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***2. WHAT’S NEW ON THE WEB SITE?
On the lacpug YouTube channel:
A conversation with legendary film editor Arthur Schmidt, taped live at the November
2014 lacpug meet.
http://bit.ly/1vZGEY1
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lacpug has a new Facebook page. The old Facebook page will soon be gone.
Follow lacpug by LIKING us.
https://www.facebook.com/loscpug
Also follow us on Twitter for all the latest happenings in the digital and lacpug world.
http://twitter.com/lacpug
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***3. ARTICLES AND THINGS YOU NEED TO READ AND DO
Join Jeff Greenberg and me for another FREE Moviola Filmmaking webinar, Thursday,
Dec 18 at 11:30AM PST.
Designing a Realistic & Practical 4K Workflow
With 4K Cameras starting at $500, 4K should be on your radar. It's important to start
preparing for 4K before your competition does! It can be easy and affordable, if planned
right. What are the major pain points? What are the key things you can do to keep
headaches to a minimum and be smart with your money? Register!
http://bit.ly/1r0aqQN
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In "Under 5 Minutes" Steve Martin from Ripple Training will walk you through the new
MXF import and export features of Final Cut Pro 10.1.4.
http://bit.ly/1DORFFT
also
Mark Spencer shows Steve Martin from Ripple Training how to link the animation of one
object to another using the Link behavior.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP3nRhNYdyY
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Another episode of 5 things an independent web series dedicated to answering the
5 burning tech questions you have about technologies and workflows in the media
creation space. Storage Part 3: Management, Permissions, and Support
http://bit.ly/1ztFRVe
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For all you “shooters” and wannabe shooters, this master class with Vilmos Zsigmond,
the Academy Award-winning cinematographer, is well worth an hour of your time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8zHGcTUQrw
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Craft, not tools. “The Craft of Editing,” by Larry Jordan. Only $49.00 until Dec. 31,
2014. See here and order:
http://bit.ly/1wZILlF
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12 Tips on How to Work From Home as a Video Editor.
http://bit.ly/16tx2QC
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About that FCP X 10.1.4 Update
http://fcpx.tv/Pages/aboutthatfcpx4.html
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We are largely limited to adding Content Metadata manually. If we want people
described; if we want the scene described; or the action described, we need to add
Keywords or Notes to achieve that. Philip Hodgetts does not expect that to be the
case in the future.
http://bit.ly/13clVcE
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Round Table discussion with directors Angelina Jolie, Richard Linklater, Mike Leigh,
Bennett Miller, Christopher Nolan and Morten Tyldum
http://bit.ly/1J3u0RW
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A list of third party software and devices for FCP X
http://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/resources/plugins.html
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Avid to Relist on NASDAQ
http://bit.ly/1r0cyb9
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Editor William Goldenberg on Crafting The Imitation Game
http://bit.ly/1whALdP
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This is so good. Listen to the editor of Interstellar, Lee Smith discuss how adding
imperfections in today's visual effects are what make movies believable and how
pacing was so important in telling this space odyssey.
http://bit.ly/1uZMbyw
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How to Migrate Timelines Between Video Editing Applications
http://bit.ly/1J3wtMh
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What happens when you put Final Cut Pro X in the hands of a respected Director/Editor
who has grown up with flat bed editors, in-camera effects and classic animation
techniques, who has worked with Lightworks, Avid, classic FCP, Shake and Flame
and who says (quote) he is “too lazy” to read manuals and to always learn the
newest software?
http://bit.ly/1r0fxjQ
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Submitting better FCP X feedback to Apple
http://bit.ly/1AHYbbA
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Jonny Elwyn has compiled a TOP 5 List of most popular blogs by category. Some
very good and worthwhile stuff in here. Subscribe to he weekly digest while you
are there.
http://jonnyelwyn.co.uk/resources/
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Some Holiday cheer. Editor Dan Lebental looks back and talks about cutting “Elf.”
http://bit.ly/1J3yKqS
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***4. HELP US FUND THE 2K PROJECTOR. WIN SOMETHING.
We are SO close.. Thanks to a GREAT deal from Light Iron here in Hollywood, we just bought a
Christie 2K Digital Cinema Projector for the Gallery Theatre, where we hold all
of our monthly meets. Well, actually my credit card bought it.
This means no more fuzzy images when demoing software. This means crystal
clear and bright videos. This means you and anyone who rents the Gallery Theatre
can use this beast. Now we got to pay for it. Help us, please.
We have raised over $6,500.00 so far thanks to Adobe, DVCreators, DigitalFilm Tree and members
like you. We need less then about $700.00 more.
I’ve set up a donation page and if you donate $20.00 or more you are eligible to win a FULL copy of DaVinci Resolve. We will hold a drawing 2 days after we reach our financial goal.
The whole story on this projector as well as a donate button can be found here;
http://www.lafcpug.org/projector.html
The month of December will be devoted to raising funds and installing this beast. Please help us and donate what you can. We need to get this all done by the end of December so donate now if you can afford it.
Thanks so much!
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***5. SPONSOR LACPUG
lafcpug.org has available sponsorships available. If your company is
interested in sponsoring lafcpug.org head on over to the "How to Sponsor
lacpug" page and read up on the particulars. lacpug does not exist without
the support of sponsors and sponsors get a lot from lacpug. You will also
help us get rid of this "Sponsor lacpug" section of the newsletter.
http://www.lafcpug.org/sponsor.html
See you Wednesday, January 28, 2015 for the next lacpug Meet.
Peace- and bless you Ralph, Charles, Doug, Mik and Pete.
Michael Horton "HeadCutter"
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