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Poser - OFFICIAL F.A.Q (Last Updated: 2024 Dec 23 7:38 pm)
According to the books I used at work, twas definitely Maya.
Coppula eam se non posit acceptera jocularum.
The trouble with the film was that it took so long to make that by the time it was finished, the technology that they had spent years developing was available everywhere. It's scary that (allegedly) the new directX 9 cards (Radeon 9700 and Geforce 5) can render full frame the actual Final Fantasy film in real time.
Bwahahahahahahahahahaha. Poser... that is a good one. As for the "modern cards rendering FF in realtime", um not quite. I saw their demonstration at last years Siggraph. They are able to render lower res models with mostly static backgrounds and limited FX. It still looks impressive, but is nowhere near the quality of the movie.
LMAO!!! IF ONLY ... but hey, it's under $400, what do we want, right? Although, I have seen some incredible facial close-ups posted here on R'Osity, and they were a close runner-up. Get the DVD ... there is a really interesting section in the Bonus Materials on the rendering and comping process. The 3D CGI in that movie made me want to cry. A little weak in the story area, but overall a decent flick. _Tim
ATI promises a lot of things, like optimized drivers for their cards, which then never show up. They are infamous for putting out hype like "our new card is twice as fast as anybody's, and it will make you breakfast and balance your check book". Then when it arrives it's just a normal good card. "Oh, we'll release a new driver update soon that will increase speed by 250% and also do your laundry." And they dont. In fact, the next driver update, MONTHS later, will only break some of your apps and games. But they fix it two weeks later. LOL! So the lesson here? ATI cards will always be great cards at a good price, but they are NEVER the bomb they claim the card will be. And never install a driver update right away. ; )
thanks too all that messaged. and i have no idea y it went into computer hardware stuff. but ohh well. i ended up finding a site of the movie. they did an interview and that said they used maya with different plug ins they wrote by themselves.. for hair etc.. and renderman for rendering. anyway thanks again.
Oh, as for using graphics cards for rendering, go buy Pandromeda MojoWorld. That program renders in openGL and the more card ram the better. I had a tough time on the version 1x team because my ATI rage pro chipset didn't cut it. The radeon didn't either, but that might have been a defective card. Finally got a gforce 2mx400 that kinda worked and this new ati 8500 handled the version 2x team stuff just fine after upgrading the drivers. Yeah, video card memory and openGL is not just for games. Its for 3d stuff too if the program is written to take advantage of it.
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hi.. i actually never saw it.. and its actually going too be shown on cable here in Australia.. so im going too make sure i sit down and watch but. but i always wondered wat program they used.. and after a little searching and getting a bit bored.. and i only had an hour to look.. gotta study for an exam.. i only found a site showing little textures and stuff. but its in japanese.. and i cant view it.. so was poser used.. if not.. wat program was actually used too create it.. cause it looks so close too real its scary. thanks