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A Computer Animated Hand

A Computer Animated Hand

Archive film showing possibly the first example of digital rendering, made by Pixar co-founders Ed Catmull and Fred Parke in 1972, was stumbled upon by the son of Robert B Ingebretsen, who also set up the world-famous U.S. studio. A six minute version shows additional CGI animation of an artificial heart valve, and human heads.

Release DateDecember 31, 1972
StatusReleased
Original TitleA Computer Animated Hand
Runtime 6min
Budget
Revenue
LanguageEnglish, No Language
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesUniversity of Utah