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October Users Group
Meeting
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Agenda:
6:00 pm - Wes Carr of Panasonic will give
a hands on demo of the brand new Panasonic AG HPX 170 camcorder.
6:30 pm - Virge Castillo of Midtown Video
will give a presentation on Apple's Final Cut Server.
7:00 pm - Larry Jordan will give a presentation
on improving your video compression by automating Compressor.
8:00 pm - Digital Production BuZZ podcast,
which Larry Jordan hosts, will originate "live on tape" from
our meeting. It will feature live guests, and
interviews with user group members Nicole
Martinez, Apple/Avid
trainer, and indie filmmaker Iris B. Bring your questions
for the Q&A
at the end of the show!
Download the mp3 of the podcast (11.8 MB)
Larry Jordan "on the air" with the BuZZ.
More pictures can be found in the Photo Gallery.
 The BuZZ is the oldest podcast on the Internet and
covers digital production, post-production and distribution. You
can learn more about the Digital Production Buzz, and download archived
shows here:
http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/
Raffle:
- One free seat for a PowerUp seminar of the
winner's choice (value $179 - 299)
- Final Cut Studio 2: Chroma Keying DVD (value $49.95)
and lots of
other goodies...
Location:
Midtown Video
4824 SW 74th Court
Miami, FL 33155
305-669-1117
Directions: http://www.midtownvideo.com/directions.htm
Seating is limited, so please RSVP if you
WILL attend.
Refreshments will be served courtesy of Midtown
Video.
Thanks to Virge Castillo of Midtown for technical support!
Panasonic P2 HD
and Final Cut Studio Workshop
Midtown Video cordially invites you to attend a workshop
demonstrating the power of Panasonic P2 HD products, and their
seamless workflow with Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Server.
 The
workshop will feature the following presentations by Orlando
Luna of Apple:
• Automated
encoding setups and examples
• In depth look under the hood of Final
Cut Server
• Tutorial on how to effectively monetize your assets with Final Cut Server
Also:
• Tour Midtown Video's HD multi-camera production
truck
• Hands
on demo of the new Panasonic
HPX 170 camcorder, given by Wes Carr of Panasonic
First session begins at 1:30 p.m.
Second session begins at 3:30 p.m.
Space is limited and RSVP is required.
800-232-4564 ~ 305-669-1117 ~ info@midtownvideo.com
Midtown Video
4824 SW 74th Court
Miami, FL 33155
305-669-1117
Directions: http://www.midtownvideo.com/
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September Users Group
Meeting
Thursday, September 25, 2008
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Agenda:
• Jeff Michalson, Graphics Designer, Multivision Video & Film,
will make a presentation on the workflow for creating motion
menus in DVD Studio Pro, particularly as it relates to exporting
content from Final Cut Pro.
• Ed Ballart, Editor, Multivision Video & Film, will
demonstrate his workflow using the AJA IoHD and the Mac Pro to
ingest and edit content in Prores 422 using real-time hardware
compression within the IoHD.
Following each presentation there will be a brief
Question and Answer period for those wanting more information.
Also, we'd love for attendees to bring in a sample of your work
on DVD for a "Show 'n Tell" segment, even if it's a work
in progress. After you present your work you can share your experiences,
and challenges if any (ha ha), while producing the project.
Limited
parking is available in our lot, outside our property curbside,
the post office across the street, or the Metrorail garage. The
meeting will begin at 7pm and end when the neighbors call the
cops (kidding on that last part).
Location:
Multivision
Video & Film
7000 SW 59th Place
South Miami FL 33143
305-662-6011
Meeting hosted by René Borroto, Bob Berkowitz
Multivision
Video & Film, South Miami
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August Users Group Meeting
Thursday, August 28, 2008
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Agenda:
• Wes Carr, Panasonic - NEW SEASON
Panasonic's
new camera lineup.
AVC-Intra - What is it and why do you want
it?
