“Graphics at GLOBO” by TV GLOBO

  • © TV GLOBO

Conference:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:


Track:


    11

Title:


    Graphics at GLOBO

Company / Institution / Agency:


  • TV GLOBO

Description:


    TV GLOBO produces high quality graphics for its own broadcasting. For this purpose it employs several video and optical-printing techniques in addition to 2-D and 3-D computer graphics.

Hardware:


    HARDWARE: VAX 750 computer, De Anza IP-8500 frame buffer,
    Cromemco system III computer, CAT frame buffer

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Pacific Data Images’ 3-D animation system,
    TV GLOBO paint system PINTOR

Additional Contributors:


    Art direction/design: Hans Donner
    Assistant design: Nilton Nunes, Ruth Reis, Ricardo Nauenberg, Alvaro Barata
    Oxberry/plotter: Cesar Nunes, Roberto Shimose
    Paint system: John Dunn, Paulo Roberto, Rogerio Ponce, Lucia Modesto, Toni Guimaraes
    3-D computer animation: Pacific Data Images (Carl Rosendahl, Glenn Entis, Richard Chuang), TV GLOBO (Lucia Modesto)
    Research and development: Jose Dias
    Production: Jose Dias
    Produced at: Paint system and plotter graphics: TV GLOBO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1984
    3-D raster graphics: Pacific Data Images, Sunnyvale, California 1984

Additional Information:


    Format: 7:00; 3/4″; sound

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