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07.23.10- Working on Fall 2010 agenda. Our first meeting for September will feature a great guest who has worked on such films as "Lord of the Rings-Return of the King", "300", "Indiana Jones", and "Transformers" Details coming soon.
07.20.10 - NY Post Conference is back!! It takes place October 13th-14th at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan.
All Digital Conntent Creators receive a 10% discount! Email Jack Reilly - jackr@fmctraining.com to receive your discount code.
Read more here!
05.27.10- Digital CONNtent Creators members get FREE admission to Boston Supermeet!! Each person is required to register at: http://supermeetbos10.eventbrite.com/
- Click on "Enter Discount Code"
- Enter "digitalctvip"
- Click on "Apply Discount"
- Proceed to register for free
Each person can only register one person per entry. If they have a guest, they need to just register that person(s) individually.
05.15.10 - 1st Annual Boston Supermeet is announced. Come meet "24" Director of Photography Rodney Charters!
05.06.10 - Patrick Inhofer returns to lends tips and tricks for color correction because YOU demanded it! http://digitalctmay2010.eventbrite.com/
05.05.10 - Discount for Digital CONNtent Creators at EditFest NY : June 11-12 - This summer's blockbuster editing event!
Confirmed speakers include the editors of Avatar, Precious, Manhattan, Sex and the City II, The Wrestler, The Cove, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Sixth Sense and many more! New to EditFest NY - ANATOMY OF A SCENE where Oscar-Winning editor Alan Heim (Network, All That Jazz) shares his unique creative process and deconstructs scenes with the audience. Visit the ACE Website to reserve your space. Time is running out.
Please call 818-777-2900 or email jenni@americancinemaeditors.com for more information.
05.04.10 - Membership Appreciation Night is May 25. FREE tickets& FREE raffle for May 25th meeting up for reservation. Meeting agenda still being fleshed out. http://digitalctmay2010.eventbrite.com/
04.18.10 - SCHOLARSHIP FUND CELEBRATES LIFE, WORK OF TECHNOLOGY EVANGELIST, BELOVED COLLEAGUE MICHAEL VITTI
Written by Staff
Friday, 09 April 2010
"In 1996, with freshly wetted filmmaking feet, I pursued editing as a method to become a better shooter, but I was sidetracked with the enjoyment of assembling the story, telling it with others, adding audio and motion graphics and experiencing the richness of the delivery…" - Michael Vitti, February 28, 2009
New York, NY – April 9, 2010 – The Vitti Fund is pleased to begin providing independent filmmakers and digital storytellers with the means to further aspirations and achieve career goals. Founded in 2009, The Vitti Fund celebrates the life of Michael Vitti, founder of the New York City Final Cut Pro User Group, presently known as the Moving Pictures Collective of NYC (MoPictive). An integral member of the digital video industry, Michael passed away last year at the young age of 46. Well-regarded for his endearing passion toward creativity, sharing his knowledge and ultimately, forming a tight-knit community among colleagues, Michael worked to enhance the lives of digital artists and independent filmmakers. His beloved User Group (MoPictive) provides members with meetings, discussion panels and training seminars to foster networking and intellectual growth. The Vitti Fund's mission is to provide educational grants to digital filmmakers interested in advancing their careers through continuing education. Grants in Michael's name will support certification programs, workshops, distance learning, or two-year and four-year programs dedicated to digital arts. "It is very important to MoPictive that The Vitti Fund reflects the spirit and enthusiasm that drove Michael to build our group in the first place," said Patrick Inhofer, President, MoPictive. "We've worked hard to keep his family in a leadership role in The Vitti Fund. It's why The Vitti Fund is focused on continuing education." Michael passed away in Las Vegas at NAB in 2009. At the 8th Annual NAB FCPUG SuperMeet that year, Daniel Berube, co-producer of the event dedicated the entire SuperMeet in memory of Michael Vitti. "Words poured out about how giving Michael was - how he always had something to contribute - his passion was there for image making and giving whatever he had to the community, which he loved," said Rick Young, MacVideo. "Michael's spirit will live on through the Vitti Fund, and his work of creating shared spaces for knowledge, community building and artistic growth will continue." "Michael was a unique guy in a city of unique people," said Dennis Radeke, Adobe Systems. "I started working with him when I first joined Adobe Systems over four years ago and he was unfailingly kind and caring. Michael's thoughts were always geared toward helping the community, and to the end, he was supportive of them." In 2002, Michael re-formed the defunct New York City Final Cut User Group. He often referred to himself as the group's "Fearless Leader," dedicating his life to enhancing New York City's digital arts