SBFinalCut - The Santa Barbara Final Cut User Group

Todd Howard, founder of Massachusetts-based creative media production / consulting company Howard Digital Media, has just published his new GarageBand Book called: GarageBand '08 Power! The Comprehensive Recording and Podcasting Guide.

GarageBand is one of the most powerful tools for capturing and manipulating sound that has ever been made available to the public. Although GarageBand has always been easy to use, it provides an amazing amount of power and sophistication to users who really want to dig in and get the most out of the program. GarageBand '08 Power! provides an easy to understand, detailed guide on how to make professional sounding music, podcasts, soundtracks, mixes, mashups, and much more with the newest version of GarageBand.

Check it out at Amazon.com.

The film chronicles events since July 2006, when editor Jerry Roberts and five of his colleagues quit the Santa Barbara News-Press, citing owner and Co-publisher Wendy McCaw's abandonment of journalistic ethics, which McCaw denied. Since then, McCaw and dozens of her former staffers have been engaged in a fierce clash of wills that raises important national questions of journalistic ethics and media ownership.

The re-edited and final version of Citizen McCaw is showing @ Fiesta Five October 9,10,11 at 7:30pm, and the 12th @ 2:30pm with a discussion panel following.

Click here for CitizenMcCaw.com.

Delerium, Aurorix, AND Berserk for $99

Regards,

Jeffery

Click here to check it out.

Here's a link for registering for DV Expo in LA if you're going.

Click here.

Ian + Alex: Team Art of the Title, have started an amazing website screening and analyzing Title Sequences:

"Remember when your heart sank just a little when you realized the Pink Panther movie wasn’t a cartoon?

Then, only a few years later, seeing Edward Gorey’s eerily fantastic opening to “Mystery!” capped with Vincent Price’s name on a headstone had your head spinning at the thought of the kind of stories those etchings could tell…if only the show was based on those illustrations.

Well, we want to see more of that. So watch and remember and create. And if you’ve got something to contribute, send it along."

Click here to get started.

Director/Producer Patrick Gregston invites you to a preview of the
production:

Proof or Propaganda
Climate Change - It's Not What You Think

Fiesta 5 Theater
Screen Number Four

Thursday, September 18, 2008
7:30 pm

To gather audience reaction to the film as part of the creative process

Please RSVP: (805) 565-4143
Or email patrick@ceilingsunlimited.tv

We Would Greatly Appreciate Your Attendance


Click here to see the trailer at ProofOrPropaganda.com.

Agoura Hills, CA (June 10, 2008) – Internationally-renowned editor, director and Apple-certified trainer Larry Jordan is launching his all-new PowerUP with Final Cut Studio North American seminar tour July 15-16, 2008 at The Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara, California.

Jordan will be presenting three seminars: Succeeding in the New World of Tapeless & HD, Integrating Adobe Products into a Final Cut Workflow, and Discover the Hidden Power in Final Cut Studio. Santa Barbara is the first stop of the Tour, which will visit 15 cities across North America through November.

“I’m looking forward to launching our Tour in Santa Barbara,” said Jordan. “We have some great new technology to cover and hot new industry trends to discuss. I can’t wait to show editors how to effectively put all this new technology to work – and, even better, how to make money using it.”

“Succeeding in the New World of Tapeless & HD Video” focuses on providing key organizational methods, insider trouble shooting tricks, and how to safely and effectively archive data across an ever-changing array of video formats, acquisition technology, storage devices and workflows. (4-hours, $179/session.)

“Integrating Adobe Products Into A Final Cut Workflow showcases how to use powerful but little known Adobe software features which do what can’t be done in Final Cut. This seminar is designed for editors who want to discover new techniques they can use to stand out from the competition and advance their editing skills to the next level. (4-hours, $179/session.)

“Discover the Hidden Power in a Final Cut Workflow” is designed for the experienced editor looking to make the most of their tools. The seminar covers topics including audio, compression for SD-DVD, Blu-Ray and Flash, effects, and more. (8-hour intensive, $299.)

Click here for more information.

When did this user group start? SBFinalCut - The Santa Barbara Final Cut User Group started officially on April 20th, 2003.
Who runs the group? Final Cut Pro Master Trainer - Jeffery Morse.
How many members do you have? 81 current members.

Click here for more at Zoom-in Online.

I hear it everyday from AVID editors, “ …But FCP can’t share projects!” My response is always the same, “So what! FCP doesn’t have to”.

