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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
7th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet Podcast 
The following video podcasts are part of the 7th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet which was held at the MGM Grand Hotel, April 16, 2008 in Las Vegas. To view any video, click on the individual link. These podcasts are hosted by Macvideo.tv.
Every year at NAB the Final Cut User Group Network holds its annual Supermeet. Headlining this year is Richard Townhill, Director Pro Video Product Marketing, Apple. Richard gives an overview of the state of play with Final Cut Pro - the fact that there are over one million registered Final Cut Pro users to date, with an indepth look at Final Cut Server. Watch Now.
M Dot Strange is an independent filmmaker who locks himself away for months at a time, surrounded by computers, producing amazing animation. He has produced a feature length animated film for less than $20 000 which others describe as having the look of a production costing tens of millions of dollars. To achieve this quality M Dot Strange relied on Blackmagic technology. Judging from his work the quality achieved using the Blackmagic cards is absolutely pristine. Also, featured in this report is an overview of new products announced by Blackmagic Design at NAB 2008. Watch Now.
See just how Apple's Color can be used for high-end color correction work. In this demo Hal Wolverton and Alex Bickel talk about and show just what Color is capable of. The application has been used at the highest of levels and, as seen here, competes favourables with other incredibly expensive tools. Watch Now.
Ted Schilowitz on-stage. Here Ted gives details of: Scarlet, described as the "pocket Red, featuring a 2/3 inch 3K Mysterium sensor and capable of shooting from 1 - 120 FPS. Epic is a 5K camera which will sell for $40 000. Red Ray is will sell for less than $1000USD and functions as a playback unit for a multitude of formats including 4K. Watch Now.
Steve Martin, the force behind Ripple Training, has been the premiere training destination for users of Apple's Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro and LiveType. Steve shows us how Adobe's Production Premium can be used to enhance Final Cut users workflow. Watch Now.
Targeted at documentary editors, The Assistant Editor lets you view a first cut of your material. The computer is used as a database of all your medial which you first must log, and label with keywords which relate to the themes and subject matter of your documentary material. Philip Hodgetts demos. Watch Now.
The Phantom HD's claim to fame is the ability to shoot uncompressed, high speed footage at up to 1,000 frames per second (fps) and up to 2K (2048x2048 pixels) resolution using a special CMOS imager. It accepts standard Pl-mount 35mm cinema lenses and is also capable of capturing in standard and HD resolutions from 1 fps all the way up to 1,000. Noah Kadner shows and tells. Watch Now.
Returning Marines from Iraq and Afghanistan need a focus to adjust to society after the conflicts they have been involved in. This piece shows off the work of the inaugural class from the Wounded Marines Careers Foundation. Warning - some graphic images. Watch Now.
JVC's Craig Yanagi on-stage with Cinematographer Tim Dashwood showing how JVC's GY-HD200 camcorder can be used in combination with Final Cut Pro to shoot and edit a music video in a single day. Watch Now.
 2008 FCPUG SuperMag Magazine
100 pages of articles and FCS tutorials
Download Free SuperMeet Podcast Credits Produced by: - Daniel Berube, Michael Horton and Rick Young Editor: - Rick Young Camera: - Rick Young, Dean Cleary Opening and Closing Titles: - Chris Eschweiler Music: - Deb Eschweiler
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Monday, 03 September 2007 |
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The Sixth Annual FCPUG SuperMeet (Podcast) * To view in iTunes or iPod:
Click HERE to download all 9 podcasts (M4V 320x240) to your iTunes browser and iPod by subscribing to our RSS Feed. (Requires QuickTime 7 or later and iTunes.)
NOTE: You only need to subscribe once to receive all 9 podcasts.)
1. - Building the SuperMeet Magazine and Introduction of FCP UG Leaders  |  |  |  | Daniel Berube and Michael Horton discuss producing the SuperMeet, building the SuperMeet Magazine and then take you directly to the Palazzo Ballroom for the introduction of FCP User Group leaders from around the world. Some good fun and gives you a taste of what the SuperMeet is all about.
2. - SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4.5  |  |  |  | Michael Horton welcomes everyone to the SuperMeet and then hands over the mic to Stephanie Joyce of SmartSound who shows off the features of the music scoring app, Sonicfire Pro 4.5 with "Smart Recall" and "Mood Mapping."
3. - JVC GYHD 200 and Slow Motion Music Videos  |  |  |  | Craig Yanagi, National Marketing Manager for JVC Professional Cameras, shows off the JVC GYHD 200 with all the bells and whistles attached. Then Craig introduces DP and editor Tim Dashwood of Toronto Canada who shows us how he easily synched the audio for a slow motion (60P) music video he shot using the GYHD 200. Also includes how to use your iPod as a timecode slate.
4. - Red Digital Cinema Camera and the Red Team  |  |  |  | "Leader of the Rebellion" Ted Schilowitz introduces the Red One Digital Cinema Camera, introduces members of the Red team, announces the Red Pocket camera and discusses workflow with FCP.
