Computer-generated imagery
application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images
Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is using computer graphics, especially in movies. These images are used for special effects, simulation, and commercials, amongst others. Sometimes the technology is used to produce a static background, which is then merged into the image; at other times it is used to produce animations in 2D or 3D. In its broadest sense, a computer- generated image (CGI) can be defined as any image that is created with the use of a computer- based processor or program. Because computers are widely used, both in image generating and in image processing, these images are pervasive- from billboard advertisements to film productions and photography.
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An example of a computer-generated, natural looking, static fractal landscape
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A computer generated image of a house
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A facial composite of Saint Paul, created by the police in North Rhine-Westphalia, based on historical sources.
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What a Cro-magnon man might have looked like. This is based on the skulls that were found.