If you’re accustomed to the Avid/Unity networked workflow, you’re probably thinking, “this guy is nuts… and misinformed”. I may be nuts, but I have years of experience proving that multiple editors can all work on a single show using the same media from the same shared storage and still make it home for dinner at a reasonable hour. It can be done, but you’re going to have to think differently.

Click here for Mark Raudonis' full article at Avid2FCP.com.

I wanted to extend an invitation to you to participate in OpenCut - the world's first open source film competition.

We are providing an entire set of 35mm film quality assets shot on the RED ONE Digital Cinema camera--including all video, audio, as well as storyboards and scripts. OpenCut will provide the material, and entrants will provide the editorial.

We are kicking off OpenCut with a short subject called "Susannah" which was directed by Evan Nicholas and executive produced by Joe Carnahan of "Smokin' Aces" and "NARC."

Entrants to the competition register at http://www.OpenCut.org and then send a blank hard drive to OpenCut. Our film personnel will transfer 170 Gb of RED ONE material along with supporting media to the hard drive.

At a set date, all hard drives are shipped back to the contestants. They have 30 days to complete their cut including all color correction, audio fixes, and anything that would need to be accomplished for a completed project.

At the end of the competition, all finished entries are uploaded to VUZE which is generously hosting files in HD for all entrants.

Judging will take place through July 6th and a winner is announced on July 7th.

The winner of OpenCut will receive a prize package from Silverado Systems including a brand new AJA IO HD. Further, the winning editor will be listed as the official "editor-of-record" at IMDB and the winning short will be submitted to film festivals around the country throughout 2008. We will also be finishing the winning entry on SCRATCH in native 4k resolution.

Click here for more information on OpenCut.

Sponsored by Silverado
Check out the Silverado 4k Market at www.silverado.cc.

SBFinalCut would like to welcome Home Planet Productions as a new sponsor.

Home Planet Productions, High Definition Specialists, specializes in documentaries, newsmagazines, and 24p digital cinema productions.

Home Planet offers affordable high definition packages featuring Sony F900 Cinealta cameras, plus an arsenal of high def support gear.

Our start-to-finish HD solutions save you money! Conversions, editing and online using state-of-the-art Final Cut Pro, Avid Symphony Nitris and Teranex technology.

Click here for more information on Home Planet Productions.

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Every few weeks through October, a new podcast episode from Baz and his production team will introduce you to another aspect of moviemaking, starting with on-set still photography, then moving on to costume design, cinematography, scoring, and more. You’ll get insights from the artists at work on Australia, watch them in action, view footage the rest of the world hasn’t seen yet, and follow along as the movie comes together.

Start your journey now.
Subscribe to the Set to Screen Series, and iTunes will automatically download each new episode that’s posted. Once you’ve watched an episode, come back here to check out the notes about the featured member of the production team, and—if there’s a challenge for that episode—get all the details you’ll need to participate. So start exploring your creativity. You could wind up anywhere, even Down Under.


Click here for more info at Apple.com.

“Call for Entries-- Entry Deadline: May 30, 2008. California Fine Art, juried art show of the California State Fair seeks artworks done in the past two years by California artists ages 18 and up. All media including special Division with Classes for Film, Video, and animation (short subject or excerpt.)

Over $21,500 in prizes. Entry fee: $20 per artwork. Submit entries on CD or DVD in QuickTime, Flash Player or Windows Media Player format; see Handbook for details. Prospectus, Rules Handbook and Entry Form available on our web site: bigfun.org. On-line entry will be available in early April.

Contact: California Fine Art fineart@calexpo.com or (916)263-3161.”

Thank you.

Carol Buchanan
California Fine Art
P.O. Box 15649
Sacramento, CA 95852
(916)263-3161


Click here for Big Fun!

Where? MGM Grand Hotel & Casino - Grand Ballroom
3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
When? Wednesday, April 16, 6:30M till 10:30PM (doors open 5:00PM)
Why? - Because you need to get out and learn something and then PARTY!! (Last year, more than 1500 people turned out for the event)
What's on the Agenda? Presentations from Apple, JVC, Adobe, Blackmagic Design and lots of surprise guests.
How much? Just $15.00 for online purchase (includes 3 raffle tickets). $20.00 at the door (includes one raffle ticket).
Any Raffle prizes? Of course!
Tickets on sale NOW!

Click here for more information about the FCPUG SuperMeet at NAB.

