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April DFCPUG Meeting – 04.30.2013 [UPDATED]

Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at The Colorado Film School. Mixer starts at 6:00pm and the presentations will begin at 6:30pm.

Please note that Jerry forgot to see if the stage was available so we’ve changed this meeting to Tuesday, April 30th.

This will be our annual post NAB DFCPUG meeting. We’ll discuss all the latest news from the show. Check back as we’ll post more details as they become available.

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Final Cut Pro
What’s New in Version 10.0.8

  • Support for Sony XAVC codec up to 4K resolution
  • Option to display ProRes Log C files from ARRI ALEXA cameras with standard Rec. 709 color and contrast levels
  • Resolves an issue where some third-party effects generated green frames during render
  • Resolves performance issues that could occur with certain titles and effects
  • Time reversed clips render in the background
  • Ability to use key commands to adjust Clip Appearance settings in the timeline
  • Ability to view reel number metadata located in the timecode track of video files
  • Mono audio files in a surround project export with correct volume levels
  • Drop zones no longer reset to the first frame of video after application restart
  • Fixes a performance issue which resulted from selecting multiple ranges on a single clip
  • Fixes an issue where the Play Around function did not work properly on certain clips when viewed through external video devices

Motion
What’s New in Version 5.0.7

  • Resolves an issue where some third-party effects generated green frames during render
  • Resolves performance issues that could occur with certain titles and effects
  • Fixes a stability issue when splitting layers in the timeline
  • Fixes an issue where launching a plug-in with a check box could require multiple clicks
  • Fixes a stability issue with CoreMelt plug-ins

Compressor
What’s New in Version 4.0.7

  • Removes 1GB file size limit for uploads to Vimeo
  • Fixes a stability issue when playing back certain MPEG-2 files
  • Fixes a stability issue in Qmaster when processing multiple jobs

What have you been working on? We are looking for 1 or 2 DFCPUG members to present their latest project and workflow to the group. Please contact us if you are interested in presenting.

If you have a topic you would like covered in this meeting please post them as comments or contact us.

If you have any topic suggestions or would like to make a presentation at future meetings please contact us with your suggestion. If you have FCP questions or would like to start a discussion, please do so at our Creative Cow forum. The Creative Cow has been kind enough to give us our own forum for the DFCPUG to use.

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Meetings are held at The Colorado Film School, which is located at 9075 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230. This meeting will be held inside the studio. We hope to see all of you there.

Location and date are subject to change, so please check the DFCPUG site often for the latest information.

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Apple aims to win over video editors

Final-CutFrom Chris O’Brien, Los Angeles Times

The redesign of Final Cut Pro editing software was met with derision in 2011. Now, after seven updates to the product, Apple is launching a marketing effort for its Final Cut Pro X.

The backlash over Apple’s redesign of Final Cut Pro video editing software two years ago was so severe that even slashing the price by $700, to $299, caused an uproar.

Video editors jeered that Apple had abandoned loyal professional users to create a cheap product aimed at consumers. References to “Apple’s lemon” and “debacle” became common refrains in blog posts and industry trades scrutinizing the fallout.

“It may sing and dance and create unicorns, but you’ve got a well-deserved PR mess on your hands,” read one comment about Final Cut Pro X in Apple’s App Store. “Shame on you.”

Now, after updating the software seven times since its release in 2011, Apple is launching a campaign Thursday aimed at winning back skeptical professional users.

That campaign, timed to coincide with the National Assn. of Broadcasters convention that starts April 6 in Las Vegas, will feature users like Julian Liurette, who followed the firestorm from his video editing desk in Toronto at the Globe and Mail newspaper.

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GHOSTS OF THE WEST

Denver Final Cut Pro User Group member, E. S. Knightchilde, has his documentary GHOSTS OF THE WEST on Kickstarter. He needs the community’s help to get it funded. If you are interested in contributing, check it out.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1979629452/ghosts-of-the-west-award-winning-ghost-town-doc-re

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3 Day Apple Certified training class in Final Cut Pro X

Final-CutThe Colorado Film School is giving an intense 3 Day Apple Certified training class in Final Cut Pro X vers 10.0.7. FCP 101 taught by Jerry Hofmann.

Each student will be provided with all course materials to keep for their own, and their personal state of the art Editing System to follow along with.

