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Looking for the best event to attend during NABShow 2010?

The Ninth Annual Las Vegas SuperMeet happens at NAB Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio Hotel Las Vegas, presented by the Final Cut Pro User Group Network.

Witness SuperMeet history as Apple, Adobe, and Avid share the stage together for the very first time.

Connect with industry peers and user group members from around the world at the largest gathering of Final Cut Pro, Avid, and Adobe editors, HDSLR and digital filmmakers, content creators, and Gurus on the Planet.

Receive a collectible pair of 3D SuperMeet glasses to see solutions for Affordable 3D on the Mac.

Network and connect with over 35 software and hardware developers in the SuperMeet Digital Showcase.

“Get Seen” by showing your short film in the Open Screen Theatre.

Watch as the DCFCPUG leader leads off the Issue 4 of the SuperMag this year!

Download issue #4 of the SuperMag, featuring over 300 pages of workflow articles for today’s digital filmmaker.

For those not attending NAB, register to view a free Live Video stream of the SuperMeet.  Who knows, you might even see our DCFCPUG members on stage or in the audience. At last check, over $83,000 worth of raffle prizes are at stake… Wish us luck!!

For details and to purchase tickets, please visit http://supermeet.com.

To watch live, go to:

http://www.supermeet.com/live

Scheduled to appear on stage (subject to change) will be:

– Canon, Shooting for Saturday Night Live; Canon XF305 and XF300 professional HD camcorders
Alex Buono, 10-year veteran Director of Photography for NBC’s Saturday Night Live Film Unit, kicks off the SuperMeet with a real-world perspective and a bit of humor on shooting for broadcast for the weekly live comedy series with Canon EOS DSLR cameras. Alex will be joined by Paul McAniff of Canon, who will introduce Canon’s new XF305 and XF300 professional HD camcorders, featuring 50 Mbps MPEG-2 4:2:2 recording to affordable CF Cards.

– Adobe, Creative Suite 5 Production Premium for FCP Editors
Jason Levine, Adobe Worldwide Product Evangelist will highlight several new features that will be useful for the Final Cut Pro editor (including Round tripping to/from FCP and native DSLR HD video support) in the just announced Production Premium CS5.

- Avid: XDcam and Canon 7D with Avid Media Composer & AMA
Editor Misha Tenenbaum will discuss production from an editor’s point of view and explore his use of the AMA plugin architecture with Sony XDCam HD and Canon EOS 7D cameras for his new show, “Handicapped John.” Misha will explore watching and even editing dailies instantly, while still on location and demonstrate how to save money and avoid potential hassles by offline editing in camera-native HD codecs. Avid Media Composer and AMA brought his post to production.

- Apple, New Developments in ProRes and Stereo 3D
Steve Bayes, Sr. Product Manager for FCP at Apple, returns to the SuperMeet stage to highlight exciting new developments in Apple Partner Support for ProRes and Stereo 3D.

- ARRI: Introducing the ARRI ALEXA Digital Camera
Adrian Widera of ARRI and a special guest will showcase the new ARRI ALEXA Digital Cinema Camera, the only camera of its kind to shoot directly to Apple’s ProRes 422HQ and ProRes 4444 onto SxS Pro cards.

– Blackmagic Design: Interview With Peter Barber
Peter Barber, Director, Blackmagic Design, will show off brand new solutions that Blackmagic Design is expected to announce at NAB.

– Affordable 3D on the Mac for All
2010 is the year of 3D, so Stereo Cinematographer Tim Dashwood of Dashwood Cinema Solutions will show how content creators can affordably capture and edit footage and timelapse in 3D using Canon EOS 7D DSLRs and other cameras. Featured will be 3D footage and a live demo projected on stage.

– iPad for Digital Filmmakers
Director Taz Goldstein of HandHeldHollywood.com will discuss how the iPad will impact filmmaking and show off 5 of the newest, most innovative must-have iApps designed for digital content creators, along with a variety of hardware that’s been developed to support this growing market.

Rounding out the evening will be the always wild and crazy “World Famous Raffle” with currently $82,000.00 worth of prizes to be handed out to dozens of lucky winners, including a Canon EOS 7D DSLR Camera and related HD-DSLR gear, Apple iPad, NLE software and hardware, plug-ins and much more.