FCPUG Network MacWorld Supermeet in San Francisco Jan 16
only $10 in advance, any remaining tickets will be $15 at the door - seating is limited

The Agenda ::

DV Rebel Stu Maschwitz for Adobe
Alex Lindsay of Pixelcorps and dvGarage demoing Blackmagic Design Workflow
Noah Kadner showing the XDCAM EX for Sony
Plus Show and Tells from Bay Area filmmakers Jason Mitchell and Stacey Ransom showing "They Turned Our Desert Into Fire", a moving documentary about Darfur
and Mabel Valdiviezo presenting "Soledad is Gone Forever"

RED Camera will be shown at the Silverado Systems Table

The first 250 people arriving receive a valuable reusable "goodie" bag

Robertson Auditorium, Mission Bay Conference Center -
UCSF
1675 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94158

Getting there:
pay parking garage
free shuttle from 16th BART Station or convenient walk from the UCSF/Mission Bay stop on the new MUNI "T" LINE

Tickets include: entry, stage show, 2 raffle tickets and refreshments

Additional Raffle tickets may be purchased at the event
Click here to buy tickets.

Tickets are now on sale for the largest gathering of FCS users and Gurus on
the planet. Join us for the 7th annual Macworld FCPUG SuperMeet, to be held
Jan 16, 2008 at the Robertson Auditorium inside the brand new Mission Bay
Conference Center in San Francisco.

Tickets are STILL only $10.00 per person (includes 2 raffle tickets) and are
on sale now. This event will sell out. SuperMeets always sell out, so buy
your tickets early.

Agenda is currently Super Secret and will not be set until sometime around
the middle of December.

In addition to the SuperMeet, there will be a “SuperMeet Expo” featuring
over 20 vendors just outside the theatre doors. Many of these companies will
not be on the show floor at Macworld. The SuperMeet will be the only place
you will see them.

Raffle prizes are pouring in. They include an Io HD from AJA, an iPod Touch
from Ourstage.com, 2 Rifa 55 Pro Kits from Lowell and many many more. And
we’ve just started.

Don’t wait to buy your tickets. This will be the biggest Macworld SuperMeet
in our history.

Further updates on this event will be posted in this newsletter over the
coming weeks.

Special thanks to BlackMagic Design, Apple, Adobe, Sony and to the dozens of
generous sponsors of this event. Without them we’d be holding this event on
Pier 39 at Fishermans Wharf, assuming the Sea Lions let us.


Click here to register for this momentous even.

Great new tutorial on lights in Motion 3 from DV Creators
complements of LAFCPUG.org.

Thanks Mike!

Click here.

Internationally-renowned expert Larry Jordan is coming to Santa Barbara with a two-day, high-voltage seminar series guaranteed to improve your editing efficiency. Whether you’re editing your first family video, the next Pirates of the Caribbean or something in-between, these PowerUP Seminars will plug you into the unlimited possibilities of Final Cut Studio 2 with the practical knowledge you need to turn your vision into an edited masterpiece.

Click here to download the promo brochure.

THURSDAY, May 17th, 2007: Jeffery Morse will discuss Apple's integrated video post-production suite Final Cut Studio 2, and maybe show us how he uses Final Cut Pro with Aperture.

Be sure to bring yourselves, and your questions. We'll have the usual Questions & Answers, wireless internet access, delicious refreshments, and good company.

Directions:

We meet at Peabody School, 3018 Calle Noguera, Santa Barbara. Take Highway 101 to the Las Positas Exit and go north on Las Positas. Turn right on State Street. Turn left on Calle Laureles, left at Calle Noguera for parking.

Enter through the gate across from the parking lot, we'll be straight ahead in the auditorium.

Internationally-renowned editor, director, and trainer Larry Jordan is launching his new two-day "Larry Jordan Presents: PowerUP with Final Cut Studio!" worldwide seminar tour in Santa Barbara on June 25-26, 2007.

Jordan will be in Santa Barbara for two days, presenting "Picking the Right Hardware" and "Optimize Your Editing with Final Cut" on June 25, 2007, and "Mastering Final Cut Studio" on June 26, 2007. All seminars will be presented at the Hotel Andalusia.

Optimizing Final Cut Studio and Pick the Right Hardware are priced at $119. Mastering Final Cut Studio is priced at $249 dollars per person. Optimize and Hardware together is priced at $219. Optimize or Hardware with Mastering is priced at $349. All three seminars are priced at $449. Every seminar includes take-home workbooks and other valuable editing tools. Special student pricing and group discounts are available.

For more information about the "Larry Jordan Presents: PowerUP with Final Cut Studio North American Tour," including cities, dates and registration, Larry's website here.

Click here for the entire Press Release at PRWeb.