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From: davidc@ziebmef.uucp (David Carlton)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Computer Graphics & Entertainment
Summary: Lensman ships animated??
Message-ID: <1989Apr3.014327.2239@ziebmef.uucp>
Date: 3 Apr 89 05:43:26 GMT
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In article <3814@datapg.MN.ORG>, sewilco@datapg.MN.ORG (Scot E Wilcoxon) writes:
> Expense is relative.  If the later "Lensman" stories are ever put on
> 'film', computer-generating the ships would be easier than trying to get 
> all the missiles, beams, screens, and other disturbances in the ether
> to line up correctly with the ships.

Ah... But in Japan, the Lensman series has already been animated...
It ran a 25-27 episode season and there was a full-length feature movie!
The opening was totally done with computers, and the rest was hand-drawn
animation... Very nice work... But fairly old. I believe (don't quote me), 
that it was released in '81-82.
 
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David Carlton
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