Doors will open at 4:00PM with the SuperMeet Digital Showcase featuring 35 software and hardware developers including Adobe, Blackmagic Design, Canon, ARRI, Avid, Automatic Duck, Data Robotics, Future Media Concepts, Matrox, Noise Industries, NVIDIA, Panasonic, Vimeo and many others.

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This will be a VERY busy week and a great learning experience…

Rodney – DCFCPUG

AJA invites you to our 2010 NAB VIP party for an evening of cocktails, food, music and entertainment.

This year we’re taking over one of the newest and hottest clubs in Las Vegas, HAZE nightclub at the Aria hotel.

HAZE offers a colossal cutting-edge environment that challenges your sense of perception and reality. The plush interior and superior service coupled with the latest in lighting technology and a one-of-a-kind sound system provide the premier Las Vegas nightlife experience, making sure this year’s AJA party will be another night to remember. And following his hit performance at last year’s party, special guest DJ, Dan Saenz of JETSET Music, will be lighting up the dance floor once again.

Don’t miss out on the hottest party at NAB – secure your ticket by April 6th.

http://aja-nab2010party.eventbrite.com/

Congrats to the DCFCPUG members selected to contribute to the 2010 NABshow Digital Production BuZZ activities featuring Larry Jordan. We are the official talk radio podcast for the entire NABshow!

This is a full on, five day production and is a great learning opportunity for all involved, plus you get production credit for supporting.  ;-)

Roles for DCFCPUG members:

Rodney Mitchell – Lead Audio Editor
George Kennedy – Field Reporter
Zhibo Lai – Audio Editor

This has been a very successful year so far for the DCFCPUG.  I hope to see more of the membership take advantage of the learning opportunities and networking connections that you gain from the added exposure to the entertainment industry!
This should be fun but a lot of hard work….

Watch for updates while at the show on DCFCPUG!

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Respectfully,

Rodney Mitchell
DC Final Cut Pro User Group Leader

MacVoices#1068 audio podcast

Listen to The Talk of the Mac Community – MacVoices with Chuck Joiner as he interviews Dan Berube [Left in Photo] of BOSFCPUG and Mike Horton of Los Angeles FCPUG on the upcoming NAB show and FCPUG SUPERMEET. Around audio marker ~00:31:40, you will hear Dan talk about the DCFCPUG and fact that my SuperMag article was chosen to lead on Page 1 of the SUPER MAGAZINE for Issue 4, 2010!  I was totally honored to hear about that selection since there were over 50 contributors from all over the world in this edition!

This is great visibility for us as a growing PUG and it gives us all more exposure on the big, worldwide stage. Don’t forget to watch the SUPERMEET live on the 13th April at:

http://www.supermeet.com/live

This has been a very interesting year so far, let’s show the world we are here to stay!

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All the best and edit the rest!

Rodney Mitchell
DCFCPUG Leader

Bringing the Tips of the Editing Suite to the Middle of the Action.

The Post Pit, sponsored by NAB, brings together users and creators of the most savvy and dynamic post-production software available. Located right on the show floor, the Post Pit isn’t about products or vendors, its about getting work done. During the day, post-production geniuses take the stage to showcase their work and talk about how it was done, while at the end of the day, no matter your platform of choice, you can join together with fellow pros for a reception.

Thanks Larry Jordan!

Rodney Mitchell – DCFCPUG Leader
Member of FCPUG network

For the 2010 Las Vegas NAB show, I was asked to be a author/contributor to the famous FCPUGnetwork.org SUPERMAG (digital magazine) that reaches thousands of FCP oriented people, worldwide.

I appreciate the confidence from my peers in Los Angeles (Mike Horton) and Boston (Dan Berube) and the opportunity to author a topic and get our group greater exposure on the national and international scene.  Let’s talk about how I might be able to help our members and their respective companies greater exposure via the SUPERMEET and NAB this year.

Regards,

Rodney Mitchell
President, FCP Leader and Apple Ambassador
DC Final Cut Pro User Group

http://www.dcfcpug.org