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June 17th, 2012

DIY CGI

Image via Clouds

Every aspiring filmmaker should get really excited right about now. A group of programming enthusiasts have successfully hacked a Kinect to produce a stunning new hybrid of video and computer generated imagery.

Kinect’s 3D depth-sensing abilities allow the artists render the video footage in any way they can imagine (or code) and even allows them to choose different angles in post-production. While the technology might not be as impressive as your favorite blockbuster film, the potential it has is enough to blow your mind. After all, CGI is hard. And expensive. This technique puts it within reach of anyone with a Kinect and a digital camera.

Watch the technology in action in a short documentary called Clouds.

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