Visual media has come a long way since the ?????slot first proto-human cavemen used torchlight to bring the hand-drawn artwork on their walls to life. Today, pixels — despite their humble origins and low resolution — still It's probably the current pinnacle of digital display technology.
In his new book, Biography of the Pixel, Pixar co-founder Alvy Ray Smith examines the fascinating history and development of visual composition (hence "pix"-"el") from competitive beginnings. Often in the labs of pioneering computer researchers such as Alan Turing appear prevalent in modern life.
In the excerpt below, Smith considers the bad old days before digital rendering to explain the science behind the brain's ability to perceive movement through the rapid blinking of still images.
how do movies
What did the filmmakers do (or not) to make the system they gave us imperfect? First of all, they do not provide instantaneous samples as determined by sampling.
fat film frames they have a period The camera shutter opens for a short time. The moving subject moves in that short period of time and leaves a slight smudge across the frame during film exposure.