5. - Sony XDCAM EX, FirmTek, OurStage.com, Automatic Duck, Quantum, and that SuperMeet Feeling  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Filmmaker Rick Young of macvideo.TV talks to Sony UK Marketing Manager Carl Pring about the Sony XDCAM EX on the show floor at NAB. Then moves a few city blocks down the show floor to FirmTek where we learn about their storage and host adapter solutions. We then run back to the SuperMeet where Rick talks to OurStage.com, Automatic Duck, Quantum, and then takes you on a tour of the very crowded lobby where over 27 SuperMeet sponsors showed off their toys to the enthusiastic crowd.
President of Blackmagic Design, Dan May introduces the Multibridge Eclipse, the Intensity Pro Card and answers the question "What Blackmagic product do I need when working with what media?" He is joined by Philip Hodgetts of the Digital Production Buzz.
Sound Mixer and Film Editor Walter Murch takes us through the Post Production Workflow on Francis Coppola's movie Youth Without Youth, defines "Editing," talks about the beginning of his career with Francis Coppola and how he came to use Final Cut Pro. Part 1 of 3 parts.
Mr Murch continues our tour of the Post Production process on Youth Without Youth. In this Part 2, he shows us his cutting room in San Francisco, his workstation and how he edits. He discusses the "writing" aspect of editing and reducing the first assembly. We also get to see a bit of his Editing Suite in a "decayed Villa" in Bucharest, where Youth Without Youth was filmed.
We move to Bucharest, Romania where the music was recorded, sound fx recording and cutting begins and a three day re-shoot. We then move to the final stages of the movie at Francis Coppola's winery in Napa Valley which doubles as a mixing stage. Walter then takes us on a tour of the human brain where he attempts to answer the question, "Why on earth do we do what we do?" We wrap up with a few questions from the audience.
SuperMeet Podcast Credits Produced by: - Daniel Berube, Michael Horton and Rick Young Editor: - Rick Young Camera: - Rick Young, Terrence McCarthy, Dean Cleary Opening and Closing Titles: - Chris Eschweiler Music: - Deb Eschweiler and SonicFire Pro
Special Thanks to the Digital Production Buzz and MacVideo.TV for hosting these Podcasts |
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Sunday, 04 June 2006 |
5th Annual FCPUG NAB SuperMeet
 "Church of FCP" Over 800 people crammed into a room fit
for 500 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas for the 5th Annual FCPUG
SuperMeet.  click here to receive the iTunes feed iPod DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE
An iPod-compatible H.264 video is available (Running time: 1 hour 10 minutes (77MB file size)
View (Control-click (Mac) or Right-click (Windows) to download iPod video) QUICKTIME STREAMING VERSION AVAILABLEWatch a PODCAST of this revival event taped live in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel
Click HERE to view a 320x240 QuickTime Streaming file in your QuickTime Player. SEGMENTED VERSION
A segmented version will be made available shortly and is forthcoming - stay tuned! The 5th Annual FCPUG NAB SuperMeet took place at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, April 26 2006.
The video features Yan Shvalb showing off Blackmagic Design’s new “On Air.” Also featured are 7 Show and Tells answering the question, “What Are You Doing with Final Cut Studio?”
Plus Craig Yanagi and Ramy Katrib show off and talking about the JVC
GY-HD100, 200 and 250 camcorders. Plus AJA’s Jon Thorn talks about
what’s new from the world of AJA. Also featured are a brief
introduction of the RED Camera by Ted Schilowitz and the RED team. And
interviews with reps from Sony, G-Tech, Grass Valley, JVC, Blackmagic
Design and AJA.
Running time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Requires QuickTime Player 7.0.4 or better. Special thanks to Philip Hodgetts of DigitalProductionBuzz.com for encoding the iPod compatible progressive download. |
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Saturday, 03 June 2006 |
An Evening with Walter Murch
 click here to receive the iTunes feediPod DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE
An iPod-compatible H.264 video is available (Running time: 1 hour 14 minutes (114MB file size) View (Control-click (Mac) or Right-click (Windows) to download iPod video) QUICKTIME STREAMING VERSION AVAILABLEWatch a PODCAST of this special evening taped live in San Francisco at the Club Mezzanine.
Click HERE to view a 320x240 QuickTime Streaming file in your QuickTime Player.
iPod DOWNLOAD AVAILABLE
An iPod-compatible H.264 video is available (Running time: 1 hour 14 minutes (114MB file size) View (Control-click (Mac) or Right-click (Windows) to download iPod video) SEGMENTED VERSION
A segmented version will be made available shortly and is forthcoming - stay tuned! An Evening with Walter Murch took place at the Club Mezzanine in San Francisco during Macworld Conference and Expo, on January 12, 2006. The video features the legendary Walter Murch, a three time Academy Award winning Editor and Final Cut Pro user who has worked as a sound designer, film editor, writer and/or
director on feature films such as JARHEAD, COLD MOUNTAIN, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, THE CONVERSATION, GHOST, APOCALYPSE NOW and many more.
Running time: 1 hour 14 minutes
Requires QuickTime Player 7.0.4 or better. Special thanks go to Pixelcorps for taping the podcast and to Kevin Monahan for editing and encoding. |
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