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Local 600 Offers
Safety App
The International Cinematographers
Guild, IATSE Local 600, has launched ICG
Safety, a safety app available for download
from the iTunes App Store and Google Play.
The app provides a
comprehensive
safety reference,
giving users a list of
safety bulletins; indepth articles about
safety; and anonymous safety hotline
numbers, including
Local 600's 24/7 tip
line. The app will also
be regularly updated
with the latest information.
"The app includes the employers'
obligation to provide a safe workplace and
the members' right to refuse work that
presents an imminent hazard," says Bruce
Doering, ICG's executive director. "The app
also contains what you do when you have
an unsafe situation, and who should be
notified."
ICG President Steven Poster, ASC
adds, "We talk about safety constantly
here, and we hope this app will be universally used. It's good for the entire industry."
For additional information, visit
www.cameraguild.com.
VES Updates Handbook
The Visual Effects Society has
released the 2nd edition of The VES Handbook of Visual Effects. The guide to visualeffects techniques and best practices covers
essential solutions for all visual-effects
artists, producers and supervisors, from
preproduction through production and
post.
Co-edited by VES chair and ASC
associate Jeffrey A. Okun and visual-effects
producer Susan Zwerman, the updated
guide includes the latest industry-standard
techniques, technologies and workflows of
the fast-paced world of visual effects. The
VES tasked the book's original authors to
update their areas of expertise - which
include stereoscopic moviemaking, color
management, facial capture, virtual production, 3D conversions, compositing of live
action and CG elements, and digital inter-

mediates - as well
as to provide
detailed chapters
on
interactive
games and full
animation. Additionally, 50 new
contributors, representing the best and
brightest in the industry, share their proven
methods, tricks and shortcuts.
"The VES sees this book's continual
update as an essential mandate," says
Okun. "Far beyond basic information on
techniques and best practices for visual
effects in general, it shares the combined
experience of leaders from all of the verticals. It amounts to a guide to navigate the
practical day-to-day issues that will most
likely be experienced by every working
professional at some point in their careers."
The VES Handbook of Visual Effects:
Industry Standard VFX Practices and Procedures, 2nd Edition is available for purchase
at Amazon.com and other leading online
booksellers. In-depth bonus chapters are
available on a new companion website:
www.focalpress.com/cw/zwerman.
For additional information, visit
www.visualeffectssociety.com.
FutureVideo Navigates
Multi-View
FutureVideo Products, Inc. has
announced the low-cost Multi-View HD Pro
multi-camera editor software, which is
compatible with video shot by sports/action
cameras such as the GoPro Hero range.
Users deploying up to eight cameras in a
single shoot can synchronously play back,
edit and share the multi-cam content

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quickly and easily.
Multi-View HD Pro's AutoProducer
feature provides users with the ability to
quickly edit multiple angles taken from the
action-camera videos without first having to
do the time-consuming importing and
transcoding that is normally required for
editing. Movies can be created in a variety
of HD formats that are suitable for the end
distribution point, and with the click of a
button, the files can be uploaded to
YouTube or an FTP site.
Multi-View HD Pro is available from
FutureVideo on a factory-direct basis. The
software is compatible with Windows 7/8
operating systems.
For additional information, visit
www.futurevideo.com.
Studio Depot Distributes
Industry Tape
Industry Tape and Studio Depot, a
Mole-Richardson company, have signed a
sub-distributorship agreement, so that
Studio Depot will now distribute the nextgeneration gaffer tape.
"We are delighted that Industry Tape
is now a part of our growing list of products
and services to better serve our customers,"
says Ron Hunt, vice president of Studio
Depot. "Industry Tape is one of the most
revolutionary and unique enhancements
among tape products we have seen in
recent years. It's known for its great properties such as easy tear, zero residue and
extended shelf life."
For
additional
information,
visit
www.industrytape.com
and
www.studiodepot.com.
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