Chapter 330 Click
"Why?"
Lin Yao was more shocked to hear Mu Wanqing's words than when she heard that "The Witch" was leaked.
What do you mean by business is too good?
And put pressure on Linmu Studio.
Is it that serious?
Mu Wanqing explained it to Lin Yao briefly.
Then.
Lin Yao understood.
Motion capture technology is still an emerging industry in China... It is more widely used in Hollywood movies and game masterpieces overseas. Although it is also used in China, it is not very famous...
Lin Yao's own previous life.
What really made motion capture technology famous in the film industry.
One is the famous "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within", this CG movie that lost a lot of money, and motion capture was used throughout the process.
The other is the more famous "Avatar".
During this period, characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings also used motion capture.
But the most famous one, which made motion capture technology begin to shine, was "Avatar".
After Avatar.
Motion capture technology completely entered the film industry.
It broke the boundary between CG and real actors.
Special effects artists can give full play to their wild imagination.
Actors can also remove the restrictions brought by props and makeup.
This historic progress and breakthrough progress have prompted the film special effects technology to usher in another glory.
Although there is no movie like Avatar here, there is a similar development context, but it is not as smooth and powerful as Lin Yao's previous life.
But the application of this technology in China... is very general.
Otherwise, Chen Qiuwen's motion capture studio would not have gone bankrupt...
At present, the domestic motion capture is barely decent for monsters, but it can only be cartoon-style for people. Realism is easy to fall into the uncanny valley because the technology is not up to the standard.
But Linmu Studio... in motion capture, the binding technology and motion fusion that determine the quality of animation effects are the top recently.
This is due to the fact that Linmu Studio has a powerful real-time engine like Bluestar Engine, and Lin Yao has spent a lot of resources for technical personnel to conduct in-depth research and development. The convenience of what you see is what you get brought by the game engine, coupled with the deep cultivation and pressure development of Linmu Studio in CG animation and games in recent years, has enabled Linmu Studio to have the ability of "virtual production".
There is no need to endure green screens or wait for weeks or even months for post-production. All key decision makers collaborate on-site to generate images in real time, which can be obtained immediately and modified at any time.
In addition, thanks to Lin Yao, the character and scene art design of Linmu Studio is also top-notch.
As soon as the advertisement about the motion capture studio shot by Lu Xiu was released, the smoothness and authenticity of the character movements instantly made the industry insiders shine.
It is completely different from the short films made by peers outside.
This advertisement of Linmu Studio has achieved unprecedented realistic virtual life, sweeping away the sense of isolation brought by digital characters before.
In the advertisement, Lu Xiu's transformation from a real person to a virtual character is also very novel.
As long as domestic creators who have a little understanding of this aspect can see the technical strengths of this studio.
As for Xiang Shaoyuan, the person in charge of the motion capture studio, he was very frank...
When facing other people's inquiries, he proudly began to introduce the technology he had accumulated. In addition to conventional motion capture, the Bluestar engine can also be used to achieve real-time interaction between on-site actors and post-production special effects. The engine technology can also perform real-time environmental rendering. The team can flexibly develop functions and plug-ins based on the Bluestar engine...
Originally, the technical advantages of Linmu Motion Capture Studio in motion capture alone were very impressive.
The expressions of the characters, the smoothness and authenticity of the movements are far superior to ordinary hand-k animation.
The skin, character models, materials, lighting, and rendering are very top-notch.
The effect is amazing.
Many filmmakers who have humanoid creatures in movies are very excited when they see them, and then they ask the person in charge, and then check Linmu Studio and Linmu Studio's previous CG works.
It becomes like this...
"Psycho."
Lin Yao was a little helpless after listening to Mu Wanqing's explanation: "Technology is just a tool for film narration. The core meaning of film is to tell a good story with images. You said that it's just one link missing, but you think about technology when the project is just launched. What's wrong with it?"
Mu Wanqing was also a little helpless when she heard this.
"Okay, tell Xiang Shaoyuan to stop bragging and be low-key. You should also reply to the production teams that contacted Linmu Studio directly and tell them that Xiang Shaoyuan was exaggerating. We spent a lot of effort to make the Lu Xiu advertisement. It was costly and time-consuming. Just highlight that we were just bragging..."
Lin Yao shook her head.
She acquired this motion capture studio to serve the game. Although it is a good thing that Xiang Shaoyuan wants to run the motion capture studio well and it is also a good thing to have good business, you should know that the engine application part requires the technical staff of Linmu Studio to be transferred.
If the game development of the entire Linmu Studio is stopped for the business of the motion capture studio,
it will be more loss than gain.
So Lin Yao will definitely not let the motion capture studio take so many jobs.
"In addition, I will review what kind of work the motion capture studio takes in the early stage. Try to take some pure work first. We are not specialized in special effects."
"Okay."
Mu Wanqing nodded and agreed, then turned to contact Xiang Shaoyuan.
Lin Yao lowered her head and continued to work on the lines and script of "The Witch".