Place: Colroado Film School 9075 E. Lowry Blvd., Denver, CO 80230

Course outline and registrations:
http://www.coloradofilmschool.net/classes/protraining.html
This course doesn’t require any previous knowledge of Final Cut Pro, and if you’re self taught, you’ve only scratched the surface of Final Cut Pro X. The price for this Apple Certified Class is the lowest in the nation (about half in fact), taught by master editor! How can you miss?

Dates:
March 25th, 26th, 27th
Time:
9am-5pm

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SnapTrack Cinerails & Camera Dolly System

A friend of mine came up with a new, very cool dolly system he used on several network TV shows this last year and I thought you might like to take a look. If you get a chance, forward this info to as many folks as you think might be interested. We’re trying to help him get the word out to as many folks as possible so that his Kickstarter project gets funded. Here’s a link to his project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1236382420/snaptrack-cinerails-and-camera-dolly-system

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Thanks a ton for your help,
Danny

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The Colorado Film School continues to offer Apple-certified professional training for Final Cut Pro

aatcLogoApple Pro Training

The Colorado Film School continues to offer Apple-certified professional training for Final Cut Pro and Color. The classes are taught on the CFS campus by Jerry Hofmann, author of Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4. Financial Aid is not available for this course.

The Apple Training & Certification program is designed to keep you at the forefront of Apple technology. Certification creates a benchmark to demonstrate your proficiency in specific Apple technologies and gives you a competitive edge in today’s evolving job market.

Learn more about Apple Certification at training.apple.com.

Next Class Dates:
January 8 – 10

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December DFCPUG Meeting – 12.19.2012

Our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at The Colorado Film School. Mixer starts at 6:00pm and the presentations will begin at 6:30pm.

Please note that this meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 19th.

Bryce Button, Product Marketing Manager for AJA and author of Nonlinear Editing: Storytelling, Aesthetics, & Craft, will be presenting all the latest from AJA. Since 1993, AJA Video has been a leading manufacturer of high-quality and cost-effective digital video interface, conversion, acquisition, and desktop solutions supporting the professional broadcast and post- production markets. With headquarters in Grass Valley, California, AJA maintains an extensive sales channel of dealers and systems integrators around the world. For further information, please see our website www.aja.com.

This will be the best DFCPUG raffle of 2012, so be sure to come to the meeting! Grand prize is a AJA Ki Pro mini and not one but two T-TAP’s! Plus many more great prizes.

Ki Pro Mini
From Lens to Post. In a Flash. Compact, lightweight and designed to fast track your footage from camera to editorial. Ki Pro Mini mounts easily to any SDI/HDMI camera and records ‘ready-to-edit’ files in Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD formats.

T-TAP
Thunderbolt™ powered SDI and HDMI output. Get 10-bit SD, HD and 2K output from any Thunderbolt™ enabled Mac.

We’ll also discuss the latest with FCP X in version 10.0.6 and talk about all the latest FCP X news.

What have you been working on? We are looking for 1 or 2 DFCPUG members to present their latest project and workflow to the group. Please contact us if you are interested in presenting.

If you have a topic you would like covered in this meeting please post them as comments or contact us.

If you have any topic suggestions or would like to make a presentation at future meetings please contact us with your suggestion. If you have FCP questions or would like to start a discussion, please do so at our Creative Cow forum. The Creative Cow has been kind enough to give us our own forum for the DFCPUG to use.

Meetings are held at The Colorado Film School, which is located at 9075 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230. This meeting will be held inside the studio. We hope to see all of you there.

Location and date are subject to change, so please check the DFCPUG site often for the latest information.

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Apple releases Final Cut Pro X 10.0.6

The latest version includes new features that improve every step of video post-production — from import through editing to delivery.

Almost every missing feature has been added, this is a very, very exciting update. Here is a quick look at what’s new:

Multichannel Audio Editing
Edit multichannel audio faster than ever. A simple keystroke reveals separate audio channels when you need them and collapses them when you don’t — right in the timeline. Easily disable individual channels or select ranges for fine control of timing and volume. And access the Inspector to view details of any audio file, rename individual channels, or hide them in the timeline.

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Next Meeting:

The next DFCPUG meeting is currently scheduled for:

TBA
6:00pm (mixer) 6:30pm (meeting begins)

LOCATION
Colorado Film School
9075 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230

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