Check out this article from BBC.co.uk sent in to us by our friend T.R. Welter that examines how the utilization of GPU's (graphics processing units) will assist movie directors with the creation & presentation of special effects in future films.

See the following excerpt and then click here for the full read.

"The GPU is a specialised graphics processor that creates lighting effects and transforms objects every time a 3D scene is redrawn. These tasks are mathematically intensive and in the past were done using the brains of a computer known as the central processing unit or CPU.

ILM was started by Star Wars director George Lucas, and is the biggest special effects studio in the business and behind blockbusters like E.T., Star Trek, Terminator, Harry Potter, Transformers and M Night Shyamalan's soon-to-be-released fantasy The Last Airbender.

"The advent of the GPU is really the next big frontier for us. We have seen hundreds of times improvements over the last few months. This is taking Moore's Law out the window," Mr Kerris told BBC News."


Thanks to T.R. for the heads-up.