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2018

TOCPUG: March 19th – 7pm SHARP – Double Thrill!

Hello/Bonjour fellow TOCPUG’ers

Monday March 19th’s meeting is a GO.
550 St. Clair West, 2nd floor (Close to St. Clair West Subway)
 
web: tocpug.ca
twitter: @tocpug

We have the following set for the night, meeting starts at 7pm SHARP:
– AMD Threadripper 18-Core PC turned into a MAC! (The REAL Mac Pro!)
Come in person to SEE this BEAST of system in action, presenter will discuss the do/don’ts and everything it took in turning this BEAST of a CPU into a KILLER MAC! (at a fraction the cost!)
– 2D/3D animating for the corporate world (Special presenter)
Main presenter, will showcase his various commercial/projects and step by step go through the process from conception to animating/delivery to the client 2D/3D animation.  
This is a growing career segment of the market,
generating Hollywood level animation for the industrial/corporate world.
Doors open at 6pm, arrive early to talk shop and play 
FREE ARCADE CLASSICS! (For serious).
TOCPUG is open to all / forever free
2018

That’s a wrap! Next meeting: Monday March 19th_2018

NEXT MEETING: Monday, March 19th_2018

Notes/info will go up shortly, but here’s some pix of the night/briefer

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TOCPUG.ca’s first meeting in months:  Had to go a little extra special for the best in the biz (our attendees)

“Marvelous, marvelous: C’est bon!”  

 

Big thanks to Robert Alsop of Big Red Truck: http://www.redtruckproductions.ca/corporate-2/index.html for his great presentation on https://rampantdesigntools.com/free-download-sign/ ‘s motion templates.  The ability to make use these templates/roll your own in Premiere: Adds incredible value to any project.

That’s a wrap!

 

 

2017

Next meeting: Monday October 16th. Have a topic/film you’d like to present?

TOCPUG meetings are now held on MONDAYS.

We already have a bunch of topics to hit on:
– GH5 Firmware 2.0.  This is quite the update, and it pushes the GH5 into H.265 – 6K territory!

If you recently made a film/doc/etc, and would like to present an excerpt/short, let us know!

 
Our group of industry types are a fantastic sounding board.  TOCPUG has some of the best
Q&A ever!  
Also, if there is an app/trick you’d like to present/tutorialize on, or a gadget you’d like to show/present,
let us know!
Next meeting: MONDAY October 16th – 7-9pm . 
 550 St. Clair West – 2nd Floor
 Toronto.
TOCPUG is open to all/forever free.
2017

Next meeting: September!

That’s a wrap! Another great year of TOCPUG meetings! We will start up again in September, have a productive/safe summer.

Keep an eye on this page, our facebook and twitter for updates, musings and networking.  If you’d like to present at our fall meeting, have a film you’d like to Q&A on, an app to seminar, a topic you feel important for the Toronto Creative Pro Users Group: LET US KNOW.

Links/Leads from meeting:

 

BIG thanks to omniviewtech.ca  for their fast hour of drones/gimbals/giving the lowdown on drone usage in Canada.

Reps at Omniviewtech offers full ‘turnkey’ operation offering customizable drone/gimbals/legal info/professional operator contacts and repair services!

Also, big thanks to Troy Gibson for contacting them/making this all possible!

TOCPUG.CA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TOCPUG.CA/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tocpug

e-mail: info@tocpug.ca

2017, Cameras

TOCPUG APRIL 4 GEIGER COUNTER RESULTS ~ Next Meeting May 2nd

FANTASTIC NIGHT!  Great turnout, and lots of vintage glass to scan!  

Based upon this article which mentions  vintage lenses from the 1930-70s containing Thorium: https://petapixel.com/2013/05/03/deca…

TOCPUG offered free geiger counting services on the night of April 4th. Attendees who brought in their vintage glass, could see if it was radioactive.

Here are the results. Keep in mind, Thorium is an alpha decaying radiation, not great to keep near the eyes, but generally safe to use.

Lots of internet discussion over “Thorium lenses”, this summates it nicely: https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/c…

 

This chart also puts radiation in perspective: https://xkcd.com/radiation/

 

2017

Hitchcock in the house Feb 28th

Austin Hitchcock will give a demo intro on 360 vr. 7-8 pm time slot.

Tomorrow at TOCPUG!  550 St. Clair West Toronto: 2nd floor 
Hitchcock always had a history of going 180

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G01qjOeL0gc&w=560&h=315]

2017

February 28th’s meeting is a go!

Hi/Bonjour fellow TOCPUG’ers

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There is a promo code at the bottom for Scrivener. The best writing app for serious writing. (Only sent to those on mailing list!)
February 28th’s meeting is a go!
550 St. Clair West, 2nd Floor 
Close to St. Clair West Subway.
7pm – Greetings and Q&A’s – If you are new to the group/have a question our group might be able to answer?  This is your chance.
– Panasonic GH5.  An in depth presentation/discussion on Panny’s new M43 4:2:2 10-bit cam.
– Came Gimbal with GH4. Palm-sized servo stabilizers are all the rage,  are they worth the ???
– Short film presentation.
8pm – Break
8:10pm – Virtual Reality:  WERVR  https://wervr.ca/
Fad or future?  A relic from the 90s making a comeback?
Lawnmower Man time?

TOCPUG hosts monthly meetings, showcasing the best in the biz.
If you are a film student, or a longtime industry pro: This group is for you.

Open to All / Forever Free
TOCPUG_SEPT 2015 TO MAY 2016

TOCPUG-JAN 17th!

 

Hi/Bonjour fellow TOCPUG’ers

📣🎬📽HAPPY NEW YEAR!📷📹📸📢

TOCPUG_JAN 17th

January is here: For the next six months TOCPUG will showcase the very in the biz here in the 416.

January 17th’s meeting:

  • DJI’s MAVIC PRO Drone.  Footage/review and see this device in person!
  • “In Utero” a fantastic short, with director in attendance Q&A
  • (Opening: Come present)

If you made something (short) and would like to present it/discuss an interesting topic: Let us know!

E: info@tocpug.ca

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/tocpug

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TOCPUG.CA/

Meeting: 550 St. Clair West, 2nd Floor ~ Toronto, ON

Close to St. Clair West Subway- “Free” parking.

Time: 7-9pm (but show up earlier, we usually have great discussions/giveaways)

TOCPUG: Toronto Creative Pro Users Group, holds monthly meetings (every third Tuesday).  If you are an indie filmmaker, a wedding videographer, or someone just wanting to see the coolest new gizmos/gadgets: THIS GROUP IS IT.  
We are open to all fields of the biz (from screenplay to post).
Great place to network, share ideas and showcase the best in the biz.
 

Open to all/Forever Free

Lucas/Troy