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***2. WHAT’S NEW ON THE WEB SITE?
Taped live at the November 2016 lacpug Meet.
Sam Mestman, Patrick Southern and Gergana Angelova walked
us through a brand new narrative workflow built around the
new FCPX 10.3 update and a Lumaforge Jelly Fish. They
demonstrated automated syncing, organization, and renaming,
as well as automated Pro Tools input and Wide color gamut
management for DCP render and delivery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4BdB9PCmtQ
- Also taped live at the November lacpug Meet.
For the first time in several years, Apple demoed Final Cut Pro
10.3 and allowed themselves to be videotaped. Watch as they
demo the new and impressive features in FCPX 10.3 as well as
share some tips and tricks. Thanks to Noah Kadner and FCPWORKS
for helping make this happen.
http://www.fcpworks.com/apple-presos-from-lacpug/
- Also taped Live at our October 2016 lacpug Meet.
Editors Whitney Dunn, Shiran Amir, Renee Barron and Julie 'Bob'
Lombardi covered the life of a Reality TV editor. After watching
this you will walk away with a much better understanding of what
it is you need to know as a reality TV editor. Topics included:
How is Reality different than scripted?
How is logging footage in reality different than doc or feature?
How technical do you have to be?
What software tools do you need to know?
And more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaAJ6ifoO0
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and lacpug world.
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***3. ARTICLES AND THINGS YOU NEED TO READ AND DO
WATCH: “5 Things: Post Myths. FREE webinar with Michael Kammes,
Tuesday, January 10 at 11:30AM PST.
In the first episode of 2017, Michael debunks some popular post
production myths and misconceptions. We’ll look at common color,
codec, sound, and storage fallacies that keep popping up in
discussions and online forums.
Webinars will now appear on ProVideoCoalition.com
http://bit.ly/2iAxDHM
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READ: OWC has a new device that they say makes your new 2016
MacBook Pro more “Pro” Coming in 2017
http://bit.ly/2i7D93k
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READ: When Is the Right Time to go Union?
If a production goes over twelve hours in a forest and no one hears
it, will the crew still get time and half?
http://bit.ly/2iAIRfe
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READ: A Non-Technical Approach To Achieving The Cinematic Look.
Chasing that Cinematic look but don't have a lot of money? Read
this article by Noam Kroll.
http://bit.ly/2i7xXfR
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READ: The prolific Steve Hullfish was very busy over the holidays
talking to some of Cinemas best editors. Here are a few you should
read.
- Art of the Cut - La La Land editor Tom Cross
http://bit.ly/2j5WyGh
- Art of the Cut - Fantastic Beasts Mark Day
http://bit.ly/2iAPOgr
- Art of the Cut - Oscar Winner Hughes Winborne on “Fences.”
http://bit.ly/2iFySaQ
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READ: Are Desktops Still Relevant? Best 2016 MacBook Pro versus
Quad-Core iMac 5K and Mac Pro.
BareFeats compares the new Macbook Pro to the 2013 Mac Pro, the
fastest 'late 2015' iMac 5K and fastest 'mid 2015' MacBook Pro.
http://barefeats.com/hilap2016.html
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DO: Might be worth your time if you are a filmmaker and love Danny
Elfman’s music.
Announcing ‘Rabbit and Rogue’ Challenge
http://bit.ly/2hPtMb2
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READ: Demystifying Final Cut Pro XMLs by Philip Hodgetts and
Gregory Clarke
http://bit.ly/2j5YH4N
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WATCH and READ: This is fun.
How to Edit an Action Movie. Jonny Elwyn has compiled a bunch of
resources and insights on editing action sequences, car chases, fight
scenes and more.
http://bit.ly/2hN8qaR
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READ: How to import sequences into Premiere Pro from XML without
duplicating media,
Premiere Pro stores metadata that helps it determine which files exist
in a project, however when roundtripping via XML through a non-Adobe
app this metadata can get lost, resulting in Premiere duplicating all of
the existing media in the project upon import.
http://bit.ly/2iwEQui
also from Digital Rebellion
READ: Understanding render options in Adobe Premiere Pro
http://bit.ly/2hOOA3V
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Going to NAB? The SuperMeet will once again be held at the Rio Hotel
on Tuesday, April 25. Tickets go on sale late February. But best to book
your hotel early. Save money and don't stay on the strip.
http://supermeet.com
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READ: Is The 2016 MacBook Pro Fast Enough for Video Editing? by
Larry Jordan
http://bit.ly/2j1H2qN
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WATCH: What I love about the new Final Cut Pro X
Good take on the new FCPX 10.3
http://bit.ly/2iAJGox
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WATCH: Let’s Edit With Media Composer: What’s New in 8.7?
http://bit.ly/2iMlAGK
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READ: Nominees for 67th Annual ACE Awards Announced
http://bit.ly/2j1K8er
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WATCH: Introducing the Social Publishing panel (beta) in Premiere Pro
https://adobe.ly/2iFttAw
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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.
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See you January 25, 2017 at the next lacpug Meet.
Peace- and bless you Ralph, Charles, Doug, Mik, Pete and Bruce.
Michael Horton "HeadCutter"
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