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wimlyesterday at 9:12 PM1 replyview on HN

This approach was used in the 1950s/60s with ultraviolet light (rather than IR) to create a traveling matte. I'm not sure why visible-light techniques won out. Easier to make sure that the illumination is set up correctly, maybe?


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regularfrytoday at 7:53 AM

Or maybe they didn't want to blind the talent. UV isn't something you want to bathe your retinas in.