After a while,
Mu Wanqing came back again.
"This is the job offer that Xiang Shaoyuan has received recently."
Mu Wanqing handed a stack of information to Lin Yao: "Also, he asked me to apologize on his behalf, saying that he had exaggerated..."
Lin Yao shook her head, not minding much, but picked up the information to read.
Xiang Shaoyuan's starting point was good, wanting to run a good motion capture studio.
It can only be said that the position is different.
There is no need to blame the other party.
"This won't work. Low cost and want good results, it's wishful thinking."
"This won't work either... We have never done animal capture, it's thankless."
"This is even more outrageous, one year? You want to make a full CG movie with only 100 million yuan, you are making a jazz... forget it."
"...Oh? "Shadow"? "
Lin Yao looked at it, and suddenly raised her head, looking at Mu Wanqing inquiringly.
Mu Wanqing moved her long black silk legs wrapped in soft stockings uneasily and whispered, "This is the movie adapted from our "Shadow" game. The director plans to use motion capture for the female ghost character."
"Wouldn't it be better to just find an actor with a dull expression?"
Lin Yao shook her head: "The biggest feature of Shadow is the reincarnation-type horror narrative structure, which makes the characters gradually feel the approach of a certain force as they repeat the same scene. The subtle changes in the repeated scenes intensify the ominous feeling... But forget it, if the director wants to restore the original sense of horror, let him do it, and let the motion capture studio take over the job. We also have experience."
She handed the information back to Mu Wanqing.
Mu Wanqing took it and nodded: "Okay, I'll tell Xiang Shaoyuan later. But Lin Yao, there is a problem. After "The Witch" came out, you said that we spent a lot of effort to make the Lu Xiu advertisement, and it was costly and time-consuming, so you highlighted the statement that we were just bragging... Isn't it self-defeating?"
"Well, let's talk about it later..."
Lin Yao thought about it, but couldn't think of a good way: "Then we will also say that "The Witch" is costly and time-consuming..."
"Okay..."
Mu Wanqing could only nod.
"That's fine."
Lin Yao looked at the black silk glasses girl and asked: "Do you have anything to do now?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"Then accompany me to the host product department to take a look."
Lin Yao glanced at the screen. The script of "The Witch" is almost done.
It's time to go to the host product department.
She stood up, took the information in Mu Wanqing's arms again, put it on her desk, and then took her to the host product department.
The two took the elevator to the upper floor.
The host production department is not a big department, and the number of staff is not as many as the product department.
But the office area is really large.
Because the console needs to be kept confidential, the entire office area is only staffed by people from the console product department, and there is no mixing with other departments.
Lin Yao just arrived at the console product department.
Bao Liangzhe, who was sitting near the door, stood up and said, "Boss Lin."
"Is the prototype console that I mentioned last time out?"
Lin Yao asked the somatosensory engineer who joined Linmu Studio by accident and is now the head of the console product department of Linmu Studio.
Bao Liangzhe replied, "It's being tested. Do you want to see it?"
"Yes." Lin Yao thought about it and nodded.
Upon hearing this, Bao Liangzhe brought Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing to the conference room, then went out to find the test engineer and brought the console sample over.
This time, the console samples of Linmu Studio, both the shell and the board, were made by Keli Electronics Factory under Linmu Financial Holdings.
Confidentiality is very strict.
Few people know about this console.
The overall model of the console prototype is very similar to Nintendo Switch.
It looks like a handheld game console, but the joysticks and buttons on both sides can be removed.
Lin Yao took the sample and played with it carefully.
It can't be turned on yet.
The software has not yet been designed, and the testability analysis is still underway.
So Lin Yao can only look at the appearance.
She gently removed the joysticks and button panels on both sides of the handheld game console...or the handles.
Mu Wanqing looked at the handheld game console in Lin Yao's hand with curiosity.
In fact, neither of them understands hardware.
Lin Yao is a little better than her, after all, she has played this thing in her previous life.
But for Mu Wanqing, the concept of this handheld game console is really very novel...
"How is it? Is there a problem with the handle?"
Bao Liangzhe looked at Lin Yao who was repeatedly assembling the handle, a little puzzled, and asked in a low voice.
"I can't give much advice on hardware."
Lin Yao is very self-aware.
"But."
Lin Yao picked up the console sample in her hand and slowly pressed the handle: "Regarding the assembly of the handle, I have an opinion. When assembling the handle, let it make a click sound... This can not only remind players that the installation is tight, but also increase the gimmick to a greater extent. See if you can do it."
Lin Yao still remembers the crisp click sound of the handle assembly when Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch. The propaganda brainwashing effect is indeed strong.
"Clicking sound?"
Bao Liangzhe was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately: "I understand, I will improve this aspect."
He is a hardware developer and knows the impact of installation feel and sound on users.
"Well, that's about it. I may not be able to make any more comments."
Lin Yao handed the prototype back to him.
This is indeed his weak point.
(End of this chapter)
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