“Special Effects With Computer Graphics” by Winkler, Joblove, Brigham and Taylor – ACM SIGGRAPH HISTORY ARCHIVES

“Special Effects With Computer Graphics” by Winkler, Joblove, Brigham and Taylor

  • 1988 05 Cover Special Effects With Computer Graphics

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    Special Effects With Computer Graphics

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Entry Number: 05


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    TOPICS
    • Real-time digital video effects/Winkler
    Digital tools and digital video, interaction between tools
    Conceptualization process
    Interplay of producer, director, effects director and
    technician
    Hardware/software issues
    • Computer graphics effects and motion pictures/Joblove
    Traditional film special effects processes
    Combining computer generated images with effects
    Image resolution and visual detail in 35mm film
    • Special effects software/Brigham
    Software alternatives to conventional techniques
    Effects using image and signal processing
    Registration and tracking
    Composites and transitions
    Basis for new effects
    • Effects in a production environment/Taylor
    Design and budgeting of effects techniques
    New techniques for video opticals
    Objective solutions to problems in total media land
    Simulations of human characters and theatrical
    environments
    High-resolution TV and the future of film making


Contributed By:


    Mary Whitton

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    Charles Babbage Institute Archives, University of Minnesota

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