Virtually Everything! Podcast

Today it's about virtual production, car plates and those silly foreign movie tariffs (00:00).Alex Pearce returns to discuss the evolution and challenges of filming car plates, including his venture, SIM Plates, which innovates with high-quality CG customizable car plates (01:00).Then, they dive into the technical advancements, workflows, and the potential for future developments in virtual production (21:18).Finally, Peter rants on the impracticality of tariffs on foreign productions and encourages us to seize emerging opportunities while the industry changes (52:30).Alex Pearce is the CEO and Founder of Sim-Plates.You can learn more about Alex Pearce and connect on LinkedIn.You can explore the Sim-Plates Library here.Follow the Virtually Everything! Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.live/?hl=enIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at virtually.everything@vustudio.com.Otherwise you can:Find Peter on LinkedIn.Bye for now!-------------Here's the 20% you need to know about this episode:Traditional car filming is risky, costly, and inconsistent.Stabilized captured plates often retained unnatural, baked-in motion blur.Alex Pearce's Sim Plates shifted from captured 360 video to full CG plates, overcoming live capture limits.Sim Plates uses proprietary Blender tools for rapid, custom CG plate generation (e.g., new city in an hour).Sim Plates' CG plates are 12K EXR, loopable, highly customizable (details, period settings), and often cost-effective.Sim Plates is building a large online library of rentable CG plates for fast production needs.Sim Plates provides car process expertise and on-set supervision, even for others' plates.The Virtually Everything! Podcast is presented by Vū Technologies. #VuStudio #ContentAtTheSpeedOfThoughtBye for now!

Creative professionals need to automate thier content marketing efforts (00:00).Peter introduces JT White from Aug X to discuss Auggie Studio, a game-changing AI tool for content marketing (01:36).Then, JT highlights the benefits for small businesses and production houses with limited budgets and time constraints to market their story (31:05).Finally, Peter is joined by Daniel Mallick from Vū Technologies to unpack Foundry's new application Nuke Stage and its implications for virtual production (58:12).JT White is the CEO and Founder of Aug X Labs.You can learn more about JT White and connect on Linkedin.You can learn more about JT's Auggie Studio here.Follow the Virtually Everything! Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.live/?hl=enIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at virtually.everything@vustudio.com.Otherwise you can:Find Peter on LinkedIn.Bye for now!-------------Here's the 20% you need to know about this episode:1. ComfyUI offers full control over AI workflows for creating customized AI content.2. ComfyUI uses a node-based system that is accessible even if you're not a programmer.3. Select and load models to start generating AI content. Use positive and negative prompts to guide the creative output.4. Adobe's Generative Extend in Premiere can create additional frames for clips, useful for fixing cut-off footage.5. Adobe’s content authenticity feature ensures you can track and prove the originality of your work.6. Courses are available to deepen your understanding, such as Luca Tisler’s classes on ComfyUI.7. Adobe’s Firefly model is built ethically, using Adobe Stock images, safeguarding creators' work.The Virtually Everything! Podcast is presented by Vū Technologies. #VuStudio #ContentAtTheSpeedOfThoughtBye for now!

We've entered the era of advanced workflow for AI content generation (00:00).Peter brings back Luka Tisler to give us a beginner's guide to ComfyUI, an application that uses nodes to build out complex AI workflows (01:27).Then, Luka presents a step-by-step process to create a custom AI workflow for a Text-to-Image function (9:33).Finally, Peter is joined by Ken Raimondi from Adobe to check in on their latest video editing features (32:15).Luka Tisler is the CEO and Founder of 6 Fingers.You can learn more about Luka Tisler and connect on LinkedIn.You can learn more about Luka's ComfyUI Courses at Maven.Ken Raimondi is a Solutions Consultant at Adobe.You can follow Ken Raimondi and connect with him on LinkedIn.Follow the Virtually Everything! Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.live/?hl=enIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at virtually.everything@vustudio.com.Otherwise you can:Find Peter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfrelik/Bye for now!-------------Here's the 20% you need to know about this episode:1. ComfyUI offers full control over AI workflows for creating customized AI content.2. ComfyUI uses a node-based system that is accessible even if you're not a programmer.3. Select and load models to start generating AI content. Use positive and negative prompts to guide the creative output.4. Adobe's Generative Extend in Premiere can create additional frames for clips, useful for fixing cut-off footage.5. Adobe’s content authenticity feature ensures you can track and prove the originality of your work.6. Courses are available to deepen your understanding, such as Luca Tisler’s classes on ComfyUI.7. Adobe’s Firefly model is built ethically, using Adobe Stock images, safeguarding creators' work.The Virtually Everything! Podcast is presented by Vū Technologies. #VuStudio #ContentAtTheSpeedOfThoughtBye for now!

