Bristol Cutters - FCP in the West

Nov 09 meeting - Monday next (9th)

2009-11-06T12:09:00.003Z

A reminder that our next meeting is at the BBC in Bristol on Monday next. A slight change of venue - we're up in the small conference room in the main block - and it's a 7.30pm kickoff. You may, of course, wish to meet up in the bar beforehand!Nick Wilcox-Brown is talking about monitor calibration, starting from his experience as a professional stills photographer, but now moving into video

Free Webinar TONIGHT 15th Oct 7pm

2009-10-15T15:23:00.003+01:00

A final reminder that current 'Out of Vision' podcast star Peter Wiggins, FCP masterchef, plug-in writer and friend of the wefcpug, stars in his own Apple webinar tonight at 7pm. It's free, open to all, but you must register in advance - read more and register here.

RTS meeting in Bristol - Tuesday 20th Oct

2009-10-14T10:08:00.002+01:00

RTS 'meet the expert' talk next week - exclusive to RTS Bristol Centre.Mandy Rose, who was co-founder and producer of BBC2's Video Nation project, and Creative Director of multiplatform BBC Wales, will be exploring what's now possible in the arena of collaborative film making.She'll show some examples of past productions as an introduction to her forthcoming project (with the Digital Cultures

What we learned in Oct 09

2009-10-14T09:41:00.002+01:00

Greetings, blog readers. This month's links and a snapshot of what went on at the wefcpug this week.Timelord Richard demonstrated the all-new way to change clip speeds without (at first) the use of a keyframe timeline. Hey folks, it now works the way we all thought it ought to when we first tried it (and messed up our timelines!).Phil plugged in to noise reduction on video and demo'd the Neat

Podcast resumes

2009-10-10T15:18:00.002+01:00

I've just put up the latest and newest 'Out of Vision' podcast. If you're already subscribing through iTunes, it's there already when you hit 'refresh'. If you aren't so doing, visit wefcpod.podbus.com and follow the easy links.'A day at the races' is the account of my day's visit to the ITV4 Tour de France production company, V Squared TV, for Sunset&Vine. Hear all about 4 FCP suites all on

Year 6 kicks off

2009-10-08T12:32:00.004+01:00

Yes, we made it to the sunny uplands of our sixth glorious year with a birthday inaugural meeting at the most comfortable and well equipped venue we've ever know - the preview cinema at Aardman in Bristol, to whom many thanks.As the picture evidence shows, the audience were (mostly) able to keep awake despite the comfy chairs.Following extensive discussions with our new technical advisor (see

Next meeting - 12th October

2009-10-01T18:19:00.002+01:00

We're making valiant efforts to stick to the '2nd Monday in the month' rule that we follow, oh at least 3 times in the year. So the next meeting will be 12th October, not as may have been previously pre-announced in a speculative sense.What, where, to follow in a later posting. Plus pictures of the 5th birthday meet.

The next wefcpug year - 101st birthday

2009-09-11T14:03:00.002+01:00

And cue another set of fanfares please, join with us as wefcpug celebrates our 5th birthday with an extra special meeting. Details have 'evolved' a little since the last meeting, and from the emailings that have been decorating your electronic pigeon holes. So read carefully:We've arranged a special evening in conjunction with Quad Logic at Aardman's new private cinema at Gas Ferry Road,

Back to work with news from the Continent

2009-09-01T15:00:00.003+01:00

The trumpets are sounding for the next Supermeet in the beautiful city of Amsterdam. Click on the tasteful artwork that sits just below our own top-of-page graphic to find out more.The warm-up act this year is none other than "editor, designer and all round Mac Fan Boy" Simon Walker of this parish, who is promising to teach how to colo(u)r correct with Color in less time than it takes to render

Well, here's a surprise...

2009-07-23T17:08:00.002+01:00

...read all about it. Increment those version numbers now: all-new Final Cut Studiohttp://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/whats-new.htmlWho'll be first to read the small print?(First from me - again no big surprise, but a disappointment I suppose - 'Intel only' is on the tech requirements for installing all apps).

Snow Leopard - the missing OS

2009-07-08T12:30:00.002+01:00

This has to be some kind of record. I've just received the invitation to pre-order (translation: order) David Pogue's latest.

The end of another year

2009-07-08T09:29:00.012+01:00

Congratulations to all who negotiated the change in rooms - the big plasma in our new temporary venue made all the wandering around worthwhile! And relayed apologies again from Darren at Matrox for their last-minute non-show due to technical problems - they WILL be back, they promise, with a demo running 'on all cylinders'.My demo this month was a tale of four keying methods for green screen:

Next meeting - July 6th

2009-07-02T17:14:00.002+01:00

No sooner has the dust settled on the Supermeet than it's time for the wefcpug to offer our collective wisdom on the tips, tricks, gizmos and gadgets we saw there. And even if you weren't there, share your views!But that's not all - those guys from Matrox are promising to be back and this time they CAN talk about the red light and what it means on the front panel. Think Max, I'm told.But

