Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is using computer graphics, especially in movies. These images are used for special effects, simulation, and commercials, amongst others. Sometimes the technology is used to produce a static background, which is then merged into the image; at other times it is used to produce animations in 2D or 3D. In its broadest sense, a computer-generated image (CGI) can be defined as any image that is created with the use of a computer-based processor or program. Because computers are widely used, both in image generating and in image processing, these images are pervasive—from billboard advertisements to film productions and photography.
An example of a computer-generated, natural looking, static fractal landscape
A computer generated image of a house
A facial composite of Saint Paul, created by the police in North Rhine-Westphalia, based on historical sources.
What a Cro-magnon man might have looked like. This is based on the skulls that were found.
Computer-generated Imagery Media
Morphogenetic Creations computer-generated digital art exhibition by Andy Lomas at Watermans Arts Centre, west London, in 2016
A CT pulmonary angiogram image generated by a computer from a collection of x-rays
Computer-generated wet fur created in Autodesk Maya
Machinima films are, by nature, CGI films.
A yellow submarine in Second Life
Metallic balls created in Blender
