lacpug Meets are once again sponsored by Blackmagic Design for 2015 and we are grateful.
Next lacpug meet is Wednesday, May 27 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood.
Join us Wednesday May 27 for another not to be missed lacpug Meet and another chance to network and meet people smarter than you.
We are excited to welcome back to lacpug after a several year absence, Randy Ubillos. Randy announced his retirement from Apple on April 23, 2015 and has graciously agreed to come on down and speak about his own moviemaking experiences. There will be time for questions.
Matt Geller is coming in from Chicago for the West Coast Premiere of "KeyFlow Pro," which allows small collaborative groups to organize, process and share media over small networks without the use of shared storage or costly infrastructure. A must see which is shipping this Summer, 2015.
Also Actress/filmmaker Mare Costello will show and tell about the "The Syriana Tate Interview.”
This meet will sell out so get your seat now.
http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html
NOTE: lacpug generally meets every 4th Wednesday of the Month. Meetings are open to public and ALL, beginning through advanced Digital Story Tellers are welcome.
Digital projection made possible through the generous sponsorship of Adobe Systems, DVCreators, DigitalFilm Tree and members like you. With additional support from AJA, ProMax Systems and Gefen Inc.
lacpug meetings are presented in association with the
Barnsdall Gallery Theater, a facility of the City of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs.
http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html
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***2. WHAT’S NEW ON THE WEB SITE?
Richard Taylor has assembled this Top 10 list of FCP X 10.2 troubleshooting techniques from his own experience as well as from Twitter, Facebook, Apple support forums, Creative Cow forums, etc. If FCPX 10.2 starts to act wonky, try these top 10 steps.
http://bit.ly/1K22feC
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Recorded live at the April 2015 lacpug Meet. Sam Mestman demos and shows off 84 streams of 4K using LumaShare, an affordable, wicked fast and easy to set up shared storage system from LumaForge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz4_CFoaR0c
More info on LumShare here: http://lumaforge.com/
Use code LACPUG to save 10% when contacting them for a quote.
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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
“Getting the Most from the Blackmagic URSA” FREE moviola webinar, Tuesday, May 12 at 11:30AM PT.
Filmmaker Noam Kroll gives us a look at some key tips and techniques associated with capturing raw and compressed images with the Blackmagic URSA, and how to best process and grade the files for optimal results. Register
http://bit.ly/1HcPAEY
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For those of you who have been following the “Saga of the 2K Projector,” I have posted an update on the lacpug Facebook page. It’s still a mess, but some movement has been made. I must be honest here and tell you that this whole thing is sucking the life out of me and only reason I have not given up is because my ego is so firmly entrenched in all this, letting the city win would “kill” me. I can only hope the stress of all this does not kill me first, but it is taking a toll.
http://on.fb.me/1GZ5BsL
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9 Must-Read Video Editing Articles (April 2015)
As put together by Caleb Ward of PremiumBeat
http://bit.ly/1GZ0GrG
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Download Quantum's "4K Ultra HD" eBook and learn:
- The challenges that come with transitioning to 4K
- Top 5 tips for transitioning to 4K
How to build a true 4K workflow
http://bit.ly/1cqd0sX
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Sound for Editors: Audio levels and Metering, by Michael Cardillo
http://bit.ly/1KXxOEe
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Editing a promo in Final Cut Pro X - Lessons learned
http://bit.ly/1K240J1
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Syncing Dual System Audio in Premiere Pro
http://premierepro.net/editing/audio-syncing/
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Adobe Creative Cloud Complete Plan—Pro Video Tools 40% Off
Save big, but only until May 29, 2015. Only $29.99 a month. Join now!
http://adobe.ly/1F2hQqe
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Finding Your First Job (Or Your Next One) by Kylee Wall
http://bit.ly/1Iu8Td7
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After Effects Hidden Gems: Temporary Tools. by Chris and Trish Meyers
If you’re an After Effects user, you’re familiar with the Tools panel along top of the user interface. However, if you’ve been mousing up to that panel to change tools, you’re wasting time.
http://bit.ly/1G02WTz
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Free eBook compares Final Cut Pro X to Final Cut Pro 7 for speed.
by Alex Snelling
http://bit.ly/1IwTWWr
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Inside the Lair of the Guy Behind Film’s Most Iconic Sounds, Randy Thom.
Take a tour of Randy’s office and life in Sound Design at the Skywalker Ranch.
http://wrd.cm/1zVUpQK
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Digital Distribution & Encoding with Compressor by Ripple Training now available:
http://bit.ly/1EwSUnj
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OWC Announces Video Commercial Contest Starting May 1, Grand Prize Package Worth
over $12,000
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/video-contest/entries
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Media Composer 101 - Advanced - Editing Music Videos Part 2 by Kevin McAuliffe
http://bit.ly/1FfUyR2
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***4. ANNOUNCING THE 1ST ANNUAL BAY AREA SUPERMEETUP.
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The VERY first Bay Area SuperMeetup is coming to San Jose on Friday, June 26. Produced in cooperation with Future Media Concepts and the FCPX Creative Summit this event promises to be the single largest gathering of Digital filmmakers and visual storytellers in the Bay Area.
NOTE: You need not be an attendee of the FCPX Creative Summit to attend the SuperMeetUp. All are welcome!
Join us as we welcome recently retired from Apple, Chief Architect of products such as Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro X, Aperture, iMovie ’08 through ’11 and iPhoto for iOS, Randy Ubillos.
Plus presentations from Blackmagic Design, Adobe, OWC, That Studio and more. Plus food, drink, World Famous Raffle and over 15 software and hardware vendors to hang out with. HUGE!
Doors open at 5PM.
Earlybird tickets are now on sale for the cheap LOW price of $10.00 plus ticket fee. Students and teachers can attend for only $7.00. Earlybird ends June 9. Attendees of the Creative Summit get in free.
What the heck is a SuperMeetup? SuperMeetUps are simply smaller than a SuperMeet. There are only 350 seats available for this event. That’s it! That’s the difference.
Grab a seat now before they are all gone because soon they WILL be all gone.
http://supermeet.com
ALSO:
Still seats left for the FCPX Creative Summit. Save 15% with Code LACPUG15
http://www.fcpxcreativesummit.com
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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 May27 at the next lacpug Meet.
Peace- and bless you Ralph, Charles, Doug, Mik and Pete.
Michael Horton "HeadCutter"
lacpug is sponsored in part by:
* MEMBERS LIKE YOU!
*BLACKMAGIC DESIGN
"Blackmagic Design is dedicated to allowing the highest quality video to be
affordable to everyone, so the post production and television industry can
become a truly creative industry."
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/
*DIGITALFILM TREE:
DigitalFilm Tree is a highly unique creative hub where technology and art
converge. Offerings include production, design, effects, color correction,
online finishing, and consulting services.
http://www.digitalfilmtree.com/
*HDDISK:
A new starter company, but with plenty years of experience, We have been
providing products/services/programs to individuals, non-profit
organizations and corporations in the video industry for more then 20 years.
http://www.hddisk.us.com/
*POND5:
Pond5 is the world’s most vibrant marketplace for creativity.
Media makers find the content they need, and make money doing what they love.
http://www.pond5.com/
*QUANTUM:*
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out storage, archive and data protection, providing intelligent solutions for capturing, sharing and preserving digital assets over the entire data lifecycle.
http://bit.ly/1sEJvW2
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