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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Entertainment

The NFL’s Yellow Line Explained

2:51AM Mark Wilson | 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. More »
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Entertainment

New Old Enterprise Is Not the Real McCoy, Still Gives Star Trek Fans Stiffies

7:15AM Jesus Diaz | 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 »
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
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MotionPortrait Animates Still Photos, Turns On Internet Dating World

11:10AM Yuri Baranovsky | 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 »
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