Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Poser figures on national T.V. show! Helps Send man to Jail!

ScottA opened this issue on Oct 25, 2002 ยท 32 posts


casamerica posted Sat, 26 October 2002 at 8:03 AM

I did not see the show in question, but there is more to forensic criminal graphics work that placing a naked Dork or Posette in a scene and hitting the render button. Everything is dependent on the needs of the individual case. Distances, scales, lights, props, sets and even clothing may have to be very, very precise. How tight was the deadline for the work? Did the company have to pull staff from other projects to make that deadline? Who would be culpable if the judge ruled something in the video or the way something was portrayed was inadmissible? Would the production have to redo it if that was the case? 12fps, 15fps, 24fps, 30fps or greater? Synced audio? Was it a full screen animation for use on a 27 television? Transferred to tape, CD or DVD? How about insurance? Yes, insurance would be part of overhead figured into the work. Etc., etc. There are any number of variables that were most likely not even mentioned and some of those variables do not come cheap. Was the price too high for the quality of the work submitted? I dont know. I didnt see it and I cannot tell from the image at the CBS site whether it is Poser or not. Without seeing the specific proposal and technical needs from the attorneys wanting the video and keeping the above mentioned items in mind, I would not even hazard a guess as to whether the price was too high. But why should the producers be called scam artists simply because they were able to make the sale? Do I detect some deeply submersed jealousy here? The market has been there for years. Poser can be used for more than Naked Vicki in a Temple. Take care and be well. casamerica