Uh, actually...

Posted by JuggleEwok from adsl-65-43-99-223.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net (65.43.99.223) on Monday, May 20, 2002 at 8:47am :

In Reply to: Actually... posted by Brett Maverick Lambert from aig65386y28se.ab.hsia.telus.net (142.179.240.87) on Monday, May 20, 2002 at 3:45am :

: They ARE CGI, among the very first uses of CGI. The same with the Zeppelin. They were used in combination with other special effects tools.

The first use of computer graphics, I believe, goes back to the '70s in Michael Crichton's Westworld. Let's also not forget that back in the early 80's, Pixar was still part of ILM and doing CGI for Star Trek II (the Genesis video) and Return of the Jedi (Death Star hologram, anyone?). So LC ain't exactly among the first...

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