In July we posted a press release from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) announcing their digital initiative. We wanted to learn more about this so we sat down with Ed Ulbrich (Digital Domain) who is heading up AICP Digital. The AICP has been around since 1972, this new initiative is designed to tackle business issues, including standards and practices, affecting companies that produce content digitally. We talk with Ed about what this means for companies and artists.

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Posting work online has become such a common and crucial part of workflow and we often take it for granted. In this fxpodcast we talk with Andreas Wacker of INTERDUBS, a company that provides hosting of clips for review and approval for over eighty post production and production companies. This large client base gives Andreas the ability to look at the state of posting your work from a unique view.

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After the jump are some images from the INTERDUBS interface, links to demos on the site, as well as the discussion forum link where we ask for your perspective on the current state of the business.
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In addition to the daily written reports from the show we have posted the first two fxguidetv episodes from Siggraph 2009 in New Orleans.

Episode #62 covers Fluid sims with Exotic Matter and we get the scoop on announcements made by Autodesk at the show.

In Episode #63 we talk with Lucas Martell about his film Pigeon Impossible, shown at Siggraph and we visit the Emerging Technology exhibits.

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In this week’s fxguidetv we have a designer focused special episode. We lead with world renowned Concept Designer Feng Zhu from his new Studio in Singapore and then look at the HUD (Heads Up Display) design of the Iron Man with Dav Rauch. Both men are exceptional designers. Angie and the team get in depth on their thinking, their approaches and the techniques they use to produce such stunning and impressive work. This episode is a real treat for anyone interested in cutting edge visual design.

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Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the Visual Effects Society joins us to discuss the mission of the VES, the difference between unions and societies, health care for members, how to become a member and much more.

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A new episode of fxguidetv is available for downloading. In this episode we talk monitors with a look at Cine-tal and HP DreamColor, discuss RED and 16k with da Vinci, see the latest from Matrox and visit with our friends at Eyeon. We also get an update from Ted Schilowitz at the RED user party.

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A new fxpodcast is out, and this week it is an interview with VFX Supervisor Eric Grenaudier from Stargate Digital about their work on the U.S. television series ‘Heroes’. The show recently started its third season in the United States, having been nominated for a visual effects Emmy in 2007 and 2008.

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Click through for a set of exclusive before and after green screen and on set shots from Series 3 of Heroes. We appreciate and thank the support of Stargate Digital and NBC in getting us these images.
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In our second fxguidetv episode from Amsterdam and IBC 2008 we get a look at the soon to be released Ocula plug-in from The Foundry for problem solving Stereoscopic images. Also a preview of what’s new in Fusion 6 and Generation from Eyeon.

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On the way to Amsterdam John Montgomery stopped in Montreal to get an exclusive and in depth look at the latest releases for Flame and Smoke. Philippe Soeiro from Autodesk takes us through some of the exciting new features including 3D Particle presets, the transition to floating point workflow, real time deliverables and more.

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In this episode we continue our Siggraph 2008 coverage from Los Angeles. We look at what Autodesk is doing with Stereoscopic, get the scoop on the latest developments in Fusion, and have some fun in the New Technology area.

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