stephen Neary will present "Bigfoot's Eulogy" and Aharon Rabinowitz will be presenting some quick After Effects tips. I met Aharon at NAB NY.
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Michael Horton, the Kingpin of User Groups. The Dahlilama of community events, the Czar of all things information lending is on hand to tell us how he got the idea to form the biggest User Group of all time, the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (LAFCPUG) and how he has inspired hundreds of others to follow suit, what goes into an NAB Supermeet, and his roles on "Star Trek".
Michael Vitti, the Mayor of New York Citti, joins from the other coast to talk User Groups and film communities on the Eastern Seaboard. It's all things Michael and User Groups as "Mik" let's us know about the future for the former New York City Final Cut Pro User Group, now named the Moving Pictures Collective.
