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From: mason@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Mason)
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Subject: Re: Holy hologram!
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Date: Sun, 1-Jan-84 16:40:43 EST
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Kevin is quite right, the rasters do not imply computer generated, merely
computer massaged.  There were (it seemed) virtually no computer generated
images.  The rasters (and the ground effects around aircars) are the results
of a sloppy job with the blue-screening machines (as opposed to the blue-
meanie scrachines).  The interesting question is: once they get the images
into a computer (as opposed to generating them) what is the limit to what they
can do with them.  As mentioned, the current state of the art with truly
computer generated images is SLOW (though high quality), but why not use that
horse-power to do neat things with video-taped images.  As an example of the
short term future, go to see TRON: the story's a little (a LITTLE?) weak,
but the graphics are great, an the innovative combination of computer
generated with computer mangled images is quite effective.
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