FCPUG

More tips and tricks from Rick Young, this time from the UKFCPUG meeting Feb 24th at The Frontline Club

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In the latest video, Rick tackles dealing with a multitude of codecs and outputting to any format you want; selectively exporting from the Final Cut Pro Timeline; effective media management; how to clone a hard drive and protect yourself again disaster.

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Rick Young presents part two of his FCP tips and tricks from the UKFCPUG meeting

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This time Rick covers scratch disks, isolating a colour and that old problem of losing your image because you've gone into wireframe mode. yeup we've all been confused by that one once.

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Rick's Tips - Inside the Mind of an Editor: book available now

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Rick Young from MacVideo has put together all of his tips and tricks into one book called "Rick's Tips, Inside the Mind of an Editor." It is available in print or electronically for your iPad/iPhone/iPod.

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Apple to take over the SuperMeet to show us the new Final Cut Pro

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It started with a tweet from @editorslounge and by the end of the day had grown into the biggest piece of Final Cut Pro news since Larry Jordan dropped his jaw.

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Welcome to the new Final Cut Pro X - On the App Store in June for $299

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FCPX - It was the news we've been waiting a few years for but it was worth it. Awesome, jaw dropping call it what you want FCPX (10) takes editing to a new level. All the new features after the break.

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The Top Ten FCP Technical Errors - The FCPX update

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Well according to FCP Towers, my article on the subject above had some good hits/tweets so I thought it might be interesting to write an update after digesting the FCP Sneek Peek. 

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Two industry gurus, Steve Martin and Ned Soltz talk about Final Cut Pro X

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Two great interviews by Rick Young of MacVideo filmed at the recent SuperMeet in Las Vegas. Steve Martin and Ned Soltz talk about the new Final Cut Pro, FCPX.

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Will FCPX be at the London SuperMeet? Either way you are going to miss out if you don't go

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Everybody eagerly awaited the SuperMeet on the 12th of April in Las Vegas as the new Final Cut Pro was due to be unveiled to the audience. A lot has happened since: two months on, the show moves to London. Will FCPX make an appearance?

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Launched today, our new FCP.co Community and Forum are now open - Buckle up and enjoy the ride!

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We are very proud to launch our FCP Community page and Forum today. We have included some amazing functionality for users - profiles, groups, events and forum postings to mention a few, everybody is welcome.

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Watch Larry Jordan's FCPX demo from the London SuperMeet

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Some people say Larry is an FCP God. At the recent London SuperMeet last week he had a full 'house' of followers ready and eager to hear his wisdom. Watch the four part video after the break.

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Michael Wohl demos editing and trimming and functions in FCPX at the LAFCPUG

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Michael was there right at the start of Final Cut development at Macromedia before Apple bought the program, so he's got a pretty good background in NLE design and how things work. Some excellent advice from him in these three videos from the recent LAFCPUG meeting.

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Jordan talks FCPX effects and Hodgetts talks FCPX metadata at the LAFCPUG

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Want to know more about the effects within FCPX? Or maybe you want to know how important metadata is within Final Cut Pro X? These set of videos will get you up to speed.

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Advice on getting your film financed by Lonnie Ramati

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Slightly off topic for a friday, but these three videos on Lonnie Ramati talking about film financing had us glued to the computer for the duration. Worth a watch to find out the what the 'Three levels of scum in the film industry" are.

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A free fifteen part course on color grading within FCPX

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Wow, an amazing resource on color correcting within Final Cut Pro X. We have to thank T Payton for posting this first on on our forum, the find is so good though that it had to make the front page!

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FCPX question and answer time at the LAFCPUG

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The three wise men of Final Cut Pro X answer questions at the recent LAFCPUG meeting. Filmed a few days after FCPX's release, they tackle some of the big questions about our new editing software.

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FCPX - What it can do by Steve Kanter

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Nice to see somebody showing off what Final Cut Pro X CAN do instead of slamming it all the time. In these four videos from the recent LAFCPUG meeting, Steve Kanter runs through the positives.

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Atlanta Cutters inaugural meeting. FCPX, Premiere, Avid and Smoke

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Walter Biscardi put the inaugural meeting of the Atlanta Cutters together in three weeks from scratch. He lined up demos of the top NLE's and more for the packed house.

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

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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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UKFCUG meeting this thursday, 22nd September in Glasgow

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

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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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