User Group Blog Entries

The Dynamic Duo

posted by brendab on Fri, Oct 03 2008

The Greg and Frank show exploded into Central Florida on Wednesday evening, September 24 th for the Orlando Post Pros User Group meeting. Greg Staten, Senior Product Designer and veteran Avid employee joined Frank Capria, also a Senior Product Designer... (read more)

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BAVUG September Meeting

posted by brendab on Fri, Sep 19 2008

The Boston Avid User Group's September meeting was held at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University . The meeting started out with some fun networking with some familiar faces. The speaker this month was Len Sitomer from PortalVideo Inc... (read more)

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An Interview with Director Alex Houston

posted by brendab on Tue, Aug 26 2008

During the Rhode Island International Film Festival, I had the opportunity to see an inspiring film by one of Avid’s customers, Alex Houston. Alex submitted his film, “Swim Lessons: The Nick Irons Story” to the festival. Not only was... (read more)

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Rhode Island International Film Forum

posted by brendab on Tue, Aug 19 2008

The 7 day, Rhode Island International Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday. They had record attendance and a lot of fun was had by all. There were 300 filmakers there representing their submitted films. The Key to City of Providence was presented to actor... (read more)

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Avid to Present at Rhode Island International Film Festival

posted by brendab on Mon, Jul 28 2008

Now in its twelfth year, the Rhode Island International Film Festival™, (RIIFF) will take place August 5-10, 2008 . This is the largest public film festival in New England and is also an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences qualifying... (read more)

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  • Boston

    The Boston Avid User Group was founded in 2004 and is one of the most consistent user groups.  BAVUG hold regular meetings every month except for April, July and December.  They are self funding, well organized and work hard to attract interesting speakers from within their community.  They also created their own website which features information about them and their meetings, tips and tricks, links to helpful websites and a list of freelance editors and their certifications.

  • Toronto

     The Toronto Avid User Group is a beaming star in the North.  This is the oldest group founded in 1995 when Avid first opened their office in Toronto.  ATUG has been consistent with meetings and growing their membership.  They have over 600 members in their group.  Truly an inspiration to other groups.

  • Washington, DC

     The Washington DC group founded in November 2005 has been steadily gaining momentum.  The group attracts a diverse group of members from the military, government agencies, broadcast stations, post houses, advertising agencies, America’s Most Wanted, National Geographic Channel, aarp, and many educational institutions to name a few.    This group is an up and comer.



Recent User Groups Forum Activity

BAVUG - Wednesday, October 15 - Digital Workflows

Join the Boston Avid Users Group for a look at a digital asset management system and the Sony XDCAM Workflow. All are welcome, please be sure to pre-register if you plan to attend, it will make the check...

posted by mBlaze on Thu, Oct 02 2008

BAVUG - Wednesday, September 10 - Internet-based Editing

Join the Boston Avid Users Group for a first look at technology that reduces the time and cost of creating interview-based rough cuts. All are welcome, RSVP NOW as space is limited: http://www.bavug.org...

posted by mBlaze on Mon, Sep 08 2008

Danish Avid user group

To all Avid users of Denmark The Danish Avid user group is just startede, we are a group of employ and media students at Aalborg univeristy that has been using Avid for years, some has experience from...

posted by mouritzen on Mon, Sep 08 2008

Re: Is there an Austin, TX group?

Sounds good to me. I think it would be a great thing to get started here.

posted by sedavis on Thu, Jul 24 2008

3 Great Products at July's Editor's Lounge

JULY MEGA EVENT — Three Amazing Products! PRODUCT DEMOS AND Q&A To make up for the long summer break, we are excited to host 3 amazing product presentations at the next Editors’ Lounge...

posted by TCurren on Thu, Jul 10 2008

Upcoming Meetings

Denver 10/8
When:  Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 7:00PM
Where:  Rocky Mountain VidXpo
Crown Plaza DIA, Vail Room
Located at I-70 and Chambers Road
Contact:  Dan Warvi dwarvi@mac.com

Free show passes:  VidXpo Passes

New Western New York Avid User Group - 10/14
When:  Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 6:00PM
Where:  WNED-TV
140 Lower Terrace Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Contact:  Register Now


Boston - 10/15
When:  Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 6:30PM
Where:  National Boston
115 Dummer St
Brookline, MA 02446
Contact:  http://bavug.org/contactus/register.asp

 

Atlanta 10/23
When:  Thursday, October 23, 2008, 6:00PM
Where: CTG Conference Center
2030 Powers Ferry Road • Suite 130
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Phone 404-352-3000
Contact:  Bobby Jones bjedits@comcast.net