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Adobe Premiere Pro and Avid at lafcpug this Nov 19

Nov 16, 2008 - The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be Wednesday, November 19, 2008 beginning at 6:45 PM at the Gallery Theater in E. Hollywood, CA. It will be the "other NLEs Night," featuring Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and Avid Media Composer v3. Before the show and the break there will be demos in the lobby of DV Kitchen from DVCreators, storage solutions from HDDisk, Green Screen keying from Veescope Live and much more.


lafcpug Going to DV Expo

Nov 03, 2008 - The Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will once again stage its unique brand of infotainment and education Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 7PM inside the LA Convention Center as part of the 12th annual DV Expo in Los Angeles, CA. This event is for digital video content creators who use Apple's Final Cut Studio or want to learn Final Cut Studio. Scheduled to appear on the agenda will be FCS Guru Larry Jordan who will show several FCP Tips and tricks you need to know.


Diverse Agenda at Next lafcpug Meeting, Oct 22

Oct 18, 2008 - The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, Oct 22 at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, CA beginning at 6:45PM. Scheduled to appear will be Kevin Wyatt from Baseline Studio Systems, Josh Mellicker from DVCreators, FCS Guru Andrew Balis, Neil Smith and Aaron Peak of Hollywood DI and Veescope Signals' Neil Smith.


Agenda set for lafcpug meeting, September 24

Sep 21, 2008 - The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be Wednesday, September 24, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood California. Join us as welcome Mark Altekruse who will show off the the music making capabilities of baltat Muse 2.0. Film editor Billy Fox will also appear and show how he used all of Final Cut Studio's apps to bring the recently released film, "Traitor" not only to life, but save a lot of money.


Adobe guru Mike McHugh talks Creative Suite Master Collection

Sep 14, 2008 - Adobe Ambassador and an Adobe Certified Training Provider, Mike McHugh, will be guest speaker at The Apple Users' Society of Melbourne's (AUSOM) October meeting at Swinburne Prahran, Australia. He'll present an illuminating and exciting demonstration of Adobe's Creative Suite 3 Master Collection.


First Annual IBC FCPUG SuperMeet: Agenda set

Sep 08, 2008 - The agenda has been announced for the 1st Annual IBC FCPUG SuperMeet to be held Sunday, 14 September, 2008 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands at the Culture Park Westergasfabriek, Gashouder as part of the giant trade show, IBC 2008. This event is expected to be the largest gathering of Final Cut Pro users and digital filmmakers on the planet during IBC week. In addition to the above agenda there will be twenty vendors from all around the world showing off their wares.


Europe's First FCPUG SuperMeet Coming to IBC

Aug 15, 2008 - Final Cut Pro user groups from around the world are planning to gather Sunday, September 14, 2008 in Amsterdam at the Culture Park Westergasfabriek, Gashouder as part of IBC 2008 week. This "SuperMeet" is expected to be the largest gathering of FCP users and digital filmmakers on the planet. Tickets on sale now for event that will unite FCP users.


Europe's First FCPUG SuperMeet Coming to IBC

Aug 04, 2008 - Final Cut Pro user groups from around the world are planning to gather Sunday, September 14, 2008 in Amsterdam at the Culture Park Westergasfabriek, Gashouder as part of IBC 2008 week. This "SuperMeet" is expected to be the largest gathering of FCP users and digital filmmakers on the planet. Tickets on sale now for event that will unite FCP users.


Blu-ray and Soundtrack Pro at lafcpug, July 23

Jul 21, 2008 - The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be Wednesday, July 23 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in E. Hollywood California. DVD guru Bruce Nazarian who will demonstrate a simple Mac FCP/FCS-to-Blu-ray workflow for both blu-ray media and red-laser media. Also Steve Martin of Ripple Training returns to lafcpug to show off and talk about Soundtrack Pro 2.


LA Final Cut Pro User Group to Celebrate 8th Anniversary

Jun 14, 2008 - The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group will be Wednesday, June, 18, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theater in Hollywood, California. Join us as we celebrate the eighth anniversary of the lafcpug. It was just eight years ago that lafcpug held its first meeting in a small post production room in Burbank, CA. Now, with a membership of over 5000 people worldwide, lafcpug has grown into the single largest and most infulential Final Cut Pro User Group in the world.


Final Cut Server and Burning Blu-ray disks at lafcpug, April 30

Apr 27, 2008 - The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, April 30, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM - at the Gallery Theater in East Hollywood, California. Apple's Luke Tristram will debut the recently released Final Cut Server. Adobe will show how to create and burn a Blu-ray DVD using Encore. Philip Hodgetts will debut The Assistant Editor. Plus, Stump The Gurus, Show and Tell and more.


Agenda Announced for FCPUG NAB SuperMeet

Apr 07, 2008 - The agenda has been set for the 7th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet at the MGM Grand Hotel's Grand Ballroom, Wednesday, April 16 beginning at 6:30PM. In addition to the presentations, 30 vendors will be in front of the theatre to show off their wares. Free food and cash bars will be available throughout the evening. Over $90,000 worth or raffle prizes will be handed out at the end of the show.


Aperture 2.0, Promise, XMiL and HDV at lafcpug, March 26

Mar 22, 2008 - The next meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) will be Wednesday, March 26, 2008 beginning at 6:45PM at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood CA. Lafcpug will welcome Promise Technology and Aperture 2.0 and the world debut of XMiL Sequencer to lafcpug.


Final Cut Pro SuperMeet Announced for April 16 at NAB

Mar 17, 2008 - The Final Cut Pro User Group Network have announced that the 7th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet will be held at the MGM Grand Hotel's Grand Ballroom, Wednesday, April 16 beginning at 7PM. Doors open at 5PM. The FCPUG SuperMeet is expected to be the biggest party in town during NAB week. For complete details on the SuperMeet including directions, current list of raffle prizes and a link to where to buy tickets, visit the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group (lafcpug) web site.


JAMF Software To Host Several Casper User Groups

Mar 13, 2008 - Minneapolis based JAMF Software has announced several Casper User Groups dates across the United States for both new and existing Casper Suite customers. The Casper Suite is a great fit for commercial, government, and educational organizations dealing with compliance and policy issues, customized workstations, mobile users and frequent upgrades. The User Group sessions will focus on demonstrating the solutions the Casper Suite offers across the spectrum of client management.