CGI
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computer-generated images; computer-generated imagery: digitally created graphics used in movies and other visual media, often in the form of 3D animation: null CG
The latest movie in the franchise uses more practical effects and less CGI than its predecessors.
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Common Gateway Interface: a protocol for instructing a server to execute a user-generated script on an interactive website, such as when a user enters a query using an online form and receives information retrieved from a database (often used attributively).
CGI enhances the utility of a site by enabling user interaction.
A CGI script allows users of the site to search for information on a particular local physician.
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computer-generated image or imagery
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common gateway interface
Etymology
Origin of CGI
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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With access to today’s CGI, Kubrick could have achieved the same artistic vision more efficiently and precisely.
The 1971 classic is reimagined at the Sphere-like venue with modern, CGI animation, emphasizing the whimsy and childlike wonder of the Gene Wilder picture.
From Los Angeles Times
The latest episodes are, like the later seasons, more bloated, less charming and too reliant on CGI, but there’s still a fun story in there at its core, though it can sometimes be hard to find.
From MarketWatch
Kosinski was trusted with blockbusters from his debut, 2010’s “Tron: Legacy,” and in 2022 broke through with “Top Gun: Maverick,” which strapped Tom Cruise and other insurance liabilities into actual fighter jets as an alternative to relying on CGI.
From Los Angeles Times
Terry used the phrase Tuesday in his introduction to a resuscitation of 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” which debuts this week at Inglewood’s Cosm with modern, CGI animation, aiming to emphasize the whimsy and childlike wonder of the Gene Wilder picture.
From Los Angeles Times
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