Everyone may register for free on Eventbrite, but non-members and students must still pay at the door.

Now that the Summer Sizzle event has passed, it's time to get back to our regular meetings. For August, we have a mix of new and veteran presenters.  To kick things off is Gary Adcock

to discuss the low-cost Panasonic Lumix GH4 4K camera.  To close the night, Brian Sarfatty will talk about how to edit a good showreel.

* SPECIAL NOTE *  September's meeting will be moved to McCormick Place on Monday, September 29th to coincide with Future Media Concept's Creative Suite Conference.  See below for more details on the conference and next month's newsletter for even more specifics on the meeting information.

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August 27th registration link 

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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)

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Benefits include: free admission to monthly

meetings; special offers for discounted

training, seminars and expos; discounts from

our sponsors for hardware, software, etc.;

free ticket in our monthly raffle; listing in

our Members Only Talent Directory; networking and more.

� 6:15-6:20 President's Announcements & AJA update

� 6:20-7:30 Panasonic Lumix GH4 Review (Gary Adcock)

� 7:30-7:50 Pizza Break

� 7:50-8:50 The Perfect Showreel (Brian Sarfatty)

� 8:50-9:00 Raffle

Across a range of content for broadcast, live-events, commercials and films, Miami-based Capsule Media has a reputation for high-quality production and post services. The efforts of the studio, which was founded in 2002, have paid off in spades, as network juggernauts across the U.S., Europe and Latin America - including PBS, Discovery Channel and Univision - regularly turn to Capsule Media for production needs. Company CEO and Executive Producer Pascal Jacquelin, who oversees each project, draws heavily on the reliability of AJA technology to ensure seamless workflows throughout the life cycle of each show. 

"I've always loved AJA gear, because it's easy to use and you can rely on it," he said. "The developers are so dialed into our needs in the field, and that shows through in every product. Their support team is also helpful when you need them most, so you never feel alone."

This year's Summer Sizzle was a great event! First off we'd like to extend a special thanks to Jim Courtright and Mary Ann Sochacki who helped us land the upscale, classy location for our annual networking event.  We had some of the best raffle prizes we've ever had, over $4,600 worth, thanks to many truly great companies and products. Here's a list of the companies we wish to thank, and if you didn't attend, it shows you what you missed out on.

* Boris:  Boris Continuum Complete 9: Featuring 230+ filters and transitions, plus 3,000+ presets for titling, transitions, 3D particles, keying and compositing, image restoration, film styles, and everything in between.

* Atomos:  Ninja Star: HD, 10-bit, 4:2:2 Pro Res recorder (HQ, 422, and LT), records to Cfast cards 1.0 or 2.0 cards which are able to handle 4K video, and weighs just 8.1 oz. with battery and media.