Comments on: Image Metrics Scores $6.5 Million In Funding, Makes Digital Characters Look Really Real

By: Carles Iborra

Carles Iborra — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:46:11 +0000

Impressive, all other computer vision systems are difficult and have huge equipment.

I think this will be the future of this sector.

By: ImageMetrics raises $6.5 million despite the credit crunch — Nicholas Lovell’s Games Industry Blog

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:08:08 +0000

[...] animation middleware provider ImageMetrics has closed a $6.5 million funding round led by Saffron Hill Ventures, according to [...]

By: Image Metrics מגייסת סבב שני של 6.5 מיליון דולר » בועות - הייטק , אבל ממש בקצרה

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:43:41 +0000

[...] שמצליחים לגייס. כמו החברה הבריטית image metrics, כך מדווח טק קראנצ’. החברה נוסדה באנגליה בשנת 2000 ע”י מומחים בעלי תואר שלישי [...]

By: December 16, 2008 | next media update

December 16, 2008 | next media update — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:55:09 +0000

[...] Image Metrics Scores $6.5 Million in Funding, Makes Digital Characters Look Really Real TECH CRUNCH Image Metrics has raised a Series B round of funding to the tune of $6.5 million, led by Saffron Hill Ventures . The extra capital will be used to advance R&D on the company’s impressive facial animation solutions, which are primarily of interest for the film and gaming industry. You might remember Image Metrics from ‘The Emily Project ‘, which went viral over the Summer and made quite a few jaws drop (video below). The company provides its technology for known players like Digital Domain, Sony Computer Entertainment and Rockstar Games, which it partnered with for making Grand Theft Auto IV look more realistic than previous versions of the best-selling game. Source> [...]

By: Griff

Griff — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:05:28 +0000

weta digital in NZ

By: Griff

Griff — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:04:17 +0000

Not really. The process really falls down around the mouth area and the eyes are pretty souless in comaparison.

By: Jim Bacon

Jim Bacon — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:28:52 +0000

I agree with Kevin, the eye’s have it… or in this case don’t have it. It’s getting better though. Who did the work for “Avatar”?

By: Zach Weisman

Zach Weisman — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:38:25 +0000

Contour seems better. More points of reference.

http://www.mova....php?g=examples

By: Kevin Minott

Kevin Minott — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:27:41 +0000

The technology is great but the eyes give it away every time. The are still life less.

By: mike delta

mike delta — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:22:41 +0000

Note that ImageMetrics did the facial animation/effects for the film “Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons” though they are not publicising it. Truly impressive.

By: eCurmudgeon

eCurmudgeon — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:59:04 +0000

automated computer visioning = automated computer vision

“Verbing wierds language.” — Calvin and Hobbes

By: http://resourcesandmoney.blogspot.com

http://resourcesandmoney.blogspot.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:24:01 +0000

Virtual Reality is greater than or equal to reality in terms of how we see it now. Am i right?

By: Vid-Biz: Image Metrics, Aspera, Hulu « NewTeeVee

Vid-Biz: Image Metrics, Aspera, Hulu « NewTeeVee — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:17:23 +0000

[...] Vid-Biz: Image Metrics, Aspera, Hulu Image Metrics Raises $6.5 Million; Series B round for the company that makes really real-looking digital characters was led by Saffron Hill Ventures. (TechCrunch) [...]

By: Tryps

Tryps — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:36:35 +0000

Yeah, it’s Computer Vision. But whatever.

By: Raoul Teeuwen

Raoul Teeuwen — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:26:47 +0000

@Emily: as far as i know, the only digital part of the Emily-video is her ‘face-plate’, which you can also see from the screenshot above: there is some color difference in her face (on the edges). At the end of the video they show you the wire-frame: that is the part that is digital. The rest is from the actual video (which is analysed by the Image Metics Software after which the ‘face plate’ can be replaced with something else.

By: digitalboom

digitalboom — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:22:26 +0000

Супер, вы свoей статьей меня сильнo выручили – давнo искал эту инфoрмацию!

By: Ryan White

Ryan White — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:17:06 +0000

I had not heard the term ‘computer visioning’ before, nor had my PhD advisor, a professor who wrote one of the more common textbooks in the area.

I’m pretty sure the more recognized term is Computer Vision.

By: emily

emily — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:00:39 +0000

is girl on the video is an animation? both of your answers would not surprise me?

By: Robin Wauters

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:21:12 +0000

Thanks, but computer visioning is a form of advanced engineering.

By: Tahir

Tahir — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:18:38 +0000

automated computer visioning = automated computer vision