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| The pictures on this page were shot by Philip Chen from 1985 to 1987. All originals were shot with a 4"x5" slide. A picture has 3000x5000 pixels with each pixel having a total of 36 bits for r, g, b (tri-color) resolution. A Cray XMP was used to render the pictures, and a Digital Film Printer of Image International, Inc.(III) was used to record the pixels onto color slides. An average picture rendering time was 20 minutes, and the slide shooting time was 10 minutes. | |
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Digital Productions was a pioneer in special effects and computer graphics. It was the first and the last company that used supercomputer technology to produce computer graphics. It had about 100 persons at its peak production time. Notable effects are in the movies: The Last Star Fighter, Labyrinth, and 2010 Space Odessy. Digital Productions was purchased by Omnibus in the fall of 1986, and it subsequently merged with Abels Associates. All three companies were famous for their works in producing commercials and movies. In the spring of 1987, Digital Productions--Omnibus-Abels became history. However, many persons who worked for these companies became successful, and some of them were subsequently nominated and/or awarded Oscars. |
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