Not my content, just wanted to get some eyes on this person's work.<p>Found it here: <a href="https://80.lv/articles/this-3d-scene-looks-so-photorealistic-it-was-removed-by-reddit-mods/" rel="nofollow">https://80.lv/articles/this-3d-scene-looks-so-photorealistic...</a>
Can't properly comment on it as I'm watching on a phone, but my 2 cents:<p>Last week there was an Ask HN thread about live-rendered video games graphics still looking worse than 20 year old Hollywood CGI. A lot of the comments were about balancing performance and having less power, true, but there was something that wasn't being considered: what we expect CGI to look like.<p>I couldn't word the comment right so I didn't post it, but I was going to bring up the game Unrecord[1] as an example of fairly realistic looking game – it still has general limitations other live rendered work has, but the choice of using a high field of view to emulated a bodycam (alongside cold, high contrast lighting) sells a certain vision of reality.<p>I see it the same here. Maybe our idea of what CGI looks like clouds us, and something as simple as using a high FOV / fisheye lens throws us off. Also consider that due to the distortion of the lens, real life fisheye footage can have an almost unreal vibe to it.<p>[1] <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381520/Unrecord/" rel="nofollow">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2381520/Unrecord/</a>
Examples like this post are why I think HN should revisit the rules about accurate titles. If this post were just "windowsill [video]" I wouldn't have clicked.
I can intuitively feel that it is probably CG, but hard to put my finger on it. It usually comes down to something with lighting and translucency though.<p>That said, I spent years studying game development, the majority of which was 3D modeling, and have done animation for independent films.<p>I'm surprised mods would flag it.<p>That being said, there were many times throughout the clip where I momentarily questioned myself. Really outstanding work, like, phenomenally good.
> If your render is remotely intended to be realistic, please include wireframe, viewport or clay render along with your post.<p>This is a bit sensationalistic if you’ve followed the subreddit for any amount of time. People often forget about the rules and either have their posts removed or are asked to post evidence.