Published by Jared Picune April 24th, 2008
in DFCPUG Deals.
Apple G5 Dual 2.0 GHZ Duo Core System (Perfect Final Cut Pro Studio), 600MB Raid Boot Drive, ATI Dual Channel DVI Video Card, Dual Channel Fiber Card for Raid, 6Gig RAM, OSX Leopard installed. A perfect high end CPU for an edit system. This has been a dedicated FCP Studio Edit system for our high end television clients. (Put your edit software and programs on it and away your roll) Works fantastic with AJA IO. We are only replacing because we’ve upgraded our AJA to the AJA IOHD which requires us to move to the newer system. $1600.00
ATI Radeon X800XT Mac Pro Edition AGP Video Card. (Dual DVI) Near new in box. It’s an amazing render monster for mac G5 pro systems who want to upgrade from the slower ATI card. Very hard to get from ATI, because demand is so strong. Our recent HD upgrade has eliminated our need for the card. $350.00
AJA IO Mint with current upgraded firmware. Works flawlessly and always has. We love this video converter so much we bought more and now are migrating to the AJA IO HD box which is why this one is for sale. A great deal for your edit system. $1350.00
Call Jim @ 720-891-6276 or email Jim@janicekmarion.com
Becomes available for pick up about May 10th.
Published by Jared Picune April 23rd, 2008
in DFCPUG Meetings.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 28, 2008 at The Colorado Film School. Mixer starts at 6:00pm and the presentations will begin at 6:30pm.
This should be a very exciting meeting. Of course we will cover all the latest news from NAB 2008, all the new gadgets, new software, and whatever else is new a cool. We will also continue our RED discussion and discuss their three announcements. Edward Sauer of Watering Life Productions & Design, LLC will demonstrate the Red One camera and show the underwater footage he recently captured. He will also show the underwater housing he customized for the Red. And as always FCP Q&A.
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 screening room. 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.
Published by Jared Picune April 9th, 2008
in Film Video News.
Placentia, California – April, 9, 2008. Las Vegas Nevada, NAB 2008 The HDElement is the compact 4 – bay storage you’ve been waiting for. From professional content creators to educated amateurs, CalDigit understands that people are always looking for affordable storage solutions the HDElement was built with these people in mind.
Working in conjunction with the CalDigit RAID card, the HDElement is a 100% hardware RAID
based product.
“Our customers had been asking for a 4 bay RAID 5 external storage solution capable of the high bandwidth requirements of editing Uncompressed HD with, for some time now”, said Jon Schilling, Sales Manager of CalDigit. “We responded to these needs by manufacturing the HDElement RAID 0,1,5,6 & JBOD storage solution product.”
The HDElement gives you room to grow. You can connect up to 3 HDElements to the CalDigit RAID card, as your workloads increase, so does your storage. The HDElement is also bootable, starting up from your RAID volume can also give you mobility when you need to take your footage and system with you to another location.
Continue reading ‘CalDigit’s HDElement launched at NAB 2008′
Published by Jared Picune April 8th, 2008
in Film Video News and FCP News.
CUPERTINO, California—April 8, 2008—Apple® today announced that Final Cut® Server, a powerful software solution for media asset management and workflow automation, is now shipping. A scaleable server application, Final Cut Server automatically catalogs large collections of assets, allows searching across multiple disks and SAN volumes and enables viewing, annotation and approval of content from anywhere using a PC or Mac®.
“Whether producing a 30-second spot, the nightly news or a major motion picture, Final Cut Studio is the choice of editors around the world,” said Rob Schoeben, Apple’s vice president of Applications Product Marketing. “With the introduction of Final Cut Server, collaboration just got a whole lot easier for millions of editors, producers and clients who work with Final Cut Studio.”
“For the past few months we’ve been using a beta of Final Cut Server to manage our entire workflow pipeline, 24/7, and it held up beautifully,” said Evan Schechtman, CTO of Radical Media. “Best of all, Final Cut Server integrates seamlessly with our home-grown solutions so it’s actually adding new value to systems we’ve relied on for years.”
Final Cut Server automatically catalogs media and generates thumbnails, poster frames and low-resolution clip proxies for quick browsing in user specified formats. A cross-platform client enables a PC or Mac to use Final Cut Server’s broad search capabilities, which extend from simple keywords to complex combinations of IPTC, XMP and XML metadata. Final Cut Server also configures a range of highly specific access controls that define user permissions on an asset or project basis.
Continue reading ‘Final Cut Server Now Shipping’
Published by Jared Picune April 2nd, 2008
in DFCPUG Deals.
We’re offering Popcorn 3 to user groups only for a special price of $39.99- that’s $10 off MSRP.
This is a limited time offer, however, valid now through April 15th at our online store at http://www.roxio.com.
Enter Coupon Code: UGpopsave10 at checkout.
Published by Jared Picune April 1st, 2008
in DFCPUG Meetings.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 28, 2008 at The Colorado Film School. Mixer starts at 6:00pm and the presentations will begin at 6:30pm.
This should be a very exciting meeting. Of course we will cover all the latest news from NAB 2008, new gadgets, new software, and whatever else is new a cool. Perhaps we’ll have a new version of FCP to talk about. We will also continue our RED discussion. Edward Sauer of Watering Life Productions & Design, LLC will demonstrate the Red One camera and show the underwater footage he recently captured. He will also show the underwater housing he customized for the Red. And as always FCP Q&A.
