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It used four synchronized PCs with a total cost of ~$20,000 to render three 4K panels, which is pocket change for a large production. The LED walls or a single
by Scaevolus 6y ago
It used four synchronized PCs with a total cost of ~$20,000 to render three 4K panels, which is pocket change for a large production. The LED walls or a single lens costs more than that!
This goes into way more technical details: https://ascmag.com/articles/the-Mandalorian https://ascmag.com/articles/the-Mandalorian Particularly interesting is how the system had ~10 frames of latency, so excessively fast camera turns would show lower quality renders.
- nabla9 6y agoAh. of course. The system tracked camera and rendered what the camera saw and little around it accurately. Rest was rendered just for lightning.
- erichocean 6y agoThe guy who developed the tracked camera invented the Roomba (maybe with others? not sure). Pretty cool dude.
- mensetmanusman 6y agoI believe I have met him (Burton Conner alum)