community. In 2007, Michael renamed the group, The Moving Pictures Collective of NYC (MoPictive), to reflect his desire to shift the group's purpose from Final Cut-centric to a broader support for all digital filmmakers. As the group's leader, Michael went above and beyond the call of duty, organizing monthly meetings, offering seminars and workshops, and providing digital storytellers a haven for creativity and education. Michael was an encyclopedia of technical terminology who thrived on sharing his knowledge and passion. Consistently working on a variety of projects, his work included offline editing the four-part original series, Murder in Black and White, which examined four heart wrenching murder cases in the Deep South. As cameraman on independent documentary films, Base Ball Discovered and New York Street Games, Michael considered himself to be a "well-rounded digital guy." However, his passion truly stemmed from capturing artistic imagery on film. He thrived on seeing a story come together and sharing his excitement and results with colleagues, friends and family. "I came to know Michael through the Final Cut Pro User Group in New York City," said Jay Ignaszewski, AJA Video Systems. "He was the moving force behind the group and his enthusiasm swept up everyone in his path – it was as if you felt as though you just had to be a part of whatever he was involved in. Michael was a staunch supporter of the AJA product line, championing our products at his meetings as well as demoing new products at the trade shows. He was one of the main reasons AJA is a supporter of the user groups throughout the world… and still is." Fundraising for The Vitti Fund will kick-off at this year's National Association of Broadcasters exhibition (NAB) in Las Vegas, April 12 – 15. Michael was a regular attendee of the esteemed industry conference and built lasting relationships with many of the show's exhibitors and guests. The 13th annual International Media Users Group (IMUG) MediaMotion Ball and the Las Vegas Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet, the largest gathering of Final Cut Pro, Avid and Adobe editors, HDSLR filmmakers, and digital content creators and gurus, will both raise money for The Vitti Fund. Michael played an integral part of both the MediaMotion Ball and the SuperMeet in years past.
Friends and family urge those who knew Michael to keep his vision alive through The Vitti Fund. A special thanks goes out to AJA Video for their generous donation of $2,000. Contributions can be made through http://www.mopictive.org or via http://www.thevittifund.com. For more information, please visit: http://www.mopictive.org/thevittifund.
04.17.10 - Supermag Issue #4 is now available for FREE download here. Issues 1-3 are also available for FREE at this page.
04.17.10 - 2010 NAB Supermeet is avaible to view in its entirety here!
04.04.10 -Our revolutionary double meeting for April is now set and tickets are on sale! Details here.
04.01.10 - Register here to participate in Adobe's CS5 Launch Event on April 12!
02.21.10 - Philip Hodgetts announces a brand new product for Final Cut Pro editors at our March Meeting. Join us for the first public viewing of a new super-secret software tool from Intelligent Assistance that will revolutionize media tracking in Final Cut Pro. Details here.
02.18.10 - FREE NAB Exhibits only pass code: PP01 when you register for NAB here.
02.16.10 - Join us for the 9th Annual FCPUG Supermeet in Las Vegas at NAB 2010! Tickets are on sale now!
02.11.10 - Raffle list grows for February & March meetings. Details here.
12.29.09 - Meeting dates for 2010 are being added to our Events page!
12.27.09 - 9th Annual FCPUG MacWorldSupermeet
Attend the 9th Annual MacWorld San Francisco FCPUG Supermeet! Are you headed to MacWorld 2010? Then the Supermeet needs to be a priority for you on your visit. For more information, click here
12.12.09 - New Member Resources Posted on the Resources Page!
11.20.09- See Digital CONNtent Creators Meeting Videos Online!
Visit our Vimeo page often to see new content from Digital CONNtent Creators Meetings and Events! Currently, we will be posting a three part series from our November Meeting: Codec Confusion...Digital CONNtent Creators is seeking volunteers to videotape future meetings. Contact us if you are interested: info@digitalct.org
09.30.09 - SuperMag Issue #3 is now Available for FREE DOWNLOAD!
07.14.09 - Download (right click / OPT-click) and read our July 2009 Newsletter here!
05.13.09- Digital CONNtent Creators assisting NYC Motion Pictures Collective with "Michael Vitti Celebration"
DCC will be working closley with the Vitti family and the great folks at the NYC MoPictive to put together a grand celebration of Michael Vitti and the legacy he left for our community. All DCC
members are encouraged to attend and to lend any stories, photos, or video of Michael that you may have.Born and raised in West Hartford, Michael gave as much to the Connecticut User Group as he did his own and he loved our members and being considered part of us. RSVP to attend the free event can be found by clicking here.
