Meet "Emily" - Image Metrics Tech Demo

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Yes you read correctly, TECH demo. She's fake. She IS the demo.

Until the 1:30 mark when they revert back to the source (the real actress), her entire face is being simulated by the technology.

Peace out uncanny valley!

ps. Thanks to perrygood&true for the HD source material for this upload.
ps2. Fyi, Times Online broke the coverage on this particular before any other site. Give them some clicks.

The Times Online article
http://tinyurl.com/6745dj

Image Metrics Official Website
http://www.image-metrics.com


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Meet "Emily" - Image Metrics Tech Demo

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  • watch the lips u ...

    watch the lips u can tell a diffence u retard :D

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  • Wow. They filmed an ...

    Wow. They filmed an actress, and then played it back.

    Amazing.

    By jwliv [Affiliate User] 1219261514 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Wow...that's wicked ...

    Wow...that's wicked sick! It amazes me how far this technology continues to progress. How awesome! :D

    By MarytheBeth [Affiliate User] 1219260891 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Very cool. Her face ...

    Very cool. Her face lacks a small amount of depth and it seems like you can see the boundary of the animation but Wow none the less!

    By EasyEs [Affiliate User] 1219260419 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • we can use this ...

    we can use this when good actors die. so we can still have a tom cruise movie in 2084!

    By Dioxholster [Affiliate User] 1219258800 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • OMG!!! :-O

    OMG!!! :-O

    By atland14 [Affiliate User] 1219258383 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Don't be silly!! ...

    Don't be silly!! What's the point of motio capture if the actor has to be recorded doing THE SAME THING FIRST?!?! Well, as you saw, it will be possible to make humans look different. Ever seen a movie where someone was wearing a mask or some kind of cgi face? (Pirates of the carribean, watchmen, the hulk, the coneheads) How about getting facial expressions from someone and using this to put George Bushes face over it?

    By alxhlb [Affiliate User] 1219257434 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The point is it ...

    The point is it opens options like having an actors face over a stuntman's body.

    By nswartz [Affiliate User] 1219256134 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • cool technology

    cool technology

    By ifr33t [Affiliate User] 1219254164 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Yes, I'm Awesome.

    Yes, I'm Awesome.

    By boredawesome [Affiliate User] 1219253550 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this one is only ...

    this one is only for the demo purposes. they use it mainly for games where they assign the animation driven from this technique to 3D models of virtual characters in the game or the movie. for example Hulk.

    By bigquix [Affiliate User] 1219253368 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Yes, I'm super-cool

    Yes, I'm super-cool

    By bobjenz [Affiliate User] 1219252825 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Yes, I'm awesome.

    Yes, I'm awesome.

    By bobjenz [Affiliate User] 1219252814 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • She looks like many ...

    She looks like many actresses who have just gone a bit overboard on the botox. We're so used to seeing people whose faces don't move naturally, Photoshopped pictures in magazines, digitally improved movie stars in films, that real people look a lot like animated figures.

    By vetasimmons [Affiliate User] 1219252070 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i watched it, but ...

    i watched it, but never saw the demo. i figured i must have missed something and realized what was going on after i read the "info". i wonder what the advantage is to just using real actors rather than having actors act, then animating them to look real.

    By zrateddetarz [Affiliate User] 1219251932 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • F**k MAN I know. ...

    F**k MAN I know. But hey, do u want to watch TV on ur PC


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    By honmca [Affiliate User] 1219251850 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I'm not sure if I ...

    I'm not sure if I understand the point of this. If the actor has to be recorded doing something first, and is then "overlayed" with the animation...then what's the point of animating it? Why not just use the real thing?

    By JasonBreslow [Affiliate User] 1219251458 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Thanks for ...

    Thanks for uploading this video - I was impressed by the animation. Knowing in advance that the first part was the CGI, it made me a bit more observant than usual, so you can see a wee bit of difference, but only if you were looking for it.

    By flicksterB [Affiliate User] 1219250259 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • You realize the ...

    You realize the whole thing was taken from an actual actress, so that's why the hands move just like yours.

    By ELMandtheGriffinetts [Affiliate User] 1219249212 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • This girl looks ...

    This girl looks F**king real!

    By BartholisGreekTosser [Affiliate User] 1219249103 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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    wow, you must be super cool

    By smallwhale1 [Affiliate User] 1219248540 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • F**k you. You're ...

    F**k you. You're the best at telling differences right off the bats'

    By nigeloooo [Affiliate User] 1219247882 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • blinks too much

    blinks too much

    By soybased [Affiliate User] 1219247047 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Great Video! Check ...

    Great Video!
    Check mine out! It will BLOW YOUR MIND maybe load! XXX to the jizzo, Dont worry they just starts out boring, and the good stuff is only on one video! game on!

    By WALLNLEO [Affiliate User] 1219245660 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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