It’s that time of year again, this is just a last-minute heads up that the Ninth Annual San Francisco SuperMeet is this Friday. The SuperMeet will be held at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. It all begins on Friday, February 5, 2010 at 3:30PM for the SuperMeet Digital Showcase, and the Open Screen Theater and SuperMeet begins at 7:00PM

Some interesting last minute information: Canon USA will be making the “first US public announcement that they are going to introduce a new Canon MPEG-2 codec and workflow to the industry at the San Francisco SuperMeet. They are also going to have the first US public preview of their new tapeless HD video camera.” Hmm, I wonder if this is perhaps related to the oft-repeated rumor of a new XLH1 type body with APS-C sized sensor and interchangeable DSLR lens mount? Or is it simply Canon’s solid-state upgrade to their HDV line? The MPEG-2 workflow is no doubt related to their new MPEG-2 4:2:2, 50 Mbps codec announcement, details here.

Other announced topics include:
* Smoke on Mac OSX - Alexandre Domingue
* “Destroy Me” - Jordan Livingston (music vid)
* AJA KiPro - Jon Thorn
* Best Workflow for Canon File-Based Cameras - Joe Bogacz
* Motion 4 Does 3D - Mark Spencer
* The Idea behind IDEO’s Living Climate Change - Matt Silverman
* The New Speed Tools in FCP 7 - Kevin Monahan
* Hand Held Hollywood - Taz Goldstein

You can buy your SuperMeet tickets online for $15 each. Tickets are $20 at the door, if there are any still available (historically these events tend to sell out). More info at www.supermeet.com