•
Orlando Luna, Apple - FIELD CAPTURE
DDR Capture from Panasonic
Cameras via AJA IO HD to 10bit ProRes onto Apple Portable solutions
and Sonnet F2 Fusion storage.
HIGH PERFORMANCE HD EDITING - Apple
MacPro editing with Direct Attached Promise Fiber storage.
Come see the latest and greatest workflow solutions
from Apple and Pansonic. Introducing Videosope USA, an Apple Pro
Video VAR and Pansonic Professional Broadcast dealer offering
a unique approach of stocking the most popular products used in
production. No more ordering or waiting.
Location:
Videoscope USA
7711 NW 46th Street
Doral, FL 33166
305-438-3742
Map & Directions:
http://www.videoscopeusa.com/NewImages/
7711%20Map%20with%20Details-07.pdf
Conveniently located across from the Miami International
Airport on the west side of the Palmetto Expressway.
Raffle:
MacProVideo -
1 free downloadable tutorial (value $50)
Creative
Cow - 1 training DVD (value $49.95)
Peachpit -
1 book (value $54.99)
... and more to come
Snacks and beverages provided courtesy of Videoscope.
August Special Event
Thursday, August 14, 2008
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Guest Speaker:
Bruce Nazarian, MPSE, "The Digital Guy"
President of the DVD Association International www.dvda.org
Bruce Nazarian will give a presentation on how video creators/producers
using Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Studio can take advantage of
Blu-ray authoring in a knowledgeable way. Bruce Nazarian will address
a number of "gotchas" that currently exist in BD authoring,
duplication and replication that make the current path to BD publishing
not as straightforward as it is for DVD. The DVDA's mission will
be to eliminate this confusion by providing information on what
options are available for successfully producing and publishing
using Blu-ray Disc.
Seating is limited, and you are strongly encouraged to RSVP!
Bruce Nazarian, of Recipe4DVD.com, explained how to author Blu-ray DVDs on a Mac using Encore CS3, and Toast 9 with the Blu-ray plug-in.
Location:
Hollywood Video & Duplication Services
4208 North 31st Ave., Suite 2
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954) 963-9551
www.hollywood-multimedia.com
Directions:
I-95 exit
west on Stirling, make a U turn @ Park Road, head east 3 blocks
to 31st Ave., make a right. Hollywood Video is in the strip mall
on the south side of the road, in Suite #2.
Meeting hosted by user group member Stephen Sarsfield.
Refreshments will be served.
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May Users Group Meeting
Thursday, May 22, 2008
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Location:
Midtown Video
4824 SW 74th Court
Miami, FL 33155
305-669-1117
Directions: http://www.midtownvideo.com/
Agenda:
Matrox will present the new MXO2, a truly portable
and affordable I/O device that gives you broadcast-quality input/output,
monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion used with Final Cut Studio
2.
http://www.matrox.com/video/en/products/mxo2/
Midtown Video will present the Sony
PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX camcorder.
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/micro-xdcamexsite/
Apple's Orlando Luna will walk you through a workflow that
includes footage from the Sony EX1, to FC Server (via FCP Log and
Transfer), to FCP Edit (monitoring using MXO), to final edit (output
via MXO).
Raffle:
MacProVideo -
1 free downloadable tutorial (value $50)
Creative
Cow - 1 training DVD (value $49.95)
Peachpit -
1 book (value $54.99)
Ben's
Tutorials - 1 training DVD (value $74.95)
...and other goodies!
Refreshments sponsored by Midtown Video.
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April Users Group Meeting
Thursday, April 24, 2008
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location:
CineVideoTech
7330 NE 4th Court
Miami FL 33138
Phone: 305-754-2611
Directions: www.cinevideotech.com
Agenda:
Egon Stephan and Dawson Peden of CineVideoTech
will give a workshop on the new RED ONE camera!
The meeting will be conducted as a two-part workshop. The first
part
will give an overview of the RED ONE camera
systems with their support
gear. The second part will cover the FCP 6 workflow, and will be given by Orlando Luna of Apple.
