You are invited to HKFCPUG upcoming meeting on the 6th Dec 2008. Since our launch, our members have continue to grow even today. We are very excited today as we have invited a special speaker from The Foundry for this meeting. The Foundry are the creator of industrial strength plug-ins that sits in software from After Effects, Avid to Autodesk Flame. The company that gave us Furnace and Keylight, an industry-proven blue/green screen keyer, that works right here inside Final Cut Pro! We will also be seeing for the first time in Hong Kong, their academy award composting special effects software, Nuke in Action. Check it out!

Lucky Draw Prizes includes :
* 3 sets of the Foundry's Furance plug ins for Final Cut Pro (worth US$1500)
* 3 Bottles of wine from Fatbars

** Only Registered Members are qualified for the lucky draws** As before, lucky draw tickets will be given to members at the door. One coupon. one member!

Things You Need To Know
Date : 6th December 2008
Time : 2pm to 6pm
Venue : Etech Centre , Address : 396-416 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Session 1 : Using The Foundry's Plug-in inside Final Cut Pro 6
Fatbars' Sze Chianly will be showing us some of the industrial strength plug ins that the Foundry offer for Final Cut Pro Users. He will be showing Keylight and Furance plug in. Keylight is an industry-proven blue/green screen keyer used in many major special effects films. Furance is a collection of problem solving plug ins that sits right inside Final Cut Pro. Kronos is Furnace’s re-timer and is designed to slow down or speed up footage. Automatic color matching by using Furnace’s plug-in F_MatchGrade. This is the same Furance's plug in that The Foundry has kindly donated for the lucky draw prizes!

Session 2 : Nuke in Action by Matt Plec from The Foundry
Nuke began as the in-house composting and effects application at Digital Domain, where its development team were awarded a Technical Achievement Award® from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science®. Used in over 55 feature films and hundreds of commercials and music videos, including Speed Racer, The Golden Compass, ice age (Dawn of the Dinosaurs) and King Kong. In February 2008 Nuke 5 was released with an entirely new user interface.

Our special guest is Mr Matt Plec. Matt Plec has filled a variety of roles in the post production industry, ranging from composting and 3D animation to software and pipeline development. His experience include holding position at Sony Pictures' prototype High Definition post production studio on the lot in Culver City and from there to other freelance and staff positions at studios including Atomix, D-Rez, and Rhythm & Hues before he joined Nothing Real, the company that created Shake. Following Apple's acquisition of Nothing Real, Matt moved on to ESC Entertainment, taking responsibility for the 2D pipeline while the studio worked on the Matrix sequels and Constantine, among other films. Matt signed on at Sony Pictures Imageworks as a Senior Technical Director and quickly found himself part of the team developing the company's next generation lighting and composting package. In 2007 he joined The Foundry to head up the company's Nuke development effort during the product's transition from Digital Domain. Matt's extensive experience both in production and developing tools for production artists gives him a unique perspective.

This is a unique experience to have Mr Matt Plec showing us Nuke in Action, for the first time in Hong Kong! Don't miss it.

So See ya There.

For Final Cut User Group Member Card Holder Only
Free Memory Upgrade on any MacPro, iMac, MacBook & MacBook Pro Purchase.10% OFF on all CalDigit Products.(Exclude HDElement with CalDigit RAID Card Series). Offer Ends 30th June 2008.

Visit Creative iCare Shop in Wan Chai at Shop No. 212, 1/F, 298 Computer Zone, 298 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Tel: (852) 2877 1980. Opening time: Mon - Sat 11:00am till 8:00pm. Sun : Closed

Members who do not have their card yet, can come to pick out at Fatbars' Office. Must call at 64383480 for pick up appointment.

We had a very exciting HKFCPUG meeting. Take a look at the people that turn out. We thank our First Speaker , Mr Karl So from Apple Solutions Consultant and New Business Development Manager Asia Pacific for showing us Final Cut Server.

We also thank our Award Winning Cinematographer, Henry Chung for sharing his experience with the RED One Camera, And especially thanks to Famous Photographer / Director Mr Ringo Tang for letting us see his RED One at this presentation. Made a lot of people RED with envy :-P. Also many thanks to Creative iCare for setting up the HD monitors for the presentation.

Officially we launch our Exclusive Membership Card for HKFCPUG. Members now can visit Creative iCare Shop in Wan Chai for ongoing promotions, as well as getting discount for all Apple Pro Apps Training at Fatbars! Promotions are subjected to change without notice.

Congratulations to all the lucky draw winners! Check out the photos below

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