Just in - exclusive to the wefcpod

2009-06-23T22:56:00.002+01:00

Despite all manner of technical hassles (such as Mr Horton's unfamiliarity with our complicated European mobile phones, and an unwillingness by Soundtrack Pro to deliver a final mix - of which more anon) there's a new podcast on the block, 10 minutes about what's coming in the Supermeet from the Men who Know: Mike Horton and Dan Berube, co-organisers and hosts.Speaking from their

The Boss is coming to the UK

2009-06-21T20:47:00.004+01:00

Hi allNormal service isn't quite resumed after a couple of busy weeks, but here's a quick reminder in case you've forgotten what's coming...Walter Murch at the Supermeet in London on Thursday.I hope to grab the boss, Mike Horton, as soon as he touches down in London England for a special 'wefcpod' preview later this week. We're working on getting the circuits ready in time.In the meantime, and

Anyone remember the BBC VT coffee cup?

2009-06-03T16:20:00.003+01:00

Way back in the Middle Ages of TV, when VTR meant proper big expensive machines, there was a running gag in the Christmas specials, based on the VT coffee cup moving around the world in 80 cuts - I'm sure it's out there on YouTube somewhere.The gag lives on across the pond: here's how the NBC 'Tonight' show has moved from the reign of HM Jay Leno I to HM Conor O'Brien. (This a big deal over

As demonstrated at the wefcpug

2009-06-02T14:10:00.003+01:00

Never mind the front panel, nor whether the leds are blue or red (though WE know the difference now) - here's the business end of the Matrox MXO2 mini, which Darren and Donald from Matrox were kind enough to bring along and demonstrate last night.All the details of this box to be found hereIn super-simple terms, it's the must-have box for any of us working in HD either with FCP in the field, or

As seen on wefcpug ..2

2009-06-02T13:58:00.004+01:00

Here's the link for the BBC-hosted video lauding 'Editor of the Year' Bill McKenna (as judged by the White House News Photographers Association. Exhausting, isn't it?And the poor chap has to work on a park bench some of the time. Those cutbacks are going deeper. Long-term wefcpug blog readers will be, I am sure, reminded of the BBC editor who was forced to work on the tube. (as reported

As seen on wefcpug ..1

2009-06-02T13:52:00.002+01:00

Here's a link to the YouTube video that didn't stream beyond 30" in the 3G blackspot that is otherwise known as BBC Bristol. Thanks to Hugo for pointing it out in the first place, and to the excellent HD for Indies site who were first to put it about. If (unlike last night) your broadband supports it, there's an HD feed available - click on the HD button, needless to say.Read more HD for Indies

Coming soon to the UK

2009-05-31T10:56:00.002+01:00

In case you haven't heard the rumours, and the banner gif on this site hasn't rotated to the right page, it's been confirmed that Walter Murch, fcp guru, Hollywod editor and all-round top geezer is headlining at the London Supermeet later on in June. Follow the clicky-link on the image to read more and book your tickets.Has to be worth a visit, even worth the hassle of breathing the London air!

The June 2009 meeting - next Monday

2009-05-28T19:41:00.003+01:00

A reminder that we've changed to the first Monday for the June meeting, which means it's next Monday: June 1st, usual place and time (BBC Bristol, prompt start at 7pm). Exact room to be decided yet...On the agenda:we're pleased to welcome back Darren Godwin and Donald Sievewright from Matrox, they're just embarking on a world tour - well, OK, a UK tour, with a couple of new products, and

Diary dates

2009-05-13T17:18:00.002+01:00

Write-ups of previous meetings and discussions are yet to come, but here in advance are the dates of the next few meetings, which we've had to move from our regular pattern - OK we're continuing with our usual highly irregular pattern.June meeting is 1st JuneJuly meeting is 6th July - this is a special, marking the end of another wefcpug year (year 5)no August meeting (we 'could' skype each

Next meeting - May 11th

2009-05-06T17:42:00.002+01:00

Those second Mondays keep on rolling around, and guess what there's another one next week.So it's wefcpug week, see you at the Beeb in Bristol on Monday May 11th 7pm kickoff.More news to come on this channel tomorrow.BTW the website may say the next meeting is on March 9th, but that's only if your name is 'Who' or you're looking to meet up with the Eloi.

A picture for our times

2009-04-21T12:00:00.003+01:00

image from BBC Internet Blog - link below for full versionHere's the next problem for the alphabetically-challenged - and a picture of the way the world of rights management is moving. It's from one of the BBC Blogs, devoted to HD tv and IPtv, and shows the current state of play of DRM that's applied to HD programmes on the FreeSat and other platforms. The blog page is here and it's worth

Tonight's meeting - in sound only

2009-04-14T15:09:00.003+01:00

For those of you lucky enough not to be flying out to Las Vegas for NAB this week, a reminder that it's wefcpug night at the Beeb in Bristol. That is, if you're reading this on Tuesday 14th April.No word has been forthcoming about the previously advertised schedule, so it'll continue in 'Sound Only' for some of the evening with an updated report from moi-meme on using SoundTrack Pro for real