Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!nuchat!flatline!erict From: erict@flatline.UUCP (J. Eric Townsend) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: Max Headroom Keywords: How was he done? Message-ID: <669@flatline.UUCP> Date: 31 May 89 02:28:50 GMT References: <688@corpane.UUCP> <7724@saturn.ucsc.edu> Reply-To: erict@flatline.UUCP (J. Eric Townsend) Organization: Fusion-Chem-Info-Med-Data-Bio-Net-Tech-Quik, Inc. (Ltd.) Lines: 20 In article <7724@saturn.ucsc.edu> odin@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Jon Granrose) writes: >All I know for sure about the animation techniques used for Max is that they >used a Commodore Amiga. I was reading an article about how the Amiga was being >used and Max Headroom was one of them. It also stated that although they did >use an Amiga they would not show the author the technique. I guess they were >afraid of people stealing it or something. The Max Headroom tv series used Amigas not for Max himself, but for the views shown with the "Security Cam", and some of the overlays used for the camera scenes... I'm not sure what sort of hardware is used to modify actor Matt Frewer's image. -- Know Future J. Eric Townsend Inet: 511 Parker #2 Houston,Tx,77007 EastEnders Mailing List: eastender@flatline.UUCP