WAY OT: Need Help Finding 32bit People Shots

mjroddy wrote on 11/28/2004, 12:58 AM
I'm doing a "corporate-like" how-to video and I'm looking to populate a room with "cardboard cutouts" of people. I'm having a dickens of a time (seasonal pun intended) finding a good source. I've found a few on TurboSquid and 3D Cafe, but my quest continues. Truely what I'm looking for is people at a party scene. The closest I've come up with is at
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/226910/Action/FullPreview
Can anyone give me some keywords to do a search with?
I've tried "clip art people" "royalty free people" and two or three dozen other varriables. So far I'm just not finding as many hits as I would have predicted.
I know these are used regularly on architectural renderings, so I SHOULD be able to find lots of options - - - right??

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Grazie wrote on 11/28/2004, 1:13 AM
What a great project to do in Vegas! - Well, it's the type of project that gets me up in the morning . . .


You are correct it is very difficult . . I came across this . .you too huh?

http://www.realworldimagery.com/people_images_clipart/people_clip_art_thrwi.html


http://www.realworldimagery.com/products.html


But the PARTY aspect . . tricky . ..


However, this site truly "cracked" me up ! ! ! Esp Betty Boop and John "Big Leggy" Wayne . .. spend sometime on it . .absolute HOOT!

Thank you for sending me out there . .and back again ..

Grazie . . .Aha!
Grazie wrote on 11/28/2004, 1:15 AM
. . er left out site ref ..

"However, this site truly "cracked" me up ! ! ! Esp Betty Boop and John "Big Leggy" Wayne . .. spend sometime on it . .absolute HOOT! "

http://www.cardboardcutouts.com/


Grazie . ..

very funny!
vicmilt wrote on 11/28/2004, 1:40 PM
Have you looked at a program called "Poser"?

It's easy to use and it sounds like exactly what you are looking for.
Can't remember who makes it, but it shouldn't be hard to find.
v.
mjroddy wrote on 11/28/2004, 1:59 PM
This helps a lot, Grazie! How did you find it. I mean, I was really searching and didn't come across this one (realworldimagery).
It's a start, to be sure! Thanks very much.
wethree wrote on 11/28/2004, 2:05 PM
Hey there,

Check out http://www.hemera.com/products/bizart_win.jsp
, especially the BizArt photo objects. (15,000+ People pics that come as 32bit cutouts.)

And sometimes you can find this offering on ebay.com for even less. The cheaper alternative- in money, but not time- is to take photos of your real people, or acquire old ones, then punch them out yourself using V5 and the bezier mask tool in pan crop. (The Upside: they're your reel peeps! Downside: Copious Bezier masking can lead to nervous tics and uncalled for acting out against innocent pets. It's hard to do right...)

bestx3,

bt

bestx3,

bt
wethree wrote on 11/28/2004, 2:07 PM
NOTE: double sign out above is exactly the kind of nervous tic warned against.

bt