Where some people see a digital still camera, Eric Hanson sees the building block for an insanely detailed panorama — up to 150,000 pixels in width — that, with the right kind of VFX knowhow, can be turned into a compelling backdrop or a 3D scene background for visual effects artists. As the co-founder of Xrez Studio, Hanson envisions the creation of a library of stock super-high-resolution gigapixel images that can be licensed by VFX artists who need a ready-made backdrop. Watch the video, below, to see some examples of gigapixel imagery in action with audio commentary by Hanson, then read the Q&A to find out more about the methodology. Finally, head over to the company's website, www.xrez.com, where you can use the Google Maps interface to put a few sample gigapixel images through their massively high-resolution paces.
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