Designing a realistic computer-generated beach is rough work, but thanks to a new animation technique, it will soon be possible to create far more realistic CGI using less computing power than ever. More »
CG animation has completely revolutionised the film industry. In almost every blockbuster film released these days there’s an element of CG, whether the film be completely animated or a live action adventure. We recently got the chance to interview one of the producers of Despicable Me, Janet Healy, who has a long standing history of working on films that changed the way CG was used in the movie making process. It’s a fascinating look into how far we’ve come in such a short period of time… More »
The computer generated yellow line that indicates the first down has changed the way we watch football forever. But its implementation is a multi-stepped process involving dozens of technologies working in precise tandem.
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The rumoured new old Enterprise is not the real McCoy (good, because that will keep the surprise.) It’s the work of CG artist Gabriel Köerner, who is the author of the video above and the gallery after the jump. However, they may not be far from the truth according to the new Star Trek’s co-writer and executive producer: More »
MotionPortrait has released a new photo imaging program of the same name that can take a regular 2D picture and transform it into a moving, smiling, talking 3D model. According to the company, a one-gigahertz CPU can handle the 2D-to-3D transformation, which then allows the user to change eye color, hair-style and facial expressions. The CG animation can even be synced with sound to respond to various inputs. More »
