2007-07-02 17:35:07 · 2 answers · asked by Matty D 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
special effects are fake add ins around the actors and are made from various things, they could be a real explosion cut and pasted in, or a miniature model.
CGI(computer generated image[ry-s?]) is always created on a computer, and special effects are often not.
2007-07-02 17:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
CGI is a subset of special effects. CGI effects are special effects composed/created on a computer. For example, the original Star Wars was loaded to the gills with special effects, but had *no* CGI effects. The latest Star Wars, on the other hand, has all kinds of computer effects... but still has a lot of non-computer special effects as well.
2007-07-02 18:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by Mantis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard to say depends on what the special effects are but my guess would be that the special effectsare done in flash or java. CGI is simply a common gateway interface check source for more info from wiki
2007-07-02 17:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by -=Loveis=- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