04.23.09- Michael "Mik" Vitti's Life Can Be Celebrated With Members Of Our Community This Weekend:
Molloy Funeral Home
906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, CT US 06119 860-232-1322
Visitation to be held on
Sunday, Apr. 26, 2009
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
872 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, CT US 06119 860-233-8269
Service to be held on
Monday, Apr. 27, 2009
10:00 am
Fairview Cemetery West Hartford
200 Whitman Ave. West Hartford, CT US 06107 860-521-5270
Burial Ceremony to be held on
Monday, Apr. 27, 2009
11:45 am
Section 4
04.20.09- IN LOVING MEMORY
Michael "Mik" Vitti, Founder of the NYCFCPUG/Moving Pictures Collective and true friend of the community was pronounced dead at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada at 12:06am today. Cause of death is Arterial Sclerotic Artery Disease that was unknown to most of us. Mik was in town for the NAB convention and he's been such a driving force in this community, and a selfless volunteer for the IMUG and many other user groups and trade organizations, from the Supermeet, to Mopictiv, and much more. Keith Larsen was notified this afternoon by Dan Berube and contacted the Las Vegas coroners' office where it was confirmed. For anyone who knew the gentle giant, please pause and remember one hell of a guy. We love you Michael. Read what the entire world has to say about Michael's passing and his contributions both online and in the production community at the iMUG: http://www.imugonline.com/events/2009/michaelvitti.shtml
Mik would want us to remember all the good times and camaraderie we shared!
04.01.09- Optimize production teams to be more efficient, Tuesday, April 21, 2009 2:00 P.M. EST
Discover how to acquire and capture valuable metadata to make your production teams more effecient. Use Adobe OnLocation to capture valuable metadata at acquisition, transcribe your dialogue and edit footage faster using Speech Search in Adobe Premiere Pro, embed Speech Search metadata in After Effects to make it easy to design motion graphics synchronized to the spoken dialogue.
To learn more, please visit Adobe Creative Suite 4 eSeminar Series for Video Professionals.
03.31.09- Tripeg Studios Suffers Tragedy
There has been a death in the Tripeg Studios family. George DeMartin suffered a heart attack on Saturday. He did not recover. It is hard to believe he is gone. He was such a good man. Visiting hours are Tuesday, 4-8pm at Iovanne Funeral Home, 11 Wooster Place, New Haven. Funeral will be on Wednesday from Iovanne Funeral Home at 9:15am. Mass is in St. Bernadette Church at 10am. Our hearts go out to George's wife Gayle, son Chris, daughter Gina and his loving grandchildren. This is so sad and way too sudden.
Regards,
Phil Gauvin
Ed Fortin
Marilyn Proto
Guy Ortoleva
Tripeg Studios
03.20.09-
Adobe added Michael Coleman’s (After Effects Product Manager) MAX presentations to the Adobe TV library.
Programmatic Animation with After Effects (Premiere, AE, Metadata & Expressions) Covers transcription, metadata workflows, expressions, and funny Sara Palin footage.
After Effects & Flash Dream Team (Mocha, After Effects & Flash) This is essentially the beginnings of a dynamic advertisement sample project.
03.05.09-
Meriden, CT (March 5, 2009) – Digital CONNtent Creators (DCC), the first and only digital video and cinema post-production user group in the State of Connecticut, today announced that founder Keith Larsen will be reassuming his position as DCC President effective June 1, 2009.
To Download the Official Press Release Click Here (PDF)
06-20-08-
Register and Download the SuperMeet Magazine FREE by clicking HERE. (13 MBs)
SuperMeet Magazine PDF Download hosted by Big Brains for Rent
2008 FCPUG SuperMag
02.06.08- Discount from Larry Jordan & Associates!
Save %10 on anything in the online store at Larry Jordan & Associates! Just enter savings code: DCC at checkout to recieve the savings! Hop on over and get some of the best Final Cut Pro Training on the planet!
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09.30.07-FCPUGNetwork Magazine
Just because we’ve changed our name doesn’t mean that we’re not still part of the FCPUGNetwork family!
The FCPUG SuperMeet Magazine is now available for free download. Tell a friend.
It
features 92 pages of articles and tutorials and ads. Also features an up to date listing of the FCP UGs throughout the world as of press time early April 2007.
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