Accurate human rendering in game [2014-2016]
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Thought I'm gonna show you guys the state of the art, this was just posted by my pal at Weta. Furious 7 Paul Walker CG head.
http://imgur.com/a/EGj5r#P3i9R07
Also keep in mind that they had no facial scans at all! Everything was built by hand, using photographs, footage, and Walker's brothers' scans as reference.
That's state of the art indeed.
Pack it up boys. There's no way I can tell that it is cg. (I didn't see it in motion, though)
hesido
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I hope GPU's in future push to achieve this in real time instead of trying to fill screens at 4K or 8K. If they keep on upping the res of displays I think we should get used to seeing more of the same, only in higher densities. (Not downplaying the probability that Paul Walker's image was perhaps rendered at 4K with 16 subpixels precision)
I think the renders were more like 2K, but with 64 or 128 samples per pixel instead 
Although quantifying samples is probably harder as offline renderers can sample different elements of the image at various rates, stuff like geometry, shading, textures, illumination, shadows etc.
Although quantifying samples is probably harder as offline renderers can sample different elements of the image at various rates, stuff like geometry, shading, textures, illumination, shadows etc.Damn, there is so much scenes of him that I never questioned were CGI. The only moment where I activley looked for CGI was at the very end sequence, and there I kinda sensed a little uncany valey stuff.
But damn. There was soooo much more scenes that I totally did not notice it.
But damn. There was soooo much more scenes that I totally did not notice it.
That's incredible. Is it weird that one of the first things that came to my mind was a not too far future where all sorts of fake/counterfeit videos could be made, using CGI models that look real, with all sorts of legal repercussions?
What was that? I need to lighten up? Oh.
What was that? I need to lighten up? Oh.
cheapchips
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Don't worry, you can now be replaced by a lighter minded digital version.
hesido
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Luckily it will take a long time until this can be achieved without highest levels of artistry, so us average joe's are safe for now. Until they make an phone app for it in future, which is frighteningly in the realm of possibility.
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Can anyone dig up old video from around PS3 launch where that system powered a real-time demo of augmented reality face cosmetics [which included not only ordinary cosmtetics, but also masks, fantasy/sf head accessories and stuff]. They demoed it with Japanese users.
Apparently they did the same for the last Ironman movie when Robert broke his ankle (my wife told me after I showed this to her). I actually watched Furious 7 a while ago and realized the guy died because of the movie. I think there is a certain larger than life filter/style that helps blend the two, of which the Transformers movies have always been the prime example for me.
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Yup, the technique has probably been used on much older movies but I remember watching a feature on Titanic (1997) about how they digitally composited Kate Winslet's face on the study double running down the corridor away from the tide of water.
cheapchips
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FX insider did an article on The Flash. Building a high quality digi double from the off was something the fx team planned as the knew that it would pay off. They do a hansom job for a weekly tv show I think.
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