Next lacpug meet is Wednesday, May 27 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood. That’s tomorrow for those reading today.
We still have seats available but grab one now or be left out. This meet will NOT be taped.
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.”
Plus Stump the Gurus with Monica Daniel, Kylee Wall, Randy Ubillos and Larry Jordan. And WORLD FAMOUS RAFFLE.
Grab a 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?
Recorded live at the April 2015 lacpug Meet:
Shot Notes X developer Kevin Bailey shows how he updated the movie FOCUS workflow
with Shot Notes X, Sync-n-link and File Maker Pro and how they incorporated it into a new
feature film he is working on, FUN HOUSE starring Tina Fey. Watch on the lacpug YouTube
channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_y-ta2hGVE
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Recorded live at the April 2015 lacpug Meet:
"FOCUS" editor Jan Kovac was joined by
Shot Notes X developer Kevin Bailey to answer questions on the movie from the audience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk6Tcqpm4mI
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Academy award winning editor Doug Blush A.C.E, and Assistant editor Sally Volkmann
talk about the joys of debuting new documentaries at the Sundance Film Festival. They
also talked about what to do, where to eat and what not to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcizRkmorpA
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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
“Choosing the Right Shared Storage System.” FREE moviola webinar, Tuesday, June 2
at 11:30AM PT.
Tech wizard Michael Kammes examines the various types of shared storage, what factors
go into choosing your shared storage, and the factors you need to consider when delving into collaborate workflows. Register!
http://bit.ly/1HIKwZ8
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Great resource for all of you FCPX users.
An Illustrated List of Icons, Symbols and Alerts in Final Cut Pro X
http://bit.ly/1Huwa9A
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After Effects Hidden Gems: Set First Vertex
Control which point strokes start drawing from. by Chris and Trish Meyers
http://bit.ly/1Aw95G1
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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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In just one month, Future Media Concepts will host the first ever FCPX Creative Summit.
The conference will take place in San Jose, CA, on June 26-28. With over 30 sessions to
choose from, the agenda is a blend of step-by-step demonstrations, panel discussions,
keynote presentations, and 'war room' stories. Use code LACPUG15 AND SAVE 15%.
http://www.fcpxcreativesummit.com
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Three Quick Tips for Editing in Premiere Pro
http://bit.ly/1cY1i9d
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Piecing Together the Editing Puzzle with Rampant Design by Monica Daniel
“There’s something indescribably exciting about being able to mold a story together
from a bunch of disjointed footage. I love solving the puzzle of combining performance,
visuals, sound, and pacing in order to entertain an audience.”
http://bit.ly/1LDI3xb
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Soft Skills you need to make it in Hollywood. by Misha Tennenbaum
“The single most important soft skill that I’ve learned in my professional career has been responsibility.”
http://bit.ly/1FUO36k
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Everything and I mean EVERYTHING you need to know about the Blackmagic URSA MINI.
by Marco Solorio
http://www.onerivermedia.com/blog/?p=1410
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In depth 3D Titles : FCPX 10.2 : Part 1 of 3
Paul David Murray goes deep into 3D titling.
http://bit.ly/1Kl7kvM
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New Apple support article:
If you can’t monitor mono or dual mono audio from Final Cut Pro X 10.2 in OS X 10.10.3
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204780
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' - Stop the Presses! A Woman Edits an Action Film”
A provocative title indeed, and not THAT unusual for a women to edit an action movie,
but this article talks to editor Margaret Sixel about the process of editing Mad Max. It
was a massive undertaking that is for sure.
http://huff.to/1FUQaqY
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One-day BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) Adobe Premiere Pro Class. With Jason Rose,
(one of the best) Saturday June 20 from 9AM - 5:30PM at UCLA. Save $50.00 by using code
LACPUG
http://bit.ly/1GBdJ6W
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May 29 is last day to save 40% on Adobe Creative Cloud subscription.
http://adobe.ly/1F2hQqe
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This week on MacBreak Studio, Mark Spencer shows Steve Martin from Ripple Training how
you can convert a flat logo to a 3D object in Motion 5.2. This technique works in Final Cut Pro
X as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZByvguVkk4
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Learn GenArts Sapphire version 8.
In-Depth tutorials on GenArts Sapphire plugins for Avid Media Composer and Adobe
Premiere Pro users.
http://www.learnsapphire.com/page/landingpage
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Media Composer 101 - Advanced - Editing Music Videos Part 3
http://bit.ly/1dvnOY6
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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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