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Byte Magazine

    27-Jan-95 00:00:14
Sb: #45352-Byte Magazine
Fm: Michael D Brennan 74453,3117
To: Ed DeJesus:Byte edi 76443,1723
Hi Ed. I would like to see info on real time 3D animation via "virtual actors". These systems are wired to an actor, and the motion data is transfered to a computer that animates it in real time. I would also like to see an interview with Grant Boucher and the crew at Stephen Spielberg's Amblin Imaging. They do the special effects for "Seaquest" and Star Trek: Voyager. They use Amiga computer systems and "Lightwave" 3D software. I think that the outstanding work done by these guys deserves some attention. Also, the fact that the basis of the system is a desktop animation system that's afordable to the masses makes the story an appealing one. Grant is on this forum, and can be reached at 74237,1146. Thanks… Mike Brennan, Sir Render Audio/ Video