FCPUG

Sam Mestman talks 4K FCPX RED workflow at the Los Angeles Creative Pro User Group

It's been a while since we featured a presentation from the LACPUG here on FCP.co. This is a good one, Sam Mestman from Lumaforge takes the audience through a 4K RED workflow on Final Cut Pro X.

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Real time logging with Lumberjack from Intelligent Assistance demonstrated at LACPUG

Demoed at the recent Los Angeles Creative Pro User Group is Lumberjack. It's a real time logging application that inputs the data into FCPX and Final Cut Pro X. No Monty Python gags either.

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LACPUG publish the 'Lost Interview' with Hollywood film editor Dede Allen

An early Christmas present. Michael Horton from the LACPUG has found the tapes from a 2006 interview with the film editor Dede Allen. Two hours of industry insight behind the editing of some big Hollywood films.

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Advanced audio in Final Cut Pro X with Michael Wohl

At the recent meeting of the LAFCPUG (CPUG?) Micheal Wohl gave a twenty minute presentation on the advanced audio features in FCPX. Lots of good tips in there and maybe some features you've yet to discover.

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Final Cut Pro X - Real World Use on the Iditarod Sled Dog Race

The first thing we did this morning in the FCP.co office after switching the kettle on was to sit down and watch this video. Real life examples of FCPX in action are always welcome.

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Larry Jordan runs us through the new 10.0.3 features in Final Cut Pro X

40 minutes of update news from FCPX guru Larry Jordan when he presented at the recent meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group.

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Philip Hodgetts presents Final Cut Pro 7 to X at the LAFCPUG

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a demo by an app's creator is a whole novel. Philip Hodgetts talks about getting Final Cut Pro 7 projects into FCPX using 7toX.

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Michael Cioni talks 4K workflow and FCP proxies for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

***Video Reposted***

Whatever you are doing, stop, get yourself a coffee and spend the next 30 minutes watching Michael talk about large format workflow. Packed full of information, this recent LAFCPUG presentation is not to be missed.

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10 things you did or didn't know about FCPX and one 'supertip'

There's bound to be a lot of expectation when you go on stage with a presentation entitled "10 things you might not know about Final Cut Pro X." Victor Maldonado gets a grilling, but that's not why we are posting the video.

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Organising and editing your footage with Final Cut Pro X

We held this back for a slow news day, which just happens to be today! Rick Young takes a look at organising and editing your footage within FCPX.

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Watch the entire night's presentation from the Boston SuperMeet

By kind permission of the the guys who run the SuperMeets, we present the entire presentation lineup from the recent Boston event. DaVinci Resolve, Canon EOS, Autodesk Smoke, Avid Media Composer 6 and the editor of Black Swan are all on the billing.

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What will Walter Murch think of FCPX? Final agenda announced for thursday's Boston SuperMeet

If you're anywhere near Boston this coming Thursday the 27th of October, then this is a must. The SuperMeet sets down camp in Massachusetts for the night with a pretty impressive presenter line up. What will Walter Murch think of Final Cut Pro X?

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DigitalFilm Tree's Patrick Woodard talks DaVinci Resolve at the LAFCPUG

There has been a huge buzz on the Internet since it was announced that BlackMagic Design's DaVinci Resolve 8.1 would take FCPX projects. Patrick Woodard gives us half an hour of how he grades using the application.

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MacVideo Expo Tuesday 18th October London

Two reasons for posting this article. The first is to publicise the upcoming MacVideo Expo next week in London on the 18th. The second is to remind you that you can get a free listing for your event in our community section, it will even appear on our front page!

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Get up to speed on DaVinci Resolve so you're ready for exporting your media out of FCPX for grading

Now that the interoperability between Final Cut Pro X and Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve has been announced, we are sure many editors are going to be looking at this combination to grade their projects. Patrick Inhofer takes us on a 2 hour Resolve catch up course.

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Mark Spencer talks Motion5 for Final Cut Pro X editors

Mark Spencer presents Motion for FCPX editors at the recent Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group meeting. He illustrates with examples the fact that you don't need to know Motion to benefit from its image processing tools in FCPX.

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Steve Martin talks about the new features in the FCPX 10.0.1 upgrade

Over half an hour of information and tips on Final Cut Pro X from Steve Martin of Ripple Training. The first presentation we've seen stopped by a heckler too.

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Michael Wohl talks 'The Joy of FCPX' at the Amsterdam SuperMeet

Michael Wohl needs no introduction to us FCPers, but Dan Bérubé gave him an excellent one anyway. 30 minutes of Final Cut Pro X recorded at the recent Amsterdam SuperMeet.

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UKFCUG meeting this thursday, 22nd September in Glasgow

We had many emails from people in Scotland asking us when the posted meeting of the UKFCUG was going to happen in Glasgow. Just to jog everybody's memories, Rick Young has sent us the agenda of the meeting on the 22nd of this month.

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Two days left to get your 'Early Bird" tickets for the 2011 Amsterdam SuperMeet

If you are attending IBC this year then make sure you stay for the 4th annual SuperMeet on Sunday the 11th of September. The full guest lineup has been published too.

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