Dogfight

So I'm watching (right now as I'm typing this) Dogfight on History
channel and was wondering if MS' FlightSim is used in making the CG on
the show.

Wil

Now on the HIstory channel website in the Dogfight section they mention
using special software.

Enjoy the show while you can this is the last season.

On Jan 13, 2:45*pm, "miket6065" wrote:
Now on the HIstory channel website in the Dogfight section they mention
using special software.

Enjoy the show while you can this is the last season.

Thanks for that. Last season? Why? I thought it was doing well.

Wil

On Jan 13, 11:51*am, William Hung wrote:
So I'm watching (right now as I'm typing this) Dogfight on History
channel and was wondering if MS' FlightSim is used in making the CG on
the show.

Wil

Nah. It'd be much easier to do with some other rendering program. I
figure it has to be something really high end for use for TV. MSFS
doesn't even have a mode that would allow you to control the models
and their positions.

I don't know what Hollywood uses, but a lot of computer games do their
high end stuff with 3D Studio Maxx.

On Jan 13, 11:51*am, William Hung wrote:
So I'm watching (right now as I'm typing this) Dogfight on History
channel and was wondering if MS' FlightSim is used in making the CG on
the show.

I've been an avid flight simmer for years and I'm not sure what
software the History Channel is using for that show. But when I first
saw dogfights it reminded me very much of the flight sim called "
Wings over Vietnam ". Interesting because as a game/flight sim I
thought that the game sucked ... but the visuals were incredible. The
aircraft were incredible ... but the scenery kinda sucked.

You can do the same external views, and also when your in the cockpit
you can look around just like they do in the show.

It was really a strange program ... I always thought that the
producers of that game just sold it the way it was so that producers
could get a look at the flight model ... you know as an offshoot ...
not so much that flight simmers would enjoy it. Because I didn't. It
was more just ' eye candy ' .

Chris

On Jan 14, 11:48 am, CCBlack wrote:
On Jan 13, 11:51 am, William Hung wrote:
So I'm watching (right now as I'm typing this) Dogfight on History
channel and was wondering if MS' FlightSim is used in making the CG on
the show.

I've been an avid flight simmer for years and I'm not sure what
software the History Channel is using for that show. But when I first
saw dogfights it reminded me very much of the flight sim called "
Wings over Vietnam ". Interesting because as a game/flight sim I
thought that the game sucked ... but the visuals were incredible. The
aircraft were incredible ... but the scenery kinda sucked.

You can do the same external views, and also when your in the cockpit
you can look around just like they do in the show.

It was really a strange program ... I always thought that the
producers of that game just sold it the way it was so that producers
could get a look at the flight model ... you know as an offshoot ...
not so much that flight simmers would enjoy it. Because I didn't. It
was more just ' eye candy ' .

Chris

Dudley could likely ask someone in the sim biz and find out who's
system is doing the rendering. I'd think that's a fairly tight
fraternity.

Agreed that overall, the show looks nice.

One quibble is that attention to detail accuracy seems to either slip
or get a little spectacular at times - especially post *boom*; a Mig
gets hit and goes on to defy rational physics before/while coming
apart - or one of HMS Hood's rear turrets gets thrown several hundred
feet in the air from a Prince of Wales' bridge POV shot, perhaps for
"dramatic effect".

FledgeIII wrote in news:712ca3ba-88e2-47e2-a8c9-
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One quibble is that attention to detail accuracy seems to either slip
or get a little spectacular at times - especially post *boom*; a Mig
gets hit and goes on to defy rational physics before/while coming
apart - or one of HMS Hood's rear turrets gets thrown several hundred
feet in the air from a Prince of Wales' bridge POV shot, perhaps for
"dramatic effect".


Yeah, the airplanes don't go whare they should in accordance with the
attitudes they are in .

Bertie

On Jan 13, 11:45*am, "miket6065" wrote:
Now on the HIstory channel website in the Dogfight section they mention
using special software.

Enjoy the show while you can this is the last season.

That's the rumor although no official word has come out. The
production company may be shoping it to other networks that can pay
more. My brother is a TV producer and has access to a database of
shows that shows their current status. The last update to the DB was
in March of 07 saying the HC had purchased X number of episodes so
nothing yet.

-Robert

On Jan 14, 9:17*am, FledgeIII wrote:


Dudley could likely ask someone in the sim biz and find out who's
system is doing the rendering. I'd think that's a fairly tight
fraternity.

Not sure what the benefit of using a flight sim program would be. I
assume they would use the same animation software that they use for
anything else. They're more concerned with texturing then realistic
flight. They map out the flights before hand so a flight sim program
that injected "real world" affects would just be a nucense.

-robert

On Jan 14, 12:36 pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Jan 14, 9:17 am, FledgeIII wrote:



Dudley could likely ask someone in the sim biz and find out who's
system is doing the rendering. I'd think that's a fairly tight
fraternity.

Not sure what the benefit of using a flight sim program would be. I
assume they would use the same animation software that they use for
anything else. They're more concerned with texturing then realistic
flight. They map out the flights before hand so a flight sim program
that injected "real world" affects would just be a nucense.

-robert

Didn't mean to say that a particular *sim* was doing the show - rather
that there's any number of off the shelf flight model/graphics
engines out there that could be generically applied.

IOW, it's doubtful that someone developed a proprietary system solely
for a single show.

Other than that, I personally wouldn't know.