Was my Transtasia (2022) the first AI feature?

Amanda Riddell
19 hours ago
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It relies on a mix of AI, keyframe animation in Adobe Premiere + live film of my guitar, so it's not entirely animated by AI. Nevertheless, that's how it felt to watch it. Sir Peter and I have always used AI subtly, rather than all this Hollywood/Bollywood stuff that I'm reading about.

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Amanda Riddell

19 hours ago

It's not a holy grail: it's simply where Massive led us to. It's part of the pipeline, not a replacement for skilled VFX artists.

Amanda Riddell

19 hours ago

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My rotoscope process was done manually via DDG, while Runway ML automated it. The things that fascinated Don and Sir Peter (realistic guitar/body) were ironed out. I've still never gotten to do a fully rotoscoped guitar video.

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