What is astounding is that they've taken it a step further by applying this new technique to 'audio animatronics' - Simply put, these scans will be used to automate replication of human faces for future Disney Robots. The process is complicated enough in that a subject's face is first captured under a variety of different expressions and the data is fed into a system that later uses the data to composite synthetic skin. Thereby, creating a digital version of the subject.
It's still pretty cool though! Check it out:
This brought back memories of the ever-advancing Lightstage - a cutting-edge technology headed by Paul Debevec of University of Southern California's Institute of Technology. Lightstage, having been used in many of today's visually spectacular films, replicates real-world lighting under HDRI (High Dynamic Range) conditions. Hence creating a digital map of every bit of detail on the subject's skin while capturing a barrage of expressions. ---- This is Lightstage in a paragraph although there's a lot more than meets the eye.
If you're interested in learning more about Lightstage in all it's tech, be sure to check out FXGuide's take on Paul Debevec and ICT - here's a link http://www.fxguide.com/featured/paul-debevec-and-ict-an-fxphd-bkd/
Hope you've found this at least a bit informative. Till' next blog post!
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