They’re doing it again. The Final Cut Pro User Group folks are going to stage their 6th annual SuperMeet at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas on April 18th.

This year’s event, to be held in the Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian, will be bigger and better than ever before. The guest speaker will be renowned sound editor Walter Murch, who credit’s include films such as Apocalypse Now, The English Patient, Cold Mountain and the upcoming Francis Ford Coppola film, Youth Without Youth.

Also making an unusual feature appearance will be Apple’s Final Cut Studio Development Team, who will be talking about the latest edition of the video editing suite, answering questions and also asking for feedback from the attendees.

Exhibiting at the SuperMeet will be over twenty vendors who will not be on any other show floor anywhere during NAB, so if you want to see them you need to sign up for the event now.
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Having one or more vendors on the agenda is nothing special for the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (LAFCPUG). They regularly feature some of the top hardware and software manufacturers and publishers in the video industry, along with notable filmmakers, editors and many more. But at their March meeting they will host a guest you might not expect: Adobe.

To quote the LAFCPUG web site, “Huh?”

We learned long ago from LAFCPUG president Michael Horton that filmmakers are always looking for the best tools for the job no matter who makes them.

Adobe will show off their new Creative Suite Production Studio that includes Adobe After Effects 7.0 Professional, Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Audition 2.0, Adobe Encore DVD 2.0, and Adobe Illustrator CS2 software along with Adobe Dynamic Link and Adobe Bridge.

If all that wasn’t enough, the meeting will also include Telestream showing off Episode Pro and Pipeline and the “World Famous Raffle.

As always, the meeting is open to the public and a $5 donation is requested at the door. Get all the information on the LAFCPUG web site

Rather than hold a separate meeting this month, the Boston Final Cut Pro Users Group (BOSFCPUG) will be both meeting and exhibiting at the Camera Company’s 17th Annual Pro Video Show this Friday, March 9 at the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex in Easton MA.
BOSFCPUG has scored a booth strategically placed between Apple’s and Cannons, but will be the main attraction when they hold their meeting in the Auditorium. The theme of the show is the transition to digital and HD and fits in perfectly with the scheduled guests for the meeting, including:

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Hot on the heels of a hugely successful event at Macworld Conference & Expo in January, the Final Cut Pro User Group Network has announced the 6th Annual FCPUG Network SuperMeet, to be held in conjunction with the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas.
Set for Wednesday, April 18, the event will be held in the Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian Hotel, and is billed as, “the largest gathering of FCP users and Gurus anywhere on the planet.” With almost twice as much space as any previous SuperMeet, attendees will have the opportunity to visit with over 20 vendors who will be exhibiting their products. Even better, many of those vendors will only be at the SuperMeet, not on the show floor at NAB.

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The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, February 28 , 2007 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in East Hollywood.

Director/cameraman Jody Eldred will bring in the Sony F350 XDCAM HD camera, show footage and along with FCP Guru Larry Jordan, show what you need to know about its 1080i, 24P-capable optical disk recording and file transfer software.

Also on the agenda is filmmaker John Putch who will show clips and behind the scenes footage from his award winning feature film, “Mojave Phone Booth.” This movie was shot using the Sony Z1 HDV camera. If you are planning to use HDV in your next project or are not sure about HDV at all, then you will want to hear and see what John has to say and show.

Also on the agenda will be Eric Ocean from Ampede, makers of the very cool plug-ins for FCP and Motion, LayerLink for Motion and PDFLink 2 for FCP. Eric will show his brand new plug-in, “WebLink” for Safari and Motion.”

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Another major user group event has been announced for Macworld Expo week in San Francisco.

Tickets are now on sale for the sixth annual FCPUG Network "SuperMeet" to be held January 10, 2007 from 7:00PM - 10:00PM at the Mezzanine Club in downtown San Francisco. This event promises to be the largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and Gurus in the world.

Scheduled to appear on the agenda will be Associate Editor Sean Cullen who is currently working with legendary film editor, Walter Murch on Francis Coppola’s new film, "Youth without Youth." This movie is being filmed using the Sony HDC F950 HD Cam and marks the first time both Walter Murch and Francis Coppola are going "filmless." Sean will discuss the digital workflow they have developed.

Also scheduled to appear will be film editor Angus Wall who just completed "Zodiac" for director David Fincher. Angus will discuss the all tapeless workflow they developed for Zodiac. The film was shot using the Grass Valley Viper Film Stream camera and Angus will be joined on stage by tech consultant, Andreas Wacker.

Rounding out the evening will be an assortment of Show and Tells, a special appearance by Apple, "World Famous Raffle," and much more.

Tickets are only $10.00 per person and includes 2 raffle tickets. Tickets are now on sale online only and it is expected this event will sell out.

For more information including directions to the Mezzanine Club as well as a link to buy tickets, visit the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) web site.

Another major user group event has been announced for Macworld Expo week in San Francisco.

Tickets are now on sale for the sixth annual FCPUG Network “SuperMeet” to be held January 10, 2007 from 7:00PM - 10:00PM at the Mezzanine Club in downtown San Francisco. This event promises to be the largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and Gurus in the world.

Scheduled to appear on the agenda will be Associate Editor Sean Cullen who is currently working with legendary film editor, Walter Murch on Francis Coppola’s new film, “Youth without Youth.” This movie is being filmed using the Sony HDC F950 HD Cam and marks the first time both Walter Murch and Francis Coppola are going “filmless.” Sean will discuss the digital workflow they have developed.
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