GPUs Help ‘Act of Valor’ Filmmakers Capture Navy SEAL Combat
BY Dominick Spina on February 21, 2012 in Corporate, Workstation
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Act of Valor – the first movie to use active duty U.S. Navy SEALs – is one of the most anticipated films of 2012. Its innovative shooting and production approach puts you “in the boots of the SEALs”. And GPUs made it all possible. The Los Angeles Times says the movie, which opens this Friday,....
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