This year's NABshow arrives amid a grim outlook for our media broadcast industry. Will we address these issues at the conference or skip them? (00:00).Peter is joined by Matt Mason, a former pirate radio DJ, innovator at BitTorrent and Sony Pictures, and currently the CEO of Basejump, to help us check in on Metaverse storytelling and whether your content creation pipeline can be redefined at the hands of decentralized tech and gaming platforms? (01:28).Then, they discuss the transformative power that NFTs can have on creative control of your content (18:20).Finally, Peter is joined by industry pundit Alan Lasky to unpack NABshow's attempt to embrace changing markets while addressing the tough questions posed on our industry (30:37).Matt Mason is the CEO of BaseJump.You can learn more about Matt Mason and connect on LinkedIn.You can learn more about BaseJump at their website.And read Matt's book on culture and technology, "The Pirate's Dilemma".You can follow Alan Lasky's opinions and connect with him on LinkedIn.Follow the Virtually Everything! Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.live/?hl=enIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at virtually.everything@vustudio.com.Otherwise you can:Find Peter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfrelik/Bye for now!-------------Here's the 20% you need to know about this episode:1. Decentralized tech and gaming platforms can redefine content creation pipelines.2. AO, a decentralized supercomputer distributed across global laptops and servers, will enable robust and permanent data storage.3. The Metaverse should be viewed as a collection of digital assets and stories rather than specific platforms.4. Base Jump is a loadout screen for the entire next 3D spatial internet, enabling users to equip avatars and digital assets for use across different platforms and metaverses.5. NFTs allow creators to maintain ownership and control over their digital creations, opening new monetization avenues and reducing dependency on centralized platforms.6. The rise in interest for decentralization is attributed to a reaction against failing legacy systems and the need for more democratic, user-controlled digital experiences.7. The current mood in the media and entertainment industry is questioning the return on investment for production gear.8. NAB and similar shows should adapt to new decentralized and AI-driven production models to remain relevant to newer, self-employed content creators.9. Economic conditions and changing cultural attitudes towards digital and decentralized technologies are impacting industry trends and conference dynamics.The Virtually Everything! Podcast is presented by Vū Technologies. #VuStudio #ContentAtTheSpeedOfThoughtBye for now!

It looks like YouTube is fast becoming the preferred platform for brands and agencies. Not television. YouTube.Peter is joined by Commercial Director Kevin O'Brien, whose talent is often commissioned for commercials intended for YouTube. They discuss how the Director's visual-language-to-target-audience objective may change in the face of YouTube (00:00). Then, they discuss the Director's relationship with AI and VFX teams (16:43).Finally, Peter is joined by Daniel Mallek from Vū Technologies for a preview of what they are looking forward to at this year's NABShow in Las Vegas (32:41).Kevin O'Brien is a Commercial Director and Filmmaker.You can learn more about Kevin O'Brien and connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinotv/You can learn more about Kevin O'Brien and his work at his website.Follow the Virtually Everything! Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.live/?hl=enIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at virtually.everything@vustudio.com.Otherwise you can:Find Peter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfrelik/The Virtually Everything! Podcast is presented by Vū Technologies. #VuStudio #ContentAtTheSpeedOfThoughtBye for now!

