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Hollywood Editors Panel to Answer the Tough Questions on Final Cut Pro X and the Future for Professional Editorial Tools

August 18 Event Streamed Live and Hosted by Key Code Media

BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 18, 2011 — Key Code Media will host a live panel of professional Hollywood Final Cut Pro experts answering the tough questions of their interpretation the new Final Cut Pro X. Key Code Media will host the event in Burbank, Calif. The event will also be streamed live at http://www.keycodemedia.com on August 18th, 7pm-8pm PDT.

Michael Kammes, MPSE, post workflow consultant at Key Code Media, will serve as moderator. The panelists' team  includes the following professionals:

  • Michael Cioni, CEO, Light Iron Digital
  • Michael Gossen, Editor, Tosh.O
  • Norman Hollyn, Associate Professor – USC School of Cinematic Arts
  • Larry Jordon, Apple Certified Trainer – Digital Production Buzz
  • Jeremy Weinstein, Assistant Editor

The streaming audience can participate in the discussion directly via Twitter: http://twitter.com/keycodemedia – use (hashtag) #thefinalcutevent. Key Code Media is also debuting Harris' Newsfish for viewers to upload their opinions on Final Cut Pro X via their Apple iPhone 4 or Android phones – http://www.keycodemedia.com/Final-Cut/fcp-now-what-upload.html. Top interviews will be played prior to panel and streamed.

"Apple continuously brings amazing innovations to our industry. Final Cut Pro X is not just an upgraded version of Final Cut Studio, but a complete rewrite with a ton of positive performance, but missing a lot of key legacy features," says Mike Cavanagh, president of Key Code Media. "In general, Hollywood does not like radical changes to their workflow. This issue is huge for our industry and we're leading the discussion."

For more in-depth information of the panelists: http://www.keycodemedia.com/Final-Cut/fcp-what-now-the-panelists.html

To register for the stream:

To view the promotional video "Final Cut Pro X: Now What?":
http://www.keycodemedia.com/the-final-cut.html
http://youtu.be/SC54-jyO25g

Key Code Media is the West Coast leader selling digital video and audio workflow solutions. Leading vendors include Avid Technology, Apple, Sony, Panasonic, Harris, JVC, Grass Valley, Newtek, Facilis, AJA, Adobe, Sierra Video, Kramer, Leader and HP. Offices are located in Burbank, Santa Monica, Irvine, San Francisco and Seattle.

Key Code Media's contact information includes:

Key Code Media Inc.
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http://www.keycodemedia.com – website
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