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Special Effects &
Computer Graphics
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Saving the day (and money) with special effects and computer graphics
The story is legendary. Arnold Schwarzenegger's muscles and a $100 million budget couldn't shield Warner Bros.' Eraser from a possible lawsuit involving one letter of the alphabet. Cyrex, as the film's corrupt company was called, was too close to Cyrix, a Texas-based computer-chip manufacturer. Rather than face an expensive legal battle, unwanted publicity, and countless headaches, Warner Bros. decided a change was in order. Using four facilities running 24 hours a day, the studio changed Cyrex to "Cyrez" in 90 shots.
The Eraser incident is the industry's best-known example of how special effects can save a picture.
Read other stories of how your peers have used computer graphics, animation and imagination to remake the industry.
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Archived Articles
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2 Apple Final Cut Pro 2.0
Dec 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
Now in its second generation, FCP makes it clear that in the world of editing, the Mac is back.
1 Avid Xpress DV 2.1
Dec 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
New versions of this NLE allow Avid editing from a laptop in the field.
The New Cinematography
Nov 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Millimeter
 Over the next decade, cameras will begin to record 3D data along with the traditional Kodak moment. So while a photo will represent a unique view...
2 Matrox RTMac
Nov 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
Video-editing card from Matrox finally provides low-cost realtime polish for the Apple.
Plug-ins Shining Through
Oct 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
 Trends have come and gone in video postproduction, each one brightening and then fading out as newer ideas came along. First there were dissolves, then wipes, then fancier wipes (matrix wipes, rotational wipes, Kiki wipes), and other digital transitions.
Real Needs, Real Questions, in Real Time
Aug 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
How well do today's high-performance NLE boards handle on the "realtime" obstacle course? That depends on your driving style. So catalog your realtime priorities before you shop.
The Good, the Bad, and the Troma
Jan 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Millimeter
On a strangely sultry November day in the Los Angeles suburb of Sun Valley, an odd mix of nearly naked actresses and trashily dressed drag queens practice...
Cloth Tornado
Jan 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Millimeter
Despite the sophistication of today's modeling and animation software, cloth simulation is still difficult and time-consuming. But for a new commercial...
THE FULL EFFECTS
Dec 1, 2000, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
Tips for choosing the right Adobe After Efects plug-in for your project and highlights from some of the more unique plug-ins on the market todayWhile...
NewTek Aura 2.0
Jun 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
Faced with competition from products such as Adobe After Effects and Pinnacle Systems Commotion, NewTek fires back with Aura...
AIST MoviePack 3.0
Jul 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
Like much of life, every product has its good and bad aspects, and one man's nirvana is another user's...
Fantasyland
Jul 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
 As trade shows go, few offer as much visual stimulation and simple, gee-whiz fun as the Siggraph Conference and Exhibition. From the dazzling animations...
2 Realviz Image Processing Factory
Jan 1, 2001, 12:00 p.m. ET, Video Systems
Realviz presents four powerful programs for compositing work in its Image Processing Factory: MatchMover, ReTimer, ImageModeler, and Stitcher. MatchMover...
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