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The discussion centers around the realization that the impressive movement of balls in a video is a result of CGI animation, specifically created using Blender. Participants express skepticism about the feasibility of achieving such precision manually, suggesting that the initial setup of the balls must be highly accurate and possibly computer-generated. The conversation highlights the increasing realism of animated videos on platforms like YouTube, with a call for clearer labeling of CGI content to avoid viewer confusion.

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This discussion is beneficial for video content creators, animators, and anyone interested in the advancements of CGI technology and its impact on digital media.

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Something I never would have suspected.

 
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I'm not as impressed by how they are moving now as I am that the balls were initially set up perfectly.
 
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FactChecker said:
I'm not as impressed by how they are moving now as I am that the balls were initially set up perfectly.
I thought the same. I'd think you'd have to have the balls held by electromagnets that are then released sequentially. It seems virtually impossible to do this by hand. Having the channels made so precisely that the balls all move the same way must also be some computerized thing.

It may have been inspired by this simulation done 3 years prior.

 
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Guys, it's CGI. These kinds of Marble Madness videos are all over the innertoobs.




This one is actually labeled "CGI animation":


 
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DaveC426913 said:
Guys, it's CGI. These kinds of Marble Madness videos are all over the innertoobs.
Now I feel like a caveman confused by fire. A lot of the animated Youtube videos have fooled me recently. They have become incredibly realistic. This one is clearly identified as animated using Blender in the Youtube description. I wish that Youtube had a policy that the title indicate CGI.
 
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I once looked into Blender. I concluded that life was too short to learn Blender.
 
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