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November 14th, 2006

6:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Registration and Reception

Alex Alexzander – Welcome everyone and take care of any “user group” business.

7:00 pm – 10:30 pm | Robert Dalva (A.C.E.)

Academy Award Nominee, Robert Dalva (A.C.E.) will be joining us for a discussion of his professional career and his ideas/philosophies of editing. Robert was nominated for an Academy Award in Editing for his work on The Black Stallion in 1979. He worked for a number of years with Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas at Zoetrope. In addition to his work as editor for The Black Stallion, Robert's body of work includes Hidalgo; The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio; Jurassic Park III; October Sky; Jumanji and many other feature films and TV Series. He is currently cutting Winston, a new feature, on an Avid system.

September 12th, 2006

6:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Registration and Reception

Jeff Elkin – Welcome everyone and take care of any “user group” business.

7:00 pm – 7:45 pm | Joseph Perecman – Sony Electronics

Joseph Perecman, Senior Applications Engineer for Sony Electronics, Inc. will be presenting an in depth look ay Sony’s PDW-F350L XDCAM HD camera and how the XDCAM format fits into a tapeless workflow environment with Avid’s Post Production Solutions. Come see how these products can fit into your production workflow.

7:45 pm – 8:30 pm | Avid Technology

Mike Krulik, AE, Avid Technology - will give a demonstration of Media Composer Software..

8:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Q & A and Raffle

Steve Chazin, Director of Product Marketing for Education, Avid Technology - will present what’s new at Avid and little about what he does there and get some feedback on some “ideas” that he is working on. Steve Chazin will raffle off a copy of Avid's Media Composer software valued at $4,995.00.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | The Avid/Pro Tools Interface – A Users Perspective

John McKay, CEO and founder of the audio editing software company Virtual Katy will discuss the new workflows and changing technologies using real-world case studies from the 30-second spot to the 2.5 hour feature film. Example case studies include: Lord of The Rings, SouthPark, and various commercial productions. John has had a wide and varied career in feature films and television. He was the senior sound editor for "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. John has been managing postproduction audio teams producing soundtracks to tight and demanding deadlines for over 20 years. He is an experienced Pro Tools User with many tales from the battle scarred rooms of post production.

8:00 - 9:00 | Bob Donlon

Bob Donlon of Adobe Systems will show the powerful After Effects software application and how to effectively interact with your Avid System. Donlon is an award-winning editor, animator, and musician now working on the digital video team at Adobe Systems. A native of Manhattan, his credits include work on "Beavis and Butthead" and "Late Night with Conan O’Brien". Donlon is the author of several books on video and film production, and has served as moderator for user forums for editors and motion graphics designers.

Panasonic Camera demonstration and HD workflow
Meet Joe Falcone from Panasonic and learn about their latest "tapeless" camera technology. Joe will be demonstrating the new AGHVX200 camera, combining variable frame rate technology and P-2 storage. This compact, versatile camera records DVCPRO100HD, DVCPRO50, DVCPRO and MiniDV at different frame rates, making it ideal for a wide range of film, video,and broadcast projects.