More pictures of the RED Night can be found in the Photo Gallery.
Raffle:
MacProVideo -
1 free downloadable tutorial (value $50)
Creative
Cow - 1 training DVD (value $49.95)
Peachpit -
1 book (value $54.99)
Ben's
Tutorials - 1 training DVD (value $74.95)
... and goodies from
NAB 2008!
Refreshments sponsored by CineVideoTech.
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March Users Group Meeting
Thursday, March 27, 2008
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location:
Hollywood Production Center
2040 Sherman Street
Hollywood, FL 33020
(954) 924-4949
http://www.telairint.com/
Agenda:
Stan Blair, of Blair
Music, will present a tutorial on multicam editing, and will
conduct the meeting and the raffle.
Jessica Kizorek, of Two Parrot Productions,
will discuss her new book, Show
Me: Marketing With Video on the Internet, and her travels to
Asia and Africa shooting video for NGOs.
Alex Ferrari, of The
Enigma Factory Inc., will give a presentation on color correction,
and visual effects workflow with Final Cut Pro.
He is the director/editor of the critically acclaimed
short Broken,
and Red
Princess Blues, a short which will screen at Cannes 2008.
Raffle:
MacProVideo -
1 free downloadable tutorial (value $50)
Creative
Cow - 1 training DVD (value $49.95)
Larry
Jordan - 1 training DVD (value $99.00)
Peachpit -
1 book (value $49.49)
Ben's
Tutorials - 1 training DVD (value $74.95)
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February Users Group
Meeting
Thursday, February 28, 2008
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location:
Hollywood
Video & Duplication Services
4208 North 31st Ave. Suite 2
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954) 963-9551
Agenda:
Mike Bielenberg of RoyatyFreeMusic.com,
one of our new
sponsors, will speak about copyright and music licensing.
Also, back by popular demand, Orlando Luna,
Senior Systems Engineer for
Apple, will give a presentation on Motion.
Stan Blair, of Blair
Music, will conduct the meeting and the raffle.
Thanks to Stan for helping with the meeting, Stephen
Sarsfield for providing the meeting room, and René Barroto of Multivision for
bringing the projector.
Raffle:
MacProVideo -
1 free downloadable tutorial
Creative
Cow - 1 training DVD
Larry
Jordan - 1 training DVD
Peachpit -
1 book
Ben's Tutorials - 1 training DVD
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January Users Group
Meeting
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
*** Please note that the meeting is on a WEDNESDAY night!
***
Agenda:
• Announcements, Q&A
• Noise Industries' FxFactory plug-ins demo
• Ross Shain, Imagineer Systems
• Raffle
Ross Shain of Imagineer
Systems, will present an
overview of their products Mocha, Motor, Mokey, Monet and Mofex.
They are used with Final Cut, Shake and After Effects for motion
tracking, rotoscoping, stablization, wire removal and compositing.
This meeting is the first official collaboration
with the Fort
Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH professional chapter. Thanks to Vice
Chairman Fran McAfee, we will be meeting at the CEC animation/effects
studio at FAU in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Raffle Prizes:
Imagineer Systems
1 seat of mocha ($2995 list price)
1 seat of motor
($1595 list)
1 seat of mocha-AE ($299 list)
Imagineer will also offer a 70% discount coupon code
on any product to group members.
Call
Box - 1 training DVD
Noise
Industries - 1 FxFactory Editing Pack
Boris
FX - 1 license for Boris FX or Boris Graffiti
MacProVideo -
1 free downloadable tutorial
Creative
Cow - 1 training DVD
Larry Jordan -
1 training DVD
Peachpit - 1 book
Location:
Fort Lauderdale SIGGRAPH
c/o Florida Center for Electronic Communication
Reubin O'D Askew
Tower
220 S.E. 2nd Avenue
Suite 911
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-762-5618
Directions
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