Virtual Production depends on pre-visualization tools.Peter is joined by Judah Mantell, the creator of SceneForge, one such tool that shows us that virtual production is a form of storytelling that can start long before you yell, "action!" (01:08)Then, Judah walks us through some of the stigmas of this type of tool and what lies in its future (16:43).Finally, Peter shares insights on all the tech-driven tools used in the Best Picture nominees from the 2025 Oscars (32:41).Judah Mantell is the Lead Software Developer at Vū Technologies.You can learn more about Judah Mantell and connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/judah-mantell-a9634b143/You can learn more about SceneForge and its role in Vū's Vū Studio at their website.Follow the Virtually Everything! Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.live/?hl=enIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at virtually.everything@vustudio.com.Otherwise you can:Find Peter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfrelik/The Virtually Everything! Podcast is presented by Vū Technologies. #VuStudio #ContentAtTheSpeedOfThoughtBye for now!

Drew Weigel from Shutterstock Studios joins Peter to discuss the idea behind the new 3d Generator to create 3D assets from a prompt (01:01).Then Drew argues that companies must develop a 3D strategy and walks through examples of how AI and 3D tools create new media experiences and transform traditional workflows (07:42).Finally, Peter joins Daniel Mallek from Vū Technologies to unpack the potential impact of the AI-driven application DeepEditor on the post-production process (40:45).Drew Weigel is the Senior Director of 3D & Immersive Media at Shutterstock Studios.You can learn more about Drew Weigel and connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewweigel/You can learn more about TurboSquid's AI 3D Generator and apply for the beta at https://www.turbosquid.com/ai-3d-generatorLearn more about DeepEditor here: https://www.flawlessai.com/deepeditorFollow the Virtually Everything! Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.live/?hl=enIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at virtually.everything@vustudio.com.Otherwise you can:Find Peter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfrelik/The Virtually Everything! Podcast is presented by Vū Technologies. #VuStudio #ContentAtTheSpeedOfThoughtBye for now!

In celebration of the Super Bowl, host Peter Frelik sits down with one of the best creative studios in the TV commercial game: the House of Parliament (00:00).Lawrence Jones and Krystina Wilson, creative design at Parliament, share the secret sauce to why this group's work stands out in the competition (01:28).Then, they break down their production pipeline and dish on what works and what doesn't (21:55).Finally, Daniel Mallek from Vū Technologies joins Peter to make sense of all the industry news drops, including DeepSeek and the U.S. Copyright Office's decision on AI-generated content (38:52).You can learn more about Lawrence Jones and connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencejonesvfx/You can learn more about Krystina Wilson and connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystina-wilson-827542b/Learn more about The House of Parliament here: https://houseofparliament.com/Follow the Virtually Everything! Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.live/?hl=enIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at virtually.everything@vustudio.com.Otherwise you can:Find Peter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfrelik/The Virtually Everything! Podcast is presented by Vū Technologies. #VuStudio #ContentAtTheSpeedOfThoughtBye for now!

Creative technologist Steve Giralt joins Peter to discuss how to secure a client by pitching virtual production, motion capture, robotics, or any of the other emerging tech tools on the market (00:00).Steve starts by setting the record straight on how storytellers should approach new (and threatening) technology like AI (03:04).Then, they break down all the steps in a creative pitch utilizing new technology when approaching a client (21:20).For the toast, Daniel Mallek from Vū Technologies joins Peter from the Davos World Economic Forum to dish on what the biggest leaders think will be the business trend to pursue in our industry for 2025 (40:55).You can learn more about Steve Giralt and connect on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/stevegiralt/?hl=enWatch "Inside Virtual Production with Steve Giralt" from B and H Photo here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyvuS7237e7_rhBpVxoTnQARF6rMFYMV5Learn more about The Garage here: https://www.the-garage.tv/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabs_ZBNv-MW_NaFoB2ZKCV9CiNO1vL67dUVezhchRjzSpX25ZZMbuBDmwk_aem_MIFcYRp2VsHi6dQ5nK1X4AFollow the Virtually Everything! Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtually.live/?hl=enIf you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at virtually.everything@vustudio.com.Otherwise you can:Find Peter on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfrelik/The Virtually Everything! Podcast is presented by Vū Technologies. #VuStudio #ContentAtTheSpeedOfThoughtBye for now!