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. Also if you have not signed up for the FREE DFCPUG membership, please do so that we can keep you informed of upcoming events and special deals. All you have to do is register online, just click here!
And don’t forget about our Denver Final Cut Pro Editor Directory. It’s still in beta and needs much improvement, but you can add your name to the editor directory for FREE! Definitely check it out.
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 screening room. 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.
Published by Jared Picune March 31st, 2008
in Film Video News.
Handmade Digital, Inc., has just announced the release of its latest software, VFXTracker 2008 v1.3. Handmade Digital, the visual effects house founded by film editor Alan Edward Bell, is once again bridging the gap between the worlds of editing and visual effects. VFXTracker 2008 is the much-needed remedy to the tedious and grueling task of maintaining up-to-date, detailed visual effects records throughout the post-production process. With VFXTracker 2008, assistant editors will no longer need to spend hundreds of hours combing through Final Cut Pro projects for changes made to visual effects in the editing process.
The release of VFXTracker 2008 has been met with enthusiasm among the post production world. Film editor Andrew Dickler praised the software, saying, “This is going to change the role of assistants on visual effects films. Now they can devote their energy to running an efficient cutting room, instead of poring over changes.” He added, “The Plugin also serves as a great tool to make notations in sequences as you’re cutting.” “We’re very excited about this release,” says visual effects producer Jennifer Vecchiarello of Handmade Digital, “We believe this product answers to a high demand among editors and their assistants. It will save people a tremendous amount of time, and it will ensure accurate visual effects data because it virtually eliminates the opportunity for human error.”
Continue reading ‘Handmade Digital Releases VFXTracker 2008 for Final Cut Pro’
Published by Jared Picune February 29th, 2008
in DFCPUG Meetings.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 31, 2008. Mixer starts at 6:00pm and the presentations will begin at 6:30pm. We are excited to hold this meeting at a brand new location, The Colorado Film School.
Topics to be announced and of course our usual Q & A. Jerry has lots of free stuff to give away, so be sure to make this meeting.
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. Also if you have not signed up for the FREE DFCPUG membership, please do so that we can keep you informed of upcoming events and special deals. All you have to do is register online, just click here!
And don’t forget about our Denver Final Cut Pro Editor Directory. It’s still in beta and needs much improvement, but you can add your name to the editor directory for FREE! Definitely check it out.
Please note that our group is meeting at a brand new location, The Colorado Film School, which is located at 9075 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230. This meeting will be held inside the screening room. We hope to see all of you there.
Published by Jared Picune February 26th, 2008
in Mac News.
Multi-Touch Trackpad Comes to MacBook Pro
CUPERTINO, California—February 26, 2008—Apple® today updated its popular MacBook® and MacBook Pro notebook lines with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, larger hard drives and 2GB of memory standard in most models. In addition, MacBook Pro includes the latest NVIDIA graphics processors, now with up to 512MB of video memory, and Apple’s innovative Multi-Touch™ trackpad, first introduced in MacBook Air™. All Mac® notebooks include a built-in iSight® video camera for video conferencing on-the-go*, Apple’s MagSafe® Power Adapter that safely disconnects when under strain and built-in 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g.**
The new MacBook Pro features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo technology with up to a 2.6 GHz processor with 6MB of shared L2 cache; up to 4GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory and up to a 300GB hard drive, plus NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with up to 512MB of video memory. Every MacBook Pro now includes a trackpad with Multi-Touch gesture support for pinch, rotate and swipe, making it more intuitive than ever to zoom and rotate photos in iPhoto® or Aperture™ 2 or browse web pages in Safari™; an illuminated keyboard that makes it ideal for dimly lit environments such as airplanes, studios or conference halls and a built-in ambient light sensor, which automatically adjusts the brightness of the keys as well as the brightness of the display for optimal visibility.
Continue reading ‘Apple Introduces New MacBook and MacBook Pro Models’
Published by Jared Picune February 19th, 2008
in DFCPUG Deals.
This comprehensive workshop covers all aspects of tapeless acquisition and distribution and features the Panasonic P2 (2000, 3000, Mobile, 500). It’s not a presentation but a hands-on course that will take you through all aspects of this emerging technology!
Final Cut Pro 6.0.1 just added HD prores 422, so you can now read the avci data (available on the HVX2000 and HVX3000 cameras) right off your P2 card. Using the very latest version of Final Cut Pro, the P2 workflow workshop will show you how to integrate the avci codec into your workflow!
Our instructors, all authorized final cut pro teachers, will shoot a sequence onsite, and show you how quickly and efficiently they can transfer that data into a timeline.
The P2 workflow workshop is really a great way to see how these new tools integrate with the final cut workflow, so you can handle whatever file format you may be presented, whether it comes on a card or a hard drive.
You can find more information at: http://www.hdexpo.net/education/p2/p2.html
I only have ten open spots left and I expect to fill them quickly! Please contact me directly with any questions or to register! DFCUG special rate is $349 for two days/ lunch included! Please mention rate when calling!
Brendon@HDExpo.net
(818) 842-6611
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