# Jim Carrey Deepfake Of The Shining **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 9, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-carrey-deepfake-of-the-shining/836803 "2019-07-09T22:08:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-carrey-deepfake-of-the-shining/836803/18 "2019-07-22T05:50:12Z")
Just remember. [You heard it here first.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=836087) 😉 > [@What will be our defense when CGI is indistinguishable from live recordings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-our-defense-when-cgi-is-indistinguishable-from-live-recordings/796136/7): > > Another subject that I know something about (and get paid very well for knowing). > > First, CGI has a VERY long way to go to reach the point where it is even close to “real” video. > > Second, video forensics is very similar to document forensics. One might as well say that photocopying a page produces a document that is indistinguishable from the original. To an expert, there are obvious differences. > > On the other hand, I have to admit that any video or image is simply a set of pixels with certain numerical values. In theory, it is possible to manipulate the values of pixels to make a video or image that is absolutely identical to a video or image created in “real time” using a camera. But I’ve never seen one that came close. Still with us **ZonexandScout**? Any thoughts on the current state of the art? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-carrey-deepfake-of-the-shining/836803)._