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Fake or Real?

See these images above?

Today’s digital technology is so good that sometimes it’s hard to tell whether an image is real or computer-generated (CG).

Of course, we’ve been exposed to CG imagery in movies (and recently TV) for years now, and oftentimes for me, I can instinctively know something is not “right” about an image and know it’s been artificially created.

At the same time, however, sometimes you just want to enjoy the story.

I guess it’s just that once you know the sleight of hand behind a magic trick, then the trick (and future tricks) loses some of the aura of coolness, as you’ll always be wondering.

In any case, the above images make up a challenge from software maker Autocad.

Can you tell which ones are real photos, and which are computer generated?

I got 9 out of 10. What about you?

Click to go play the quiz.

Wacom Intuos 4 Pen Tablet

Today, Wacom introduced their newest line of pen tablets, the Intuos 4.

I currently use the Intuos 3, which I’m very happy with.

The Intuos 4 sounds like some extra tweaks to the user-interface, plus a pen with double the sensitivity.

What I’d like to see is a new Cintiq model that incorporates the Apple’s latest multi-touch functionality.

Imagine using your off-hand to swipe, pinch or squeeze the image you’re working on, while your pen-hand does its thing, all while looking right at the tablet! Wouldn’t that be cool?

Anyway, one can dream.

In the meantime, this would probably be a good time to get a pen tablet if you’ve always wanted one. Either get a new Intuos 4, or find a discounted Intuos 3 as those are (probably) discontinued.

Find out more about the Wacom Intuos 4.