User Group Blog Entries

DC user group, run by Bruce Dixon of EFX Media, held meeting at WUSA Channel 9-TV

posted by brendab on Sat, May 17 2008

First a tour of the WUSA station was given to attendees by one of the news directors. He showed the newsroom area, assignment desk, master control room, media composer editing rooms for the promotion department and newscutters bays for the producer/reporters... (read more)

Denver Avid User Group, run by Dan Warvi, Graphics Producer at KUSA 9News had its largest meeting yet

posted by brendab on Wed, May 14 2008

James Murphy, Avid Broadcast Application Editor, gave an overview of Avid’s new thinking and new management changes. James then presented the new Avid editing systems - hardware and software. The response was great with many nods and smiles from... (read more)

Canadian Cinema Editor alliance and new Avid Community introduced to largest Toronto User Group meeting ever

posted by brendab on Mon, Apr 28 2008

Well the Toronto User Group did it again. April was their largest user group meeting yet.Maybe the largest Avid user group meeting ever. They had 426 people register and a whopping 300 attended. Is this community passionate about what they do or what... (read more)

The new Montreal Avid User Group held their first meeting in April at the NAD Centre

posted by brendab on Wed, Apr 23 2008

The NAD Centre is o­ne of Canada's major training centre for new technologies and new media. The NAD Centre is an Avid DS Authorized Training Centre (ATC) and home to current and future television, film and electronic entertainment professionals who... (read more)

Room with a View

posted by brendab on Wed, Mar 05 2008

The DC user group meeting on January 31st started out with the usual networking, food and beverages. The meeting was held at Mobile Video Services, LTD. Founded in 1977, Mobile Video has produced thousands of hours of the best in broadcast television... (read more)