One of the biggest technlogical stirs this week was the "holograms" featured on CNN's US Election coverage. Alas, it turned out they weren't quite xactly holograms. As Coolest Gadgets notes: As well he should. You see, will.i.am is not an actual hologram, but a special effect. Technology from SportVu and Vizrt shot the footage of will.i.am live with 35 high definition cameras in a ring. These cameras captured the subject in a 3-D realtime setting, and then synced with the cameras at CNN studio. As you can see, the effect went off without a technological hitch with perfect panning shots, but...
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