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.

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Next Meeting

Final Cut Pro 10.4 (Luke Tristram, Apple)

Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Time: 6:15 PM - 9:00 PM

AbelCine - Cinespace Film Studios
2602 W. 16th Street, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60608

Admission: Cost: FREE for CutCard holders; Admission is only $10.00 for non-members and $5.00 for students (with proof of current enrollment).
Raffle: Tickets may be purchased for $5.00 each. (CutCard holders receive one free raffle ticket)

All attendees must register on Eventbrite for the meeting. Remember, CutCard holders get automatic Eventbrite registration, so make sure you sign up for that today!

RSVP on Eventbrite

Agenda

6:15-6:30PM President's Welcome / Announcements / Stump the Gurus
6:30-7:30PM Color Tools and HDR with Luke Tristram (Apple)
7:30-7:50PM Networking/Pizza Break
7:50-8:50PM ProRes Raw and Closed Captioning with Luke Tristram
8:50-9:00PM Raffle

In mid-December 2017, Apple released Final Cut 10.4, the 24th update since the application's major overhaul in July of 2011. This update, which many consider its biggest ever, brought a ton of new features and workflow improvements. Those include:

* Native 360º VR video editing
* Support for HDR
* New color grading tools
* Closed captioning built into the app
* Support for HEVC and HEIF
* ProRes RAW

Apple Senior Product Manager Luke Tristram will present and demo those new features, plus if time permits, he will also have a "mini, hands-on Q&A".

Our Meetings

Next Meeting

Final Cut Pro 10.4 (Luke Tristram, Apple)

Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018Time: 6:15 PM - 9:00 PMAbelCine - Cinespace Film Studios2602 W. 16th Street, 4th FloorChicago, IL 60608

Agenda

6:15-6:30PM President's Welcome / Announcements / Stump the Gurus

6:30-7:30PM Color Tools and HDR with Luke Tristram (Apple)

7:30-7:50PM Networking/Pizza Break

7:50-8:50PM ProRes Raw and Closed Captioning with Luke Tristram

8:50-9:00PM Raffle

Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Time: 6:15 PM - 9:00 PM

AbelCine - Cinespace Film Studios
2602 W. 16th Street, 4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60608