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

Update on IBC (Gary Adcock)

ShotPut Pro 6 (Dan Montgomery, Imagine Products)

Using Apple Motion's 3D text feature (Anders Utterstrom)

Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Time: 6:15 - 9:00 PM

Location:

Future Media Concepts Chicago
200 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 910
Chicago, IL 60604

Parking: Check out this easy parking finder: Chicago Parking Map

Admission: Cost: FREE for annual members; 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. (Annual members receive one free raffle ticket)

If you're registering for yourself and/or a friend or colleague, each attendee must be registered with their own name in order to be on the list for security. There will be an option at checkout to give each ticket a name. We will be using EventBrite's registration list as our RSVP list for building security, so make sure that you register if you plan on attending!

All attendees must register on Eventbrite. Registration will be REQUIRED BEFORE 3 PM on Tuesday, September 27. You do not need to print out your event registration ticket, but make sure that you do register for the meeting. Everyone may register for free on Eventbrite, but non-members and students must still pay at the door. We are EXCLUSIVELY using Eventbrite for our monthly meeting registration.

Agenda:

6:15 PM - 6:30 PM Presidents Welcome
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM AShotPut Pro 6 (overview and demo): Dan Montgomery, Imagine Products
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Using Apple Motion's 3D text feature to create a complex mechanical wonder: a case study with Anders Utterstrom
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Pizza / Networking Break
8:00 PM - 8:50 PM Gary Adcock: Update on IBC and other things you should know
8:50 PM - 9:00 PM Raffle

Fall is here, and we're gearing up with top-notch presenters! September means many things in our industry, including the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam. For that wrap-up and more, we've got our resident expert, and founder, Gary Adcock returning. We also have long-time member, but new-to-ChiCPUG presenter, Anders Utterstrom, who will show how to make amazing and complex animations using Apple Motion in very little time. And to kick off the meeting, we will have returning (and one of our favorite sponsors), Dan Montgomery of Imagine Products, to share what's new with ShotPut Pro 6, and why you need to be using it for your media and DIT needs.

OH YEAH! It's not too late to register for the upcoming Adobe Video World (Seattle, WA: Sept 27 - Oct 2), as well as the FCPX Creative Summit (Cupertino, CA: Oct 27 - 30). Both are sponsored by Future Media Concepts, and they are incredible events that you absolutely don't want to miss!!! Plus, mark your calendars: Editors Retreat 2017 is just around the corner!