It was used live as often as in a post-production environment. Maybe live more often. You could store a series of ADO effects on 5 inch floppies and call them up on a live show.
Such an eye opener, I can't imagine anyone making things with those colours these days, such a surreal look to it compared to todays chrome heavy graphics
Well, I don't think the term existed, but short answer: no. One movie open had so many layers I had to do a quick scribble diagram on notebook paper to keep track, but that's about it.
Sorry for the delay in responding, but the answer is B. You go back and forth and back and forth, painstakingly adding one layer at a time, like coats of paint. And one of the other drawbacks was you couldn't go back unless you saved off (onto D2 videotape) intermediate steps. Painful. But better than what came before.
It may sound like a stupid question, but is each one of those "passes" created in a single pass, or do you actually add up element after element while running it though the equipment?
Very cool! Thanks for posting this! I remember that KTLA (channel 5 Los Angeles) had a similar opening from the late 80's-early 90's. They would show a silver ball going over palm trees, the ocean, and the silver ball would then morph into the channel 5 logo.
I get it. But I don't know about it when I actually see the graphics. Is the camera moving or is the camera fixed and the images are giving us a show?
It was used live as often as in a post-production environment. Maybe live more often. You could store a series of ADO effects on 5 inch floppies and call them up on a live show.
jcburns 1 month ago
Was ADO or similar DVE system ever used mostly live or mostly for compositing?
rtbvhsrip 1 month ago
Very interesting. This was before my time, but I am fond of these kinds of graphics, and it's interesting to see how they are put together.
kargaroc386 1 year ago
Impressive! :-)
DaytonNewsResynchs 1 year ago
Such an eye opener, I can't imagine anyone making things with those colours these days, such a surreal look to it compared to todays chrome heavy graphics
IPUNCHEDALION 2 years ago
I love the music, so wish I could get a copy. But I dont think it was transferred to digital.
Ccrazyfella 2 years ago
This is great! Thanks for sharing.
Did you pre-vis on paper or just work your design as you went along?
aoasus 2 years ago
Well, I don't think the term existed, but short answer: no. One movie open had so many layers I had to do a quick scribble diagram on notebook paper to keep track, but that's about it.
jcburns 2 years ago
Sorry for the delay in responding, but the answer is B. You go back and forth and back and forth, painstakingly adding one layer at a time, like coats of paint. And one of the other drawbacks was you couldn't go back unless you saved off (onto D2 videotape) intermediate steps. Painful. But better than what came before.
jcburns 2 years ago
It may sound like a stupid question, but is each one of those "passes" created in a single pass, or do you actually add up element after element while running it though the equipment?
wrtlpfmpf 2 years ago
Love the background sound so used in spain and portugal...
palaciego1 3 years ago
spain, sorry... I was confused about another song
palaciego1 3 years ago
Very cool! Thanks for posting this! I remember that KTLA (channel 5 Los Angeles) had a similar opening from the late 80's-early 90's. They would show a silver ball going over palm trees, the ocean, and the silver ball would then morph into the channel 5 logo.
soundsfromnothing 3 years ago
I get it. But I don't know about it when I actually see the graphics. Is the camera moving or is the camera fixed and the images are giving us a show?
hkfreak 3 years ago
Heh. I was always curious how the layering worked on the 2D graphics that appeared to have a bit more dimension to them...
Thanks for the primer!
Houstontvnews 3 years ago