We meet the first Monday of every month to discuss the latest updates to Final Cut Pro and other related hardware and software for video editing. All meetings are free to attend unless otherwise indicated.
Meeting location, unless otherwise noted:
UCSD Extension
6256 Greenwich Dr.
San Diego, CA 92122
Room 201
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Why to make the cut
We spend a lot of time in user group meetings looking at how to make the cut. What buttons to push, how to create a transition, how to do a clean key, etc. But this month were going to look at why to make the cut. Emmy Award winning editor Michael Towe will talk about the process he uses to draw the most emotion out of an edit. He'll discuss shot selection and ordering and the use of change to…
Find out more »Tricks and Time-savers in 10.3
Join us for a deep dive into 10.3 as we check out the new features that will save you time and make your edits even better. There's a lot to this update and we want to make sure you don't miss out on any of the new goodies. We'll be in room 201, as usual.
Find out more »March Meeting: Before and After
This month, we shift our focus to what happens on set before you get the footage into your edit bay and then what you can do to archive and wrap up projects when they're done. Mike Towe will lead us on a discussion about some of his best practices while filming, diving into the nuts and bolts of interview prep and getting the best video and audio so you don't have to fix it in post. Robin Martin will demo…
Find out more »April Meeting: 4K, PSD, SVG
For our April meeting, Mike Towe will be talking about 4K workflows, including proxies and creative applications for high resolution footage, and Robin Martin will show the ins and outs of working with layered Photoshop files and vector graphics, all right inside Final Cut Pro.
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