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Paul Debevec’s TED Talk Posted at TED.com

October 22, 2009
Scans of various facial expressions shot in the ICT Graphics Lab's Light Stage 5 and used to create Digital Emily..

Scans of various facial expressions shot in the ICT Graphics Lab's Light Stage 5 and used to create Digital Emily.

Paul Debevec’s presentation from TEDx USC has been posted on the main TED conference site.
Debevec’s presentation covered the Digital Emily project, a collaboration between the ICT Graphics Lab and facial animation company Image Metrics that produced what has been heralded as the most believable digital face ever created.

TED is a small nonprofit devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading”. On TED.com, the best talks and performances from TED conferences and partners are made available online.

Last year, USC and the prestigious TED conference partnered to deliver an independently organized TED event at USC.TEDx USC stayed true to the spirit of the TED Conference – hosting the world’s most fascinating thinkers and doers, and challenging them to give the talk of their lives.