Comments on: Dice video http://www.architectradure.com/2007/06/30/dice-video/ Seamless Technology in Design Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:12:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: csven http://www.architectradure.com/2007/06/30/dice-video/#comment-156 csven Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:20:00 +0000 http://www.architectradure.com/2007/06/30/dice-video/#comment-156 Based on a good look at one of the last frames, I'd venture they took real photos of dice (as opposed to computer generated/rendered models; there appear to me to be minor imperfections that suggest they're real, but each version is consistently imperfect). Adding those images to a resource file, they could then filter the source material, assign numerical values to the "value" (lightness/darkness) of a video frame, and then use that data to do a swap with the dice photos.<br/><br/>They could probably get color effects the same way, or if they need to differentiate between different hues with the same gray scale values, add a separate pass to distinguish between them.<br/><br/>That's my guess. But regardless of "how", it's a nice piece. Thanks for sharing it. Based on a good look at one of the last frames, I’d venture they took real photos of dice (as opposed to computer generated/rendered models; there appear to me to be minor imperfections that suggest they’re real, but each version is consistently imperfect). Adding those images to a resource file, they could then filter the source material, assign numerical values to the “value” (lightness/darkness) of a video frame, and then use that data to do a swap with the dice photos.

They could probably get color effects the same way, or if they need to differentiate between different hues with the same gray scale values, add a separate pass to distinguish between them.

That’s my guess. But regardless of “how”, it’s a nice piece. Thanks for sharing it.

]]> By: cati http://www.architectradure.com/2007/06/30/dice-video/#comment-155 cati Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:31:00 +0000 http://www.architectradure.com/2007/06/30/dice-video/#comment-155 I like the mix between animation with real dices and CG. The richness of connecting us to a tangible memory, visual perspective and then expanding this into a dice-pixelization with CG is really nice. I like the mix between animation with real dices and CG. The richness of connecting us to a tangible memory, visual perspective and then expanding this into a dice-pixelization with CG is really nice.

]]> By: johno http://www.architectradure.com/2007/06/30/dice-video/#comment-154 johno Sun, 01 Jul 2007 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.architectradure.com/2007/06/30/dice-video/#comment-154 What a wonderful find. Must have take for ever to create. Do you think they "cheated" and used some CG? What a wonderful find. Must have take for ever to create. Do you think they “cheated” and used some CG?

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