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PacmanIncarnate t1_jdmlrg4 wrote

Reply to comment by KidKilobyte in Levi's to Use AI-Generated Models to 'Increase Diversity' by SnoozeDoggyDog

Large crowds haven’t been a thing for probably three decades. It’s not just the cost of extras, it’s the logistics of closing off areas for a large crowd.

I’ll be curious with the modeling if there’s any pushback. They’ll need to have someone model the clothes and then replace that person. I would guess many models wouldn’t be wouldn’t like being replaced in images they could otherwise be using for a portfolio. But, as with everything, there will be someone willing

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daRaam t1_jdmo9ma wrote

No need just use a maniquine.

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PacmanIncarnate t1_jdnay0f wrote

It would take a lot more work to use a mannequin than to use a real person, but it could be an option.

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chisoph t1_jdnru7j wrote

Maybe a bit more work but a solid chunk less money. Plus the mannequin can model 24/7 365

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Smellz_Of_Elderberry t1_jdpimoc wrote

Not a lot more... A lot less. You have to hire each person, woth this, u need one mannequin, then you can get an infinite amount of different people

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PacmanIncarnate t1_jdpj2vw wrote

But you would need to dress and pose the mannequin, which isn’t going to be the easiest job. I would also guess that the model is the cheapest part of a photo shoot in most instances; photographers and studios are relatively expensive.

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Smellz_Of_Elderberry t1_jdpkapd wrote

We aren't far away from just taking a photo of a shirt, and having generative image generators putting the shirt onto any model you want.

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SgathTriallair t1_jdtzfm8 wrote

Not at all. My wife is a pattern maker. At her job they use a software that takes a pattern renders a 3D avatar, lays the pattern on it, sews the clothes, and allows the her to assess the fit and tweak the garment. Her company has gone from 4-5 fittings for a garment to 1 and that's just to get final tweaks and often results in no changes.

The company bought the software in 2019. There is zero reason to put real clothes on a real manikin.

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KidKilobyte t1_jdovp2k wrote

Depends on the situation and the distance of the scene. In Gone With The Wind one of the huge injured battlefield scenes they had like 2 or 3 dummies per live person, and that person would secretly pull a couple of ropes to create movement in the dummies next to them. Seen from a distance it all looked quite real.

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PacmanIncarnate t1_jdoylf0 wrote

Right, but that was from before computers even. From at least the early 90s they would at most film a small cluster of people and replicate them throughout the scene.

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Zer0D0wn83 t1_jdn2njc wrote

You don't need a model, you just need 'someone'. Or a dummy.

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