On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:01:25 -0300, nemesis wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:44:59 -0300, nemesis wrote:
>>> like I said, photorealism is not a matter of opinion.
>> 
>> Sure it is.  It all depends on one's perception of the image.  You
>> might look at an image and say "gee, that looks really photorealistic",
>> and I might respond "are you on drugs?  Look at that shadow, that's
>> clearly not right".  You might disagree about that particular shadow
>> (whatever it is).
> 
> if I saw at a sharp shadow and said it was photorealistic, I'd sure be
> on drugs. ;)

Now I didn't necessarily say a sharp shadow, did I?

>> Have you ever been to a movie with someone who thinks the CG effects
>> are outstanding and "the most realistic effects they'd ever seen", only
>> to tell them that they were crap effects?
> 
> People's opinions on whether something is photorealistic is irrelevant
> as to whether it is or not.  The only way to test it out would be to
> take a photo, model a scene similar to it and render.  Then diff the
> render and the photo.

I've seen photos that don't look photorealistic to me.  It most certainly 
is a matter of opinion.

You might opt to take a - shall we say - religious view towards your 
correctness; that doesn't mean you're right. ;-)

Jim

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