25 Years of LAFCPUG

The Last LAFCPUG Meet – 25 Years of History

Recorded Live at the June 2025 Lacpug Meet

“The last Lacpug Meet”

After twenty five years, Steve Martin and I bid a fond farewell to Lacpug, and show and tell about its origins going back to June 2000. We highlight as much as time allows, from early Final Cut Pro until today. And there are some fun highlights as well as a few emotional moments. How could there not be.

We are joined by editor Trevor Horton who created a tribute reel for Michael Horton’s 2019 LifeTime Achievement Award given to him in Las Vegas at the Faster Together event. Trevor felt it appropriate to show the reel again at this, the final Lacpug Meet.

We also gave the microphone to some in the audience to share their memories.

It was a wonderful night.

About Steve Martin: Steve Martin is the creative force behind Ripple Training and has been using and teaching Final Cut Pro since 1999. Since Final Cut Pro’s introduction, he has introduced thousands of people to Final Cut Pro & DaVinci Resolve through his classes, workshops and training products. He has consulted and/or trained for Apple, Adobe, Blackmagic Design, Disney, Canon, Sony, and other companies.

About Trevor Horton: Based in Los Angeles with nearly 10 years of editing experience, Trevor has quickly become a go to resource for those seeking the highest quality story telling for their video projects. Most recently, Trevor has led the Post-Production team as lead editor on the Youtube Channel, “Cinema Therapy” and helped it grow to 1.8 million subscribers.

Interview

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   Diego Alejandro Abad Gomez 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Hace poco finalice el curso basico de Final Cut Pro y la verdad que estoy completamente feliz con la compra. Aprendí mcuhas cosas del manejo del programa que no tenia ni idea de que existian de forma practica y consisa. Como el curso incluye tanta informacion, seguramente tendre que repasarlo un par de veces para afianzar los conocimientos. Sin duda recomendaria el curso para cualquiera que desee aprender y no perder el tiempo buscando entre los miles de tutoriales que hay en internet.
  
 
        
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