Trying to figure out software used to create the DIC logo in 80s cartoon
March 22, 2016 7:17 PM Subscribe
I know somewhere in the past I had seen a story about the devices/programs used to create video logos like the DIC outro seen here. Any idea what it was?
It's a tiny bit after the era you're thinking of, but my immediate thought was lightwave 3d. I used to live with a guy who did live video effects/video editing in that era and he was utterly obsessed with his amigas and videotoaster/lightwave. I'm not familiar with it's predecessors, but i will say that stuff like the DIC logo(and even tron!) was often a bit of rough 3d modeling with lots of hand drawn frame-by-frame detail over it, not just pure 3d modeling like later effects of that type.
posted by emptythought at 7:44 PM on March 22, 2016
posted by emptythought at 7:44 PM on March 22, 2016
Video Toaster perhaps? Ars Technica did a really nice write-up on it last week.
posted by monospace at 12:01 PM on March 23, 2016
posted by monospace at 12:01 PM on March 23, 2016
Your question brings to mind this behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the mid-80's HBO Theatre intro, especially the shiny HBO logo, which was an actual chrome object they made.
posted by rlk at 12:13 PM on March 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by rlk at 12:13 PM on March 23, 2016 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Scanimate was the one I was looking for, but the other info is helpful as well. Thank you.
posted by Ferreous at 3:10 PM on March 23, 2016
posted by Ferreous at 3:10 PM on March 23, 2016
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posted by Paragon at 7:34 PM on March 22, 2016