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Taz Tally is known as a digital pre-press guru, a master of Photoshop, and one of the most sought after workshop teachers in the digital imaging field. Digital imaging is great, but his real passion is hiking the beautiful trails of Alaska, and in this interview he explains how he used a different approach to create his newest book, "50 Hikes in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula" published by W.W. Norton.  Recorded at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Photoshop World Conference, in September 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/29/2008 (12.12)

DAM Again! Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Digital Asset Management extended version! An interview with O'Reilly Media Author Peter Krogh on making sure you can find your photos when you need them. In this conversation with Peter, we discuss the current state of managing your digital assets. Recorded at the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Photoshop World Conference, in Las Vegas, in September 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 6/28/2008 (35:09)

As if animation wasn't tough enough, DreamWorks Animation, along with HP, and AMD, dreamed up and sponsored FJORG! (pronounced FORGE) at the 2007 Siggraph conference, in which sixteen pre-qualified three-member teams were challenged to create a character-driven animated sequence (of at least 15 seconds in length) based on a specific theme provided by the judges, during a 32-hour competition held before a live audience, as they compete for the coveted title of "FJORG! Champion, SIGGRAPH 2007". In this interview with Patricia Beckman of Dreamworks, we discuss how she came up with the idea, and what riches and glory await the winners of FJORG! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in San Diego, California, in August 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 12/22/2007 (9:10)

Chances are that if you have ever watched television, then you have seen Maxon's application Cinema 4D or BodyPaint 3D in use. Maxon has been on the Mac platform since the beginning, and was one of the first applications to be ported to Universal Binary status. In this interview with Maxon's Paul Babb, we discuss their current offerings, and his view of the industry. If you are working in 3D then listen in to this interview! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in San Diego, California, in August 2007 by Harris Fogel. Posted 12/22/2007 (7:16)