VR offers television producers 'Hollywood in a box'

[Wireless News]

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_ZfDKKsmIOyliJi7R_PI5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_i81ru.106f1141703.original.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/vr-offers-television-producers-hollywood-box-195815566.html)Until recently, virtual reality was the preserve of the gaming crowd but producers say the technology is on the cusp of a boom which could change forever the way television is made. Leading the charge is visual effects studio CBS Digital, which has developed "Parallax," a VR system which could potentially do away with on-location filming altogether. The company has laser-scanned endless parts of the United States, overlaying the geometry with hi-res images to produce fully explorable, 3D virtual sets into which real actors can be embedded.



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