Is this pic real or computer-generated?

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HamburgerBoy

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For being somewhat cloudy it sure looks colorful. Something about the streetlights looks a little fake as well... the way the glass part looks kind of blurry.
 

jpeyton

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Unless NY has the cleanest streets in the world, it's CG.
 

Minjin

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Well, if its CG, they programmed in soot on the back of the busses. You'd think they would have just made the road a little dirty.

Mark
 

silverpig

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Originally posted by: Goosemaster
1. the road is too pixelated to be rendered. Logically, no one in their right mind would spend that much time for a picture like this

2. the changes in elevation are accurate to an extent the likes of which i have never seen in CGI. Every seen a raised portion of the road done well? Me wither.

3. the number of objects that would be needed to realistically create those trees is somethign that I have never seen before.

1. Easy. Render at 4x this resolution, scale it down. You'll get that effect.
2. That's easy to do too. If you can box model a character, you can put a few dents in a road.
3. I believe they have scripts that do stuff like that. CGI hair anyone?

Interesting?

Looks rendered to me.
 

PurdueRy

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Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
1. the road is too pixelated to be rendered. Logically, no one in their right mind would spend that much time for a picture like this

2. the changes in elevation are accurate to an extent the likes of which i have never seen in CGI. Every seen a raised portion of the road done well? Me wither.

3. the number of objects that would be needed to realistically create those trees is somethign that I have never seen before.

1. Easy. Render at 4x this resolution, scale it down. You'll get that effect.
2. That's easy to do too. If you can box model a character, you can put a few dents in a road.
3. I believe they have scripts that do stuff like that.

Interesting?

Looks rendered to me.

The system cannot find the file specified.
 

silverpig

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Jul 29, 2001
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Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
1. the road is too pixelated to be rendered. Logically, no one in their right mind would spend that much time for a picture like this

2. the changes in elevation are accurate to an extent the likes of which i have never seen in CGI. Every seen a raised portion of the road done well? Me wither.

3. the number of objects that would be needed to realistically create those trees is somethign that I have never seen before.

1. Easy. Render at 4x this resolution, scale it down. You'll get that effect.
2. That's easy to do too. If you can box model a character, you can put a few dents in a road.
3. I believe they have scripts that do stuff like that.

Interesting?

Looks rendered to me.

The system cannot find the file specified.

So if it was a real pic, and they were selling luxury apartments from that address, don't you think they'd have a real website?
 

PurdueRy

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Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
1. the road is too pixelated to be rendered. Logically, no one in their right mind would spend that much time for a picture like this

2. the changes in elevation are accurate to an extent the likes of which i have never seen in CGI. Every seen a raised portion of the road done well? Me wither.

3. the number of objects that would be needed to realistically create those trees is somethign that I have never seen before.

1. Easy. Render at 4x this resolution, scale it down. You'll get that effect.
2. That's easy to do too. If you can box model a character, you can put a few dents in a road.
3. I believe they have scripts that do stuff like that.

Interesting?

Looks rendered to me.

The system cannot find the file specified.

So if it was a real pic, and they were selling luxury apartments from that address, don't you think they'd have a real website?


Maybe if you got the site URL right it would work?

http://www.ocean1west.com/
 

silverpig

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Jul 29, 2001
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Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Originally posted by: silverpig
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
1. the road is too pixelated to be rendered. Logically, no one in their right mind would spend that much time for a picture like this

2. the changes in elevation are accurate to an extent the likes of which i have never seen in CGI. Every seen a raised portion of the road done well? Me wither.

3. the number of objects that would be needed to realistically create those trees is somethign that I have never seen before.

1. Easy. Render at 4x this resolution, scale it down. You'll get that effect.
2. That's easy to do too. If you can box model a character, you can put a few dents in a road.
3. I believe they have scripts that do stuff like that.

Interesting?

Looks rendered to me.

The system cannot find the file specified.

So if it was a real pic, and they were selling luxury apartments from that address, don't you think they'd have a real website?


Maybe if you got the site URL right it would work?

http://www.ocean1west.com/

Ha. Nice call. Looks like an S that was cut off by a pole or something like the m in com is.
 

PurdueRy

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Originally posted by: loup garou
Christ, it's real. I'll PM bmdoobiew and tami and get them to enlighten you maroons.


Its physchology, once people are told that something might be different, they see it in their minds differently and read too much into it.

As I have said before, its real.
 

her209

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Oct 11, 2000
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Originally posted by: loup garou
Christ, it's real. I'll PM bmdoobiew and tami and get them to enlighten you maroons.
The building does exist, but someone could of CGed that pic.
 

DAGTA

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Real. What made it look computer generated to me at first is how clean the streets are. I expected some litter.
 

Crescent13

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CG I believe. There is no wear, or signs of aging, or dirt, on anything. Too perfect to be real.