Our Meetings

The Chicago Final Cut Pro User’s Group generally meets on the fourth (4th) Wednesday of each month from 6:15 pm – 9:00 pm. Any variance in this schedule will be posted here as well. There is no meeting in December.

Meeting admission is free for annual members and they receive one free raffle ticket.

We charge $10 for non-members/$5 for students which includes a pizza break during the meeting.

Raffle tickets are $5 each. The more you buy, the better your chances of winning.

Our meetings are now rotating through our sponsor locations. Any suggestions for new meeting locations, please contact the board at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We have an iCloud calendar for you to subscribe to. This calendar will feature all future meeting dates, and in the days preceding the meetings will also host the name and address of the meeting location, the agenda, and Eventbrite registration link. Subscribe to the CHICPUG Meeting Calendar now. Sorry, but this works only on Mac OSX calendars only.

Next Meeting

From Pitch to Post: a producer's perspective

mObjects (for FCPX and Motion)

2014 NAB Wrap-up with Gary Adcock

April 23, 2104

Date: Wednesday, April 23rd
Location: DDB / Chicago
              (AON Building)
              200 E. Randolph
              Chicago, IL

Time: 615 PM - 9 PM

RSVP: Required by 3 PM on Tuesday, April 22nd

"From Pitch to Post" (a producer's perspective with Jonathan Lacoque from Coat of Arms)

This month, the Chicago Creative Pro Users Group has the pleasure of welcoming Jonathan Lacocque from Coat of Arms.

Producer, editor and colorist, Jonathan will detail the creative process for the Midwest Independent Film Festival's opening title sequence. From pitching styleframes, to creating a post pipeline for Coat of Arms' artists, he will share the boards, shot list, production schedule, editorial techniques, and the process of color-correcting with a deadline.

mObjects (for FCPX and Motion) a demo by DDB's Dan Svoboda

DDB's Dan Svoboda will demo the incredible cool mObject. Touted as being a "revolutionary" 3D plugin for Apple Motion and FCPX, Dan will show why this is now a worthy addition to every editors set of tools.

2014 NAB Wrap-Up with founder Gary Adcock

Finally, Gary Adcock will present his highly anticipated NAB Wrap-Up